Rubber Process Operatives
Rubber process operatives attend and operate masticating, calendering, mixing, forming, shaping, moulding, extruding, cutting, trimming and winding machines to make and repair rubber products.
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£25,644
Median salary
New workers start around £16,506.47. Normal pay is £25,644 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £40,810.59.
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Daily Tasks
- Locates defects and repairs worn and faulty sheathing, belting and rubber and pneumatic tyres.
- Trims, sandblasts, or manipulates rubber article against abrasive wheel to finish product.
- Prepares surfaces and coats or lines metal or other products with rubber.
- Operates winding machinery to form endless belts and builds up rubberised material to form industrial belting and pneumatic tyres.
- Regulates speed, temperature and pressure of masticating, mixing, extruding and vacuum moulding machinery.
- Ascertains ingredients and mixing requirements, feeds machine or regulates flow from feed conveyors and hoppers.
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