Plastics Engineer - Personal requirements
Mataaro Pūrere Kirihou
Skills & knowledge
Plastics engineers need to have:
- engineering and tool-making skills
- knowledge of plastics machinery and how different machines are used together to produce the final product
- knowledge of plastic products and the standards they must meet
- an understanding of the plastics production process
- knowledge of heats, pressures and vacuums in relation to plastics production
- basic maths skills
- problem-solving skills.
Data from computer-controlled machinery helps plastics engineers to solve problems
Personal Qualities
Plastics engineers need to be hard working and they should enjoy working as part of a team. They also need to have an eye for detail.
Physical Requirements
Plastics engineers need to be fit and strong, and have good lifting techniques. They also need to have good hand-eye co-ordination and normal colour vision.
Travis Peek using a crane to lift a heavy die
Travis Peek removing a die from a machine
Updated
September 2009
