Index
Intro
Workers in this unit group operate rubber processing machinery and assemble and inspect rubber products. They are employed by tire manufacturers and other rubber products manufacturing companies.
Mobility among the various labourers in this unit group is possible.
Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.
Main Duties
Rubber processing machine operators perform some or all of the following duties:
- Set up, operate and tend machinery used for mixing, calendering, extruding, moulding and curing rubber materials or rubber products
- Load or feed rubber, pigments, filler, oil and chemicals into machines
- Check and monitor processing conditions and product quality
- Adjust machines to proper setting as required
- Train or assist in training new workers.
Assemblers, rubber products perform some or all of the following duties:
- Lay out and prepare rubber materials for assembly
- Operate machines or equipment or use hand tools to cut, shape, splice, fit and cement rubber materials to form rubber parts or finished rubber products
- Operate finishing machines or equipment to trim, grind, or buff rubber products into final form
- Train or assist in training new workers.
Rubber products inspectors perform some or all of the following duties:
- Inspect finished rubber products for defects and conformance to specifications and quality standards, visually or using instruments
- Affix seals or tags to approved products and mark and reroute defective products for repair or recycle
- Fill out product inspection report
- May make minor adjustments or repairs to products.
Employment Requirements
- Completion of secondary school may be required.
- Experience as a labourer in the same company may be required.
- On-the-job training is provided.
All Titles
- air brake hose builder – rubber products manufacturing
- airbag and tube curer – rubber products manufacturing
- airbag builder – rubber products manufacturing
- aircraft tire tube builder – rubber products manufacturing
- arch-cushion-skiving machine operator
- assembler, rubber goods
- assembler, rubber sponge gaskets
- assembly line tire repairerassembly line tire repairman, assembly line tire repairwoman, tire repairman, assembly line, tire repairwoman, assembly line
- automotive rubber parts cutter
- back strip machine tender – rubber products manufacturing
- banbury machine operator – rubber products manufacturing
- banbury mixer operator – rubber products manufacturing
- banbury operator – rubber products manufacturing
- band assembler – rubber products manufacturing
- band stock preparer – rubber products manufacturing
- bead-forming machine operator – rubber products manufacturing
- beading machine operator – rubber products manufacturing
- belt brander – rubber products manufacturing
- belt buffer, rubber
- belt builder, rubber
- belt maker, rubber
- bias cutter – rubber products manufacturing
- bias cutting operator – rubber products manufacturing
- bladder moulder – rubber products manufacturing
- blow-out and test operator – rubber products
- bonder – rubber products manufacturing
- bonding press tender – rubber products manufacturing
- boot cutter, rubber
- boot maker, rubber
- braider operator – rubber products manufacturing
- braiding machine tender – rubber products manufacturing
- buffer, rubber belts
- builder, rubber drums
- builder, rubber V-belts
- calender let-off operator – rubber products manufacturing
- calender machine operator – rubber products manufacturing
- calender operator – rubber products manufacturing
- calender roll warmer – rubber products manufacturing
- calender wind-up tender – rubber products manufacturing
- cementer – rubber products manufacturing
- cementer operator – rubber products manufacturing
- chafer builder
- cogger, rubber belts
- continuous mixer operator – rubber products manufacturing
- conveyor belt splicer – rubber products manufacturing
- coverer, rubber V-belts
- cracker operator – rubber products manufacturing
- cross head operator – rubber products manufacturing
- cure operator – rubber products manufacturing
- cured tire repairercured tire repairman, cured tire repairwoman
- curer, rubber
- curer, rubber flaps
- curer, rubber V-belts
- curing machine operator – rubber products manufacturing
- curing man/woman – rubber products manufacturingcuring man – rubber products manufacturing, curing woman – rubber products manufacturing
- curing press set-up operator – rubber products manufacturing
- curing press tender – rubber products manufacturing
- cutter, heels – rubber footwear manufacturing
- cutter, rubber
- cutter, rubber boots
- cutting machine operator, rubber
- dipping machine tender – rubber products manufacturing
- drum builder, rubber
- earth mover tire builder
- electrical rubber goods manufacturing tester
- expansion joint builder – rubber products manufacturing
- expansion joint finisher – rubber products manufacturing
- experimental tire manufacturing inspector
- extruder operator – rubber products manufacturing
- extruding machine operator – rubber products manufacturing
- extrusion finisher – rubber products manufacturing
- feeder mill operator – rubber products manufacturing
- finisher, rubber V-belts
- fire hose curer rubber
- fire hose maker, rubber
- flap curer, rubber
- flap presser, rubber
- floor mat press tender – rubber products manufacturing
- foam rubber goods inspector
- foam rubber machine operator
- foam rubber maker
- foam rubber mattress inspector
- foam rubber mixer
- foam rubber press operator
- folded gasket maker – rubber products manufacturing
- foxer – rubber goods
- freeze tumbler tender – rubber products manufacturing
- fuel tank builder, rubber
- fuel tank finisher and repairer, rubberfuel tank finisher and repairman, rubber, fuel tank finisher and repairwoman, rubber
- fuel tank form builder
- gang press operator – rubber products manufacturing
- gasket cutter, rubber
- gasket finisher, rubber
- gasket maker, rubber
- gaskets gluer, rubber
- glove maker, rubber
- gluer – rubber products manufacturing
- gluing machine operator – rubber products manufacturing
- golf ball assembler
- golf ball maker
- golf ball vulcanizer
- green tire inspector
- green tire lubricator
- green tire repairergreen tire repairman, green tire repairwoman, uncured tire repairman, uncured tire repairwoman
- grinder operator – rubber products manufacturing
- gum cutter – rubber footwear
- hand bonder – rubber footwear manufacturing
- hand hose maker – rubber products manufacturing
- hand rubber footwear maker
- heel cutter – rubber footwear
- heel maker – rubber footwear
- hooker-laster – rubber products manufacturing
- hose builder, rubber
- hose curer – rubber products manufacturing
- hose cutter and brander operator – rubber products manufacturing
- hose maker machine operator – rubber products manufacturing
- hose maker, hand – rubber products manufacturing
- hose maker, machine – rubber products manufacturing
- inner tube finisher – rubber products manufacturing
- inner tube skiver – rubber products manufacturing
- inner tube sorter – rubber reclaiming
- inner tube valve builder
- inner tube vulcanizer tender – rubber products manufacturing
- inner-tube-processing equipment tender – rubber products manufacturing
- inspector, rubber products manufacturing
- inspector-trimmer, moulded rubber products
- laminating machine operator – rubber products manufacturing
- laminating machine tender – rubber products manufacturing
- laster – rubber footwear manufacturing
- latex ribbon machine operator – rubber products manufacturing
- latex thread machine operator – rubber products manufacturing
- liner reroller – rubber products manufacturing
- loom tender – rubber products manufacturing
- lube and splice operator – rubber products
- machine hose cutter and brander – rubber products manufacturing
- machine hose maker – rubber products manufacturing
- machine trimmer – rubber products manufacturing
- mandrel builder – rubber products manufacturing
- mill operator – rubber processing
- mill operator – rubber products manufacturing
- mill tender – rubber products manufacturing
- millroom operator – rubber products manufacturing
- mixer operator – rubber processing
- mixer operator – rubber products manufacturing
- mixer, foam rubber
- mixing and grinding machine tender – rubber products manufacturing
- mould machine operator – rubber products manufacturing
- moulder – rubber products manufacturingmouldman – rubber products manufacturing, mouldwoman – rubber products manufacturing
- moulding press tender – rubber products manufacturingpressman, moulding – rubber products manufacturing, presswoman, moulding – rubber products manufacturing
- mouldman/woman – rubber products manufacturing
- multiroll calender operator – rubber products manufacturing
- operator, rubber-cutting machine
- padded products repairerpadded products repairman, padded products repairwoman
- ply assembler – rubber
- ply splicer – rubber products manufacturing
- polisher, rubber products
- press line operator – rubber products manufacturing
- press operator – rubber products manufacturing
- presser – rubber products manufacturing
- presser, rubber flaps
- pressman/woman, moulding – rubber products manufacturing
- production operator – rubber products manufacturing
- puller-laster – rubber products manufacturing
- punch press operator – rubber products manufacturing
- radial tire builder
- reclaim millman/woman – rubber products manufacturingreclaim millman – rubber products manufacturing, reclaim millwoman – rubber products manufacturing
- reclaimed rubber inspector
- refiner mill tender – rubber products manufacturing
- roll builder – rubber products manufacturing
- roll coverer – rubber products manufacturing
- roll grinder – rubber products manufacturing
- roll operator – rubber products manufacturing
- roller repairer – rubber products manufacturingroller repairman – rubber products manufacturing, roller repairwoman – rubber products manufacturing
- roller repairman/woman – rubber products manufacturing
- rubber band cutter
- rubber belt buffer
- rubber belt builder
- rubber belt maker
- rubber boot cutter
- rubber boot maker
- rubber boot maker, moulded
- rubber cement mixer
- rubber closure installer
- rubber coater
- rubber cord assembler
- rubber cord cutter
- rubber cord splicer
- rubber curer – rubber products manufacturing
- rubber cushion inspector
- rubber cutter
- rubber foam cushion fabricator
- rubber footwear maker
- rubber footwear maker, hand
- rubber footwear parts buffer
- rubber footwear repairerrubber footwear repairman, rubber footwear repairwoman
- rubber footwear tread machine tender
- rubber gasket gluer
- rubber gear moulder
- rubber glove maker
- rubber golf ball cover treater
- rubber goods assembler
- rubber goods cutter-finisher
- rubber goods inspector
- rubber goods machine operator
- rubber goods press operator
- rubber goods repairerrubber goods repairman, rubber goods repairwoman
- rubber grinder
- rubber hose builder
- rubber lining installer
- rubber mill operator
- rubber moulder operator – rubber products manufacturing
- rubber press operator
- rubber processing machine operator
- rubber products assembler
- rubber products inspector
- rubber products polisher
- rubber products tester
- rubber products washer-dryer
- rubber roll grinding inspector
- rubber shoe cementer
- rubber shoe strap maker
- rubber slab inspector, rubber
- rubber snowtrack builder
- rubber splitter – rubber products manufacturing
- rubber squeegee splicer
- rubber stamp maker
- rubber stripper and applier
- rubber trimmer
- rubber tube vulcanizer tender
- rubber tubing splicer
- rubber-strap-folding machine tender
- rug underlay machine operator – rubber products manufacturing
- scrap rubber grinder – recycling
- sheet rubber inspector
- sheeter – rubber products manufacturing
- skiver – rubber products manufacturing
- skiver, rubber V-belts
- slab machine operator – rubber products manufacturing
- slitter operator – rubber products manufacturing
- softball centre moulder
- sole maker, rubber
- sole-treading machine tender – rubber footwear manufacturing
- spiral wound gasket maker – rubber products manufacturing
- splicer – rubber products manufacturing
- splicer, rubber
- splicing machine tender – rubber products manufacturing
- splitting machine tender – rubber products manufacturing
- sponge rubber goods inspector
- spooler-twister operator – rubber products manufacturing
- spreader machine tender – rubber products manufacturing
- spreader operator – rubber products manufacturing
- spreader tender – rubber products manufacturing
- squeegee splicer, rubber
- strainer tender – rubber products manufacturing
- strap machine tender – rubber products manufacturing
- strap maker, rubber shoes
- strip machine operator – rubber products manufacturing
- tank liner – rubber products manufacturing
- tire assembler
- tire bagger
- tire breaker operator
- tire buffer
- tire builder
- tire classifier
- tire coverer
- tire curer
- tire finisher
- tire inspector
- tire maker
- tire rebuilder
- tire recapper
- tire repairer, assembly line
- tire repairer-vulcanizertire repairman-vulcanizer, tire repairwoman-vulcanizer
- tire retreader
- tire retreading inspector
- tire touch-up and buff worker
- tire tread moulder
- tire trimmer, hand
- tire valve worker
- tire vulcanizer
- tire-bagging machine tender
- tire-retreading machine tender
- traction belt builder – rubber products manufacturing
- Transmix operator – rubber products manufacturing
- tread cutter machine operator – rubber products manufacturing
- tread cutter, truck tires
- tread-cutting machine operator – rubber products manufacturing
- trim lathe operator – rubber products manufacturing
- trimmer operator – rubber products manufacturing
- trimmer, rubber products
- truck tire builder
- tube finisher – rubber products manufacturing
- tube skiver – rubber
- tube sorter – rubber reclaiming
- tube vulcanizer tender – rubber products manufacturing
- tuber operator – rubber products manufacturing
- tumbler operator – rubber products manufacturing
- tumbler tender – rubber products manufacturing
- uncured tire inspector
- uncured tire lubricator
- uncured tire repairer
- valve buffer – rubber products manufacturing
- V-belt builder, rubber
- V-belt coverer, rubber
- V-belt curer, rubber
- V-belt finisher, rubber
- V-belt skiver, rubber
- vulcanizer – rubber products manufacturing
- vulcanizer tender, rubber tube
- washer-dryer, rubber products
- wrapper operator – rubber products
Exclusions
- Labourers in rubber and plastic products manufacturing (9615)
- Plastic products assemblers, finishers and inspectors (9535)
- Plastics processing machine operators (9422)
- Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing (9214)