Index
Intro
This unit group includes workers who assemble, finish and inspect plastic parts and finished products. They are employed by plastic products manufacturing companies and plastic parts divisions of aircraft or other manufacturing companies.
Mobility among the various workers in this unit group is possible.
Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.
Main Duties
Plastic products assemblers and finishers perform some or all of the following duties:
- Operate machines or equipment, or use hand tools to cut, shape, splice and fit plastic materials to form parts and assemblies
- Assemble composite materials on patterns to form parts and assemblies using bonding agents
- Operate spray-gun unit to apply resin mixtures to metal or wooden mould to form plastic products
- Load and operate autoclave oven to cure and bond plastic and composite parts and subassemblies
- Operate finishing equipment to trim, grind or buff plastic products into final form.
Plastic products inspectors perform some or all of the following duties:
- Inspect manufactured plastic products for defects and conformance to specifications and quality standards, visually or using instruments
- Affix seals or tags to approved plastic products and mark and reroute defective products for repair or recycle
- Prepare reports on products inspected
- Make minor adjustments and repairs to products
- May train or assist in training new workers.
Employment Requirements
- Some secondary school education is usually required.
- Experience as a labourer in the same company may be required for assemblers, finishers and inspectors.
- On-the-job training is provided.
All Titles
- aircraft parts assembly repairer – plastic products manufacturingaircraft parts assembly repairman – plastic products manufacturing, aircraft parts assembly repairwoman – plastic products manufacturing
- aircraft plastic panelling assembler
- aircraft plastic parts trimmer-assembler
- assembler, aircraft plastic panelling
- assembler, automotive door panelling – plastic products manufacturing
- assembler, cooler shells – plastic products manufacturing
- assembler, fibreglass filters
- assembler, luggage bindings – plastic products manufacturing
- assembler, marine craft plastic panelling
- assembler, plastic cases
- assembler, plastic parts
- assembler, plastic products
- assembler, plastic tanks
- assembler, plastic toys
- assembler, plastics
- assembler, Plexiglas
- assembler, skylights – plastic products manufacturingskylight assembler
- assembly inspector – plastic manufacturing
- assembly line inspector – plastic manufacturing
- assembly repairer, plastic productsassembly repairman, plastic products, assembly repairwoman, plastic products, plastic products assembly repairman, plastic products assembly repairwoman
- atomizer cap machine tender
- automotive door panelling assembler – plastic products manufacturing
- belt laminator, hand – plastic products manufacturing
- blister former – plastic products manufacturing
- buffer, plastic products
- buffing machine operator – plastic manufacturing
- builder, plastic templates
- cellophane finisher – plastic manufacturing
- cementer, plastics
- changer, plates – plastic manufacturing
- compact disc inspector – plastic products manufacturing
- cooler shell assembler – plastic products manufacturing
- cutter, floorcovering insets – plastic manufacturing
- cutter, plastics
- dicer tender – plastic manufacturing
- dicing machine tender – plastic manufacturing
- fabricator, plastic coating
- fabricator, plastic packing
- fabricator, plastic piping
- fabricator, plastic products
- fibreglass filter assembler
- fibreglass inspector
- fibreglass laminator
- fibreglass layup man/woman – plastic manufacturingfibreglass layup man – plastic manufacturing, fibreglass layup woman – plastic manufacturing, layup man, fibreglass – plastic manufacturing, layup woman, fibreglass – plastic manufacturing
- fibreglass layup worker – plastic manufacturing
- filler-stripper, moulds – plastic manufacturing
- finisher, cellophane – plastic manufacturing
- finisher, moulded plastic
- finisher, plastic products
- finisher, plastic sheets
- finisher, radomes – plastic manufacturing
- finisher-grinder – plastic manufacturing
- floorcovering inset cutter – plastic manufacturing
- foam cushion production repairer – plastic products manufacturingfoam cushion production repairman – plastic products manufacturing, foam cushion production repairwoman – plastic products manufacturing, production repairman, foam cushions – plastic products manufacturing, production repairwoman, foam cushions – plastic products manufacturing
- foam cushion reinforcer – plastic products manufacturing
- former, blisters – plastic products manufacturing
- former, Plexiglas
- inspector and tester, plastic products
- inspector, assembly line – plastic manufacturing
- inspector, fibreglass
- inspector, linoleum
- inspector, moulded plastic
- inspector, plastic products
- inspector, plastic products manufacturing
- inspector, plastics
- inspector-tester, moulded plastic
- laminator, moulds – plastic manufacturing
- laminator, plastics – plastic manufacturing
- layup man/woman, fibreglass – plastic manufacturing
- layup worker, fibreglass – plastic manufacturing
- layup worker, plastic reproduction
- line inspector, linoleum
- linoleum inspector
- linoleum line inspector
- linoleum quality control inspector
- manufacturing inspector, plastic products
- marine craft plastic panelling assembler
- mould filler-stripper – plastic manufacturing
- mould laminator – plastic manufacturing
- mould stripper – plastic manufacturing
- mould waxer – plastic manufacturing
- moulded plastic finisher
- moulded plastic inspector
- moulded plastic inspector-tester
- moulded plastic products trimmer
- moulded products finisher – plastic products manufacturing
- moulded products stripper – plastic products manufacturing
- moulder, plastic ankle pieces
- moulder, upholstery – plastic manufacturing
- net applicator – plastic products manufacturing
- padded dashboard maker – plastic products manufacturing
- panelling assembler, automotive doors – plastic products manufacturing
- plastic and composite worker
- plastic ankle piece moulder
- plastic bottle trimmer
- plastic box maker
- plastic case assembler
- plastic casket maker
- plastic coating fabricator
- plastic cutter
- plastic material reeler and cutter
- plastic packing fabricator
- plastic panelling assembler, marine craft
- plastic parts assembler
- plastic piping fabricator
- plastic products assembler
- plastic products assembly repairer
- plastic products buffer
- plastic products fabricator
- plastic products finisher
- plastic products former
- plastic products inspector
- plastic products inspector and tester
- plastic products laminator
- plastic products manufacturing inspector
- plastic products trimmer
- plastic products vacuum-forming machine tender
- plastic reproduction layup worker
- plastic sheet finisher
- plastic sign trimmer and assembler
- plastic tank assembler
- plastic template builder
- plastic toy assembler
- plastics assembler
- plastics cementer
- plastics cutter
- plastics inspector
- plastics laminator – plastic manufacturing
- plastics trimmer
- plate changer – plastic manufacturing
- Plexiglas assembler
- Plexiglas former
- polishing machine operator – plastic manufacturing
- presser, upholstery – plastic manufacturing
- production repairer, foam cushions – plastic products manufacturing
- quality control inspector – plastic products manufacturing
- quality control inspector, linoleum
- radome finisher – plastic manufacturing
- reeler and cutter – plastic manufacturing
- reeler and cutter, plastic material
- reinforcer, foam cushions – plastic products manufacturing
- repairer, rollers – plastic manufacturingrepairman, rollers – plastic manufacturing, repairwoman, rollers – plastic manufacturing, roller repairman – plastic manufacturing, roller repairwoman – plastic manufacturing
- roller repairer – plastic manufacturing
- roller repairman/woman – plastic manufacturing
- safety goggle assembly repairer – plastic products manufacturingsafety goggle assembly repairman – plastic products manufacturing, safety goggle assembly repairwoman – plastic products manufacturing
- sheet finisher, plastic
- skylight assembler – plastic products manufacturing
- stripper, moulds – plastic manufacturing
- tender, dicer – plastic manufacturing
- tender, dicing machine – plastic manufacturing
- tender, plastic products vacuum-forming machine
- trimmer and assembler, plastic signs
- trimmer, moulded plastic products
- trimmer, plastic bottles
- trimmer, plastic products
- trimmer-assembler, aircraft plastic parts
- upholstery moulder – plastic manufacturing
- upholstery presser – plastic manufacturing
- vacuum-forming machine tender, plastic products
- waxer, moulds – plastic manufacturing
- zipper-forming machine tender – plastic products manufacturing
Exclusions
- Labourers in rubber and plastic products manufacturing (9615)
- Plastics processing machine operators (9422)
- Rubber processing machine operators and related workers (9423)
- Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing (9214)