Plastics Process Operatives
Wages
New workers start around £15,818. Normal pay is £24,579 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £36,000.
Available jobs
In the past year there were 16,626 vacancies for this type of job
Projected job growth over the next 8 years
Related courses
People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.
What they do most days?
Makes artificial eyes and contact lens discs, and makes and repairs spectacle frames and plastic parts of artificial limbs and other orthopaedic appliances.
Trims, cuts and performs other finishing operations on plastic using hand and machine tools.
Inspects plastic products for defects, takes measurements and repairs plastic belting and sheathing.
Monitors controls regulating temperature, pressure, etc. and operates moulding, extruding, calendering, thermoforming and covering machines.
Weighs and mixes ingredients, loads machine with plastic to be worked or regulates flow from feed conveyor or hopper.
Prepares machine for operation by affixing any necessary attachments.
Hard Skills
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Soft Skills
Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.