Plastics Engineer - Tasks and specialisations
Mataaro Pūrere Kirihou
Tasks & duties
Plastics engineers may do some or all of the following:
- set up the die (mould for shaping the product) to produce a plastic product
- prepare the line-changing equipment (for changing the product that is being made)
- change the equipment in the machines so they produce different products
- start up and shut down the machines
- set and record machine conditions such as heat, pressure and vacuum levels
- make sure the product complies with the specifications
- fix process problems if products do not meet the required standard
- conduct basic quality control tests
- fabricate equipment
- design equipment
- fix or organise the fixing of machines.
Travis Peek preparing a die used in the moulding process
Peter O'Brien fabricating an aluminium part used in a machine
Updated
September 2009
