plastic heat treatment equipment operator

Plastic heat treatment equipment operators manipulate plastic products using machinery such as furnaces or flame-hardening machines in order to temper, anneal or heat-treat. They set up the machinery and read the production instructions to determine the furnace temperature. Plastic heat treatment equipment operators remove products from machines, let them cool down, examine and test products to see if they conform to specifications.

Alternative Labels

heat treating equipment operator

heat treating equipment setter

heat treating operator

heat treatment equipment engineer

heat treat operator

heat treat technician

materials engineer

metallurgical process engineer

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

consult technical resources extract materials from furnace load materials into furnace maintain furnace temperature measure furnace temperature monitor automated machines operate heat treatment furnace optimise production processes parameters prevent damage in a furnace record furnace operations set up the controller of a machine tend discharge conveyor troubleshoot use personal protection equipment

Essential Knowledge

plastic resins quality standards types of plastic

Optional Skills and Competences

check quality of raw materials cool materials feed hoppers inspect quality of products keep records of work progress keep stock records maintain equipment mix moulding and casting material operate lifting equipment perform test run report defective manufacturing materials solve technical problems test chemical samples

Optional Knowledge

mechanics types of metal types of metal manufacturing processes

Skills & Competences

Concept status

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/4a5ceaae-0f05-4091-bdbf-59f250ce6374

Status

released

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