Occupation Atlasblow moulding machine operator
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/8b98dbc3-11f7-4720-86de-dcecee368be1
blow moulding machine operator
Blow moulding machine operators operate and monitor blow moulding machine to mould plastic goods, according to requirements. They regulate temperature, air pressure and volume of plastic, according to specifications. Blow moulding machine operators remove finished products and cut away excess material, using a knife. They regrind surplus material and rejected workpieces for reuse, using a grinding machine.
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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 Realistic6.97
- C Conventional4.28
- I Investigative2.28
- A Artistic1.35
- S Social1.08
- E Enterprising1.08
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 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (51-4072.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (13)
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.
- blow moulding
- blow moulding machine parts
- consult technical resources
- monitor automated machines
- monitor gauge
- monitor valves
- plastic resins
- quality standards
- set up the controller of a machine
- tend blow moulding machine
- trim excess material
- troubleshoot
- use personal protection equipment
Optional (20)
- add colour
- assemble moulds
- extract products from moulds
- feed hoppers
- finish plastic products
- grind wasted plastic
- inspect quality of products
- keep records of work progress
- maintain equipment
- maintain moulds
- manage waste
- mechanics
- mix moulding and casting material
- operate lifting equipment
- perform test run
- report defective manufacturing materials
- select mould types
- solve technical problems
- tend injection moulding machine
- types of moulding
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.
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