Description

Workers in this unit group operate rubber processing machinery and assemble and inspect rubber products. They are employed by tire manufacturers and other rubber products manufacturing companies.

Included Job Titles

assembler, rubber goods, banbury operator – rubber products manufacturing, belt builder, rubber, calender machine operator – rubber products manufacturing, cracker operator – rubber products manufacturing, cure operator – rubber products manufacturing, extruder operator – rubber products manufacturing, hose builder, rubber, inspector, rubber products manufacturing, rubber processing machine operator, rubber products assembler, scrap rubber grinder – recycling, tire builder, tire inspector.

Job Duties

Rubber processing machine operators perform some or all of the following duties:

• Set up, operate and tend machinery used for mixing, calendering, extruding, moulding and curing rubber materials or rubber products
• Load or feed rubber, pigments, filler, oil and chemicals into machines
• Check and monitor processing conditions and product quality
• Adjust machines to proper setting as required
• Train or assist in training new workers.

Assemblers, rubber products perform some or all of the following duties:

• Lay out and prepare rubber materials for assembly
• Operate machines or equipment or use hand tools to cut, shape, splice, fit and cement rubber materials to form rubber parts or finished rubber products
• Operate finishing machines or equipment to trim, grind, or buff rubber products into final form
• Train or assist in training new workers.

Rubber products inspectors perform some or all of the following duties:

• Inspect finished rubber products for defects and conformance to specifications and quality standards, visually or using instruments
• Affix seals or tags to approved products and mark and reroute defective products for repair or recycle
• Fill out product inspection report
• May make minor adjustments or repairs to products.

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Included Cities in this region

Halifax, Dartmouth, Brookside, Goodwood, Hammonds Plains Road, Hatchet Lake, Lake Echo, Uplands Park

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