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Plastics Production Machine Operator (General)

OFO Code: 714204

Last checked 3 October 2026

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1. Occupation identity

OFO code
714204
Occupation
Plastics Production Machine Operator (General)
Classification
OFO 2021
Major group
PLANT AND MACHINE OPERATORS AND ASSEMBLERS
Unit group
7142 · Plastic Products Machine Operators

Official description
Plastic products machine operators operate and monitor machines which knead and blend compounds to obtain plastic materials and which make various plastic components and articles.

More official OFO detail

Specialisations: Blow Moulding Machine Operator, Extruding Machine Operator, Plastics Laminator, Lamination Machine Operator, Injection Moulding Machine Operator, Footwear Injection Moulding Operator, Slitting Setter

  • Examining outputs for defects and conformity to specifications
  • Operating and monitoring machines which laminate plastics and plastic impregnated materials or produce fibreglass
  • Making artificial eyes and contact lens discs, making and repairing spectacle frames and plastic parts of orthopaedic appliances
  • Operating and monitoring machines which shape plastic materials by moulding, extrusion, blowing, cutting and other means
  • Encasing uncoated wire, cord, cable and optic fibre in plastic
  • Recycling waste plastic materials
  • Operating and monitoring machines which knead and blend compounds to obtain plastic materials

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