Plastics Process Operatives
About this career
£24,557
Median salary
New workers start around £16,142.82. Normal pay is £24,557 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £36,198.91.
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Jobs
Subjects achieved a 100% pass rate, including Maths, Further Maths, Physics, English Literature and Spanish.
About this career
- 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.
Skills Employers Are Looking For
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Mathematics
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Active Learning
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Learning Strategies
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Active Listening
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Critical Thinking
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Reading Comprehension
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Monitoring
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Writing
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Speaking
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Science
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