Machine operator, threading (plastic)
NKPD code: 81421009
Current information as of 2026-11-14
6th grade
First degree of professional qualification and/or completed 6th grade
Labor Characteristics
Plastic products machine operators operate and monitor machines for mixing and shaping plastics and plastic compounds and for producing plastic articles.
Main Tasks
- operating and monitoring mixing and compounding machines to produce plastic materials;
- operating and monitoring machines for shaping plastic materials by compression moulding, moulding, extrusion, blowing, cutting or other methods;
- operating and monitoring machines for laminating and impregnating with plastics or producing fibreglass;
- coating wires, cables or optical fibres with plastics;
- inspecting products for defects in accordance with specifications;
- recycling waste plastic materials;
- making artificial eyes and contact lenses, and making and repairing spectacle frames and plastic parts for orthopaedic appliances.
- Examples of occupations in this unit group:
- Machine operator, plastics production
- Machine operator, plastic products production
- Machine operator, plastic products moulding
- Machine operator, Plexiglas products
- Machine operator, plastic products welding
- Machine operator, foam rubber processing
- Machine operator, plastic smoothing/finishing
Professions in "Plastic products machine operators"
Blow moulderSplitter, foam rubberMachine operator, plastic etchingMachine operator, plastic antenna productionMachine operator, plexiglass products productionMachine operator, plastic product castingMachine operator, plastic moulding/shapingMachine operator, layer and sheet makingMachine operator, plastic smoothing/finishingMachine operator, foam rubber processingMachine operator, plastic pressingMachine operator, plastic drillingMachine operator, plastic productionMachine operator, plastic products productionMachine operator, plastic cuttingMachine operator, plastic product weldingRefrigeration cabinet maker
Source: National Statistical Institute
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