| Job Title |
Compression-molding-machine Tender |
| Job Description |
Tends Compression-molding Machines That Mold Thermosetting
Plastics Into Products, Such As Automobile Heater Housings,
Ashtrays, Buttons, Electronic Parts, Plastic Panels, And Dishes:
Dumps Specified Amount Of Plastic Powders Or Pellets Into Hopper
Of Machine, Or Positions Pellets Or Sausage-shaped Plastics In
Mold Installed On Machine. Starts Machine That Compresses
Plastic Into Mold Under Heat And Pressure, And Allows Plastic To
Set For Specified Time. Removes Product From Mold And Cleans
Mold, Hopper, And Bed Of Machine, Using Airhose And Handtools.
May Place Plastics Material On Hot Grid Or In Oven To Soften It
Prior To Molding. May Weigh Prescribed Amount Of Material For
Molding. May Place Plastic Sheet Into Machine Fixture To
Fabricate Buttons.
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