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Rubber products machine operator

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

Other denominations:
Banbury operator Calender machine operator Cure operator Rubber process machine operative Rubber process machine operator Rubber processing machine operative Rubber processing machine operator Rubber production operative Rubber production operator Rubber products machine minder Rubber products machine operative Rubber products machine operator Rubber products machine worker Rubber-products machine operator

Rubber products machine operators operate machines which knead, blend, calender, mould, extrude and cure rubber products from natural and synthetic rubber. They measure the ingredients for mixing and load them into the machine. Rubber products machine operators monitor and control the tempature, pressure and speed during production.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Operating and monitoring machines which knead, mix and blend rubber and rubber compounds for further processing;
(b) Operating and monitoring machines which produce sheets of rubber or rubberized fabric by a rolling process;
(c) Operating and monitoring machines which extrude compounded rubber or shape vulcanized rubber by moulding;
(d) Operating and monitoring machines which build up tires on a form, vulcanise tires and mould or rebuild used tyres;
(e) Examining outputs for defects and conformity to specifications;
(f) Locating defects and repairing worn and faulty tyres by vulcanizing or other processes.

Knowledge

  • Wholesale and retail sales
  • Mechanics and metal trades

Digital competencies

  • Developing solutions
  • Operating metal, plastic or rubber forming equipment
  • Complying with health and safety procedures
  • Maintaining operational records
  • Monitoring quality of products

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

Rubber 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

Rubber products machine operators

16

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

6,84%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

14,29% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

68,75%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

18,75%

Part-time contracts

1,00% Turnover index

33

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-9%

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%

Men
Women

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

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?

Rubber products machine operators

No experience
23%
Less than 1 year
8%
Between 1 and 2 years
18%
Between 2 and 4 years
29%
Between 4 and 8 years
7%
More than 8 years
15%
Manufacturing
34%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
14%
Administrative and support service activities
9%
Education
8%
Construction
8%
Others
27%

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.