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Fibreglass machine operator
Fiberglass machine operator Fiberglass-spraying machine operator Fibreglass spraying machine technician Fibreglass-spraying machine operator Lead machine operator Operator of fiberglass-spraying machine Operator of fibreglass-spraying machine
Fibreglass machine operators control and maintain the machine that sprays a mix of resin and glass fibers onto products such as bathtubs or boat hulls to obtain strong and lightweight composite end-products.
Tasks
Tasks include -
(a) Operating and monitoring machines which knead and blend compounds to obtain plastic materials;
(b) Operating and monitoring machines which shape plastic materials by moulding, extrusion, blowing, cutting and other means;
(c) Operating and monitoring machines which laminate plastics and plastic-impregnated materials or produce fibreglass;
(d) Encasing uncoated wire, cord, cable and optic fibre in plastic;
(e) Examining outputs for defects and conformity to specifications;
(f) Recycling waste plastic materials;
(g) Making artificial eyes and contact lens discs, making and repairing spectacle frames and plastic parts of orthopaedic appliances.
Knowledge
- Chemistry
- Materials (glass, paper, plastic and wood)
- Textiles (clothes, footwear and leather)
- Manufacturing and processing not elsewhere classified
Digital competencies
- Developing solutions
- Monitoring quality of products
- Operating machinery for the manufacture of products
- Making production moulds and casts
- Installing wooden and metal components
Digital competencies
- Using digital tools to control machinery
Personal competencies
- Working efficiently
- Communicating
Professional groups of the occupation
Plant and machine operators, and assemblers
Stationary plant and machine operators
Rubber, plastic and paper products machine operators
Plastic products machine operators
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
Plastic products machine operators
117
Number of contracts in Barcelonès
6,12%
Percentage of contracts in Catalonia
-27,33% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès
24,79%
Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès
7,69%
Part-time contracts
1,24% Turnover index
294
Average of job seekers in Barcelonès
-5%
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.
Stationary plant and machine operators
68%
32%
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
Contracts by age groups.
Stationary plant and machine operators
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
Rubber, plastic and paper products machine operators
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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?
Plastic products machine operators
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.
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