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Moulding machine technician

Latest available data: March 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Molding machine technician Mould blower Mould builder Mould dresser Mould filler Mould filler and drainer Mould maker apprentice Mould mechanic Mould presser Mould setter Mould setting operator Mould stamper Moulding line operator Moulding operator

Moulding machine technicians service machinery used in the casting and moulding of plastics and other materials. They calibrate the equipment, perform maintenance activities, examine finished products and repair faults.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Fitting, installing, examining, servicing and repairing engines, machinery and mechanical equipment;
(b) Oiling and greasing stationary engines and machinery;
(c) Inspecting and testing new machinery and mechanical equipment for conformity with standards and specifications;
(d) Disassembling machinery and equipment to remove parts and make repairs;
(e) Examining parts for defects such as breakage and excessive wear;
(f) Operating newly repaired machinery and equipment to verify the adequacy of repairs;
(g) Recording repairs and maintenance performed.

Knowledge

  • Mechanics and metal trades
  • Electronics and automation
  • Fashion, interior and industrial design
  • Physics

Digital competencies

  • Joining parts using soldering, welding or brazing techniques
  • Making production moulds and casts
  • Installing wooden and metal components
  • Maintaining mechanical machinery
  • Developing solutions

Digital competencies

No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.

Personal competencies

  • Working efficiently
  • Supporting others
  • Communicating

Professional groups of the occupation

Technicians and associate professionals

Business and administration associate professionals

Business services agents

Clearing and forwarding aents

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Clearing and forwarding aents

328

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

9,73%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-5,19% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

73,84%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

7,60%

Part-time contracts

1,05% Turnover index

211

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-6%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Business and administration associate professionals

61%

39%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Business and administration associate professionals

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Business services agents

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Clearing and forwarding aents

No experience
11%
Less than 1 year
14%
Between 1 and 2 years
11%
Between 2 and 4 years
40%
Between 4 and 8 years
8%
More than 8 years
16%
Transportation and storage
45%
Administrative and support service activities
16%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
10%
Manufacturing
7%
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
5%
Others
17%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.