Plastic-film extrusion machine operator

• Work Term: Permanent


• Work Language: English


• Hours: 36 to 48 hours per week


• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate


• Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years

Tasks

• Troubleshoot and make minor adjustments to equipment
• Weigh resins, colorants and other chemicals according to formulae
• Monitor and inspect quality of material produced
• Place weighed materials in mixing machines
• Unload mixture into container or conveyor for further processing
• Set up and operate calender machines to transform plastic bales or slabs into continuous sheets or films of specified thickness
• Set up and operate extruding machines to extrude plastic compound through a nozzle or die
• Change dies on extruding machines according to production line change
• Prepare and change moulds and adjust equipment for production line change

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