Polymer Technician

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Areas Of Interest:   Sustainability & Quality Practices
Certificate Level:  Certificate IV
Certificate Name:  Certificate IV in Manufacturing Technology
Certificate Description:  Polymer Technicians work may entail controlling the operation of machinery which manufactures or finishes plastic, rubber or cablemaking products by injection moulding, blow moulding, hand fabrication, extrusion, hand lay-up, calendering and other processes.
Code:  MSA40108
Work Type:  Analytic & Scientific Organising & Clerical

Skills & Knowledge you will learn

Interact with computing technology
Apply mathematical techniques in a manufacturing, engineering or related environment
Apply quality standards
Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
Contribute to the development of products or processs
Perform basic statistical quality control
Operate computer-aided design (CAD) systems to produce basic drawing elements
Produce basic engineering drawings
Organise and communicate information
Apply basic economic and ergonomic concepts to engineering designs and applications
Develop and manage a plan for a simple manufacturing related project
Apply quality system and continuous improvement processes
Set up equipment for continuous production
Monitor process capability
Perform computations
Improve cost factors in work practices