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94212.01 – Plastic products assemblers and finishers

Plastics products assemblers and finishers assemble, finish plastic parts and finished products.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Plastic products assembler
  • Plastic products fabricator
  • Plastic products finisher
  • Plastics assembler

Core competencies

  • Operation and Control to effectively use tools, equipment and techniques in the assembly and finishing of plastic parts and products
  • Operation Monitoring of Machinery and Equipment to evaluate whether production equipment is functioning correctly and to monitor process parameters that may affect product quality
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness to steadily maneuver equipment and hand tools to cut, shape, splice and fit plastic materials to form parts and assemblies
  • Control of Settings to achieve optimal performance while trimming, grinding and buffing products into final form through adjusting different parameters such as temperature, pressure or speed
  • Attention to Detail to ensure the quality and consistency of the finished products by carefully inspecting plastic parts and finished products for defects, imperfections or irregularities
  • Knowledge in Manufacturing, Processing and Production to interpret technical drawings, assembly instructions or production schedules accurately

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Operate machines or equipment, or use hand tools to cut, shape, splice and fit plastic materials to form parts and assemblies
  • Assemble composite materials on patterns to form parts and assemblies using bonding agents
  • Operate spray-gun unit to apply resin mixtures to metal or wooden mould to form plastic products
  • Load and operate autoclave oven to cure and bond plastic and composite parts and subassemblies
  • Operate finishing equipment to trim, grind or buff plastic products into final form.

Additional information

  • Mobility among the various workers in this unit group is possible.
  • Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.

Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • Labourers in rubber and plastic products manufacturing (95104)
  • Plastics processing machine operators (94111)
  • Rubber processing machine operators and related workers (94112)
  • Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing (92013)

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

9 – Occupations in manufacturing and utilities

TEER

4 – Occupations usually require a secondary school diploma; or several weeks of on-the-job training

Major group

94 – Machine operators, assemblers and inspectors in processing, manufacturing and printing

Sub-major group

942 – Assemblers and inspectors in manufacturing

Minor group

9421 – Furniture, wood, plastic and other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors

Unit group

94212 – Plastic products assemblers, finishers and inspectors

Occupational profile

94212.01 – Plastic products assemblers and finishers

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