Index
Intro
Labourers in this unit group assist machine operators, transport materials and perform similar tasks. They are employed by rubber and plastic products manufacturing companies.
Progression to machine operator or assembler positions in rubber and plastic products manufacturing is possible with experience.
Main Duties
Labourers in this unit group perform some or all of the following duties:
- Assist machine operators or assemblers in performing their duties
- Assist in setting up and dismantling machinery and equipment
- Clean and lubricate machinery and equipment
- Transport materials and tools to and from work areas using hand trucks or other conveyance
- Prepare raw materials for mixing process
- Monitor machines to watch for jammed materials or defective products.
Employment Requirements
- Some secondary school education is usually required.
All Titles
- airbag extractor – rubber products manufacturing
- aircraft tire tube balancer
- baling machine tender – rubber and plastic products manufacturing
- baling press tender – rubber and plastic products manufacturing
- balloon collar roller – rubber products manufacturing
- balloon form stripper and cleaner – rubber products manufacturing
- balloon leacher and curer – rubber products manufacturing
- bead picker – rubber products manufacturing
- belt builder helper
- belt builder helper – rubber products manufacturing
- bias cutting machine operator helper – rubber products manufacturing
- booker – rubber products manufacturing
- builder helper, belts – rubber products manufacturing
- calender feeder – rubber and plastic products manufacturing
- cementer, hand – rubber and plastic products manufacturing
- cementer, tire repair – rubber products manufacturing
- cleaner, moulds – rubber products manufacturing
- cleaner, tires – rubber products manufacturing
- coating machine feeder – plastic products manufacturing
- coating machine feeder – rubber products manufacturing
- extruding machine helper – rubber and plastic products manufacturing
- feeder, opening machine – rubber products manufacturing
- feeder, rubber-cutting machine
- footwear moulding press feeder – rubber products manufacturing
- footwear sorter – rubber products manufacturing
- formula weigher – rubber and plastic products manufacturing
- hand cementer – rubber and plastic products manufacturing
- helper, belt builder – rubber products manufacturing
- helper, bias machine operator – rubber products manufacturing
- helper, extruding machine – rubber and plastic products manufacturing
- helper, plastic products manufacturing machine operator
- helper, rubber products manufacturing
- helper, rubber products manufacturing machine operator
- hose checker – rubber products manufacturing
- hose cutter, hand – rubber products manufacturing
- inner tube checker – rubber products manufacturing
- inner tube inserter – rubber products manufacturing
- inner tube repairer – rubber products manufacturinginner tube repairman – rubber products manufacturing, inner tube repairwoman – rubber products manufacturing, repairman, inner tubes – rubber products manufacturing, repairman, tire tubes – rubber products manufacturing, repairwoman, inner tubes – rubber products manufacturing, repairwoman, tire tubes – rubber products manufacturing, tire tube repairman – rubber products manufacturing, tire tube repairwoman – rubber products manufacturing
- inserter, inner tubes – rubber products manufacturing
- inserter, tire tubes – rubber products manufacturing
- inspector, golf balls – rubber products manufacturing
- insulation packer – rubber products manufacturing
- labourer – plastic products manufacturing
- labourer – rubber products manufacturing
- labourer, plastic products manufacturing
- latex thread spooler – rubber products manufacturing
- machine feeder, rubber cutting
- machine offbearer – rubber products manufacturing
- machine operator helper, plastic products manufacturing
- machine operator helper, rubber products manufacturing
- milled rubber cooler
- mould cleaner – rubber and plastic products manufacturing
- mould cleaner – rubber products manufacturing
- mould filler – rubber and plastic products manufacturing
- mould preparer – rubber and plastic products manufacturing
- mould setter – rubber and plastic products manufacturing
- mould waxer – rubber and plastic products manufacturing
- moulded products stripper – rubber and plastic products manufacturing
- moulded rubber products trimmer
- moulding machine offbearer – rubber products manufacturing
- moulding press feeder, footwear – rubber products manufacturing
- offbearer, machine – rubber products manufacturing
- offbearer, moulding machine – rubber products manufacturing
- opening machine feeder – rubber products manufacturing
- packer, insulation – rubber products manufacturing
- picker, beam press – rubber products manufacturing
- plastic products manufacturing labourer
- pole-up man/woman – rubber products manufacturingpole-up man – rubber products manufacturing, pole-up woman – rubber products manufacturing
- pressroom worker, tires and inner tubes – rubber products manufacturing
- production day labourer – tire industry
- repairer, inner tubes – rubber products manufacturing
- repairer, tire tubes – rubber products manufacturing
- roll changer – rubber manufacturing
- rubber and canvas footwear dipper
- rubber compound weigher
- rubber compounder
- rubber goods seamer
- rubber hose checker
- rubber manufacturing roll changer
- rubber products manufacturing labourer
- rubber products seamer
- rubber-cutting machine feeder
- screen cleaner – rubber products manufacturing
- screening machine feeder – rubber products manufacturing
- sifting machine feeder – rubber products manufacturing
- slab-off machine tender – rubber products manufacturing
- slab-off man/woman – rubber products manufacturingslab-off man – rubber products manufacturing, slab-off woman – rubber products manufacturing
- sorter – rubber products manufacturing
- sorter, footwear – rubber products manufacturing
- spooler, latex threads – rubber products manufacturing
- spreader operator helper – plastic products manufacturing
- stock lay-up man/woman – rubber products manufacturingstock lay-up man – rubber products manufacturing, stock lay-up woman – rubber products manufacturing
- stock preparer – rubber products manufacturing
- stripper, moulded products – rubber and plastic products manufacturing
- tender, baling machine – rubber and plastic products manufacturing
- tender, baling press – rubber and plastic products manufacturing
- tire balance checker – rubber products manufacturing
- tire band wrapper – rubber products manufacturing
- tire bead picker – rubber products manufacturing
- tire cleaner – rubber products manufacturing
- tire cleaner and painter – rubber products manufacturing
- tire measurer – rubber products manufacturing
- tire tube checker – rubber products manufacturing
- tire tube inserter – rubber products manufacturing
- tire tube repairer – rubber products manufacturing
- vulcanization worker – rubber products manufacturing
- weigher – plastic and rubber manufacturing
Exclusions
- Plastic products assemblers, finishers and inspectors (9535)
- Plastics processing machine operators (9422)
- Rubber processing machine operators and related workers (9423)
- Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing (9214)