Plastics Machine Operator - Working conditions
Kaimahi Pūrere Kirihou
Working Conditions
Plastics machine operators work in factories, which are very clean to avoid contamination of the product. They spend a lot of time on their feet and are often required to wear earmuffs.
Inside a plastics factory
Machine operators may drive fork-lifts
Equipment
Equipment plastics machine operators may use includes:
- hand and power tools
- quality control instruments
- packaging equipment
- fork-lifts and other machinery
- plastic products such as pipes and bottles
- general engineering tools
- protective clothing such as glasses and gloves.
Rob Hurst using a computer to print specifications on a product
Hours
Plastics machine operators usually work in shifts.
Contact with people
Plastics machine operators work in teams, under the direction of a supervisor; however, they may operate a machine on their own.
