ISCO Occupation Group 8142.10 Plastic Heat Treatment Equipment Operator
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
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.
Essential Skills
- Quality Standards
- Operate Heat Treatment Furnace
- Measure Furnace Temperature
- Types Of Plastic
- Prevent Damage In A Furnace
- Maintain Furnace Temperature
- Extract Materials From Furnace
- Tend Discharge Conveyor
- Use Personal Protection Equipment
- Monitor Automated Machines
- Record Furnace Operations
- Plastic Resins
- Set Up The Controller Of A Machine
- Troubleshoot
- Consult Technical Resources
- Load Materials Into Furnace
- Optimise Production Processes Parameters
Optional Skills
- Feed Hoppers
- Keep Stock Records
- Check Quality Of Raw Materials
- Types Of Metal
- Test Chemical Samples
- Mechanics
- Operate Lifting Equipment
- Cool Materials
- Keep Records Of Work Progress
- Maintain Equipment
- Perform Test Run
- Report Defective Manufacturing Materials
- Mix Moulding And Casting Material
- Inspect Quality Of Products
- Types Of Metal Manufacturing Processes
Alternative Names
- Heat Treat Technician
- Heat Treating Operator
- Process Engineer, Metallurgical
- Heat Treating Equipment Setter
- Heat Treating Equipment Operator
- Heat Treat Operator
- Heat Treatment Equipment Engineer
- Materials Engineer
- Metallurgical Process Engineer
