Occupation Atlascompression moulding machine operator
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/ec238461-93b6-4516-a251-52d1153b53ac
compression moulding machine operator
Compression moulding machine operators set up and operate machines to mould plastic products, according to requirements. They select and install dies on press. Compression moulding machine operators weigh the amount of premixed compound needed and pour it into the die well. They regulate the temperature of dies.
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Job Zone
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- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic6.70
- C Conventional4.31
- I Investigative2.23
- A Artistic1.43
- S Social1.08
- E Enterprising1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (51-4021.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (15)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- compression moulding machine parts
- dies
- dump batches
- extract products from moulds
- install press dies
- manipulate plastic
- measure materials
- monitor gauge
- monitor valves
- move levers
- optimise production processes parameters
- quality standards
- tend compression moulding machine
- types of plastic
- use personal protection equipment
Optional (24)
- add colour
- adjust curing ovens
- assemble moulds
- construct moulds
- feed hoppers
- finish plastic products
- graphite
- inspect quality of products
- keep records of work progress
- maintain equipment
- maintain moulds
- maintain plastic machinery
- manufacturing of daily use goods
- manufacturing of sports equipment
- mechanics
- mix moulding and casting material
- monitor automated machines
- monitor manufacturing impact
- perform loading and unloading operations
- perform test run
- plastic welding
- report defective manufacturing materials
- set up the controller of a machine
- solve technical problems
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
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