Plastic products assemblers, finishers and inspectors

Example job titles

• fibreglass laminator
• plastic bottle trimmer
• plastic parts assembler
• plastic products fabricator
• plastic products inspector and tester
• plastic tank assembler
• plastics assembler
• plastics inspector
• plastics trimmer
• skylight assembler - plastic products manufacturing

Main duties

• This group performs some or all of the following duties:
• Plastic products assemblers and finishers
• Operate machines or equipment, or use hand tools to cut, shape, splice and fit plastic materials to form parts and assemblies
• Assemble composite materials on patterns to form parts and assemblies using bonding agents
• Operate spray-gun unit to apply resin mixtures to metal or wooden mould to form plastic products
• Load and operate autoclave oven to cure and bond plastic and composite parts and subassemblies
• Operate finishing equipment to trim, grind or buff plastic products into final form.
• Plastic products inspectors
• Inspect manufactured plastic products for defects and conformance to specifications and quality standards, visually or using instruments
• Affix seals or tags to approved plastic products and mark and reroute defective products for repair or recycle

Employment requirements

• Secondary school education is usually required.
• Experience as a labourer in the same company may be required for assemblers, finishers and inspectors.
• On-the-job training is provided.

Approved positions by year

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