Becoming a Rubber Production Machine Operator in Queensland

About this role

Rubber Production Machine Operators operate machines to manufacture rubber products, such as tyres.

What you might do day-to-day in this job

Typical tasks for a Rubber Production Machine Operator include:

• operates controls to regulate temperature, pressure, speed and flow of operation
• measures and loads materials, items and ingredients for mixing into machines and feeding mechanisms
• monitors operation, regulates material supply and adds chemicals and colorants to mixture
• lays casings, beads, ply and rubber sheets on moulds
• operates rollers to remove air
• operates vulcaniser presses and controls curing
• examines output for defects and conformity to specifications
• performs minor repairs and maintains production records.