Profession cake press operator
Cake press operators set up and tend the hydraulic presses that compress and bake plastic chips into cake moulds to produce plastic sheets. They regulate and adjust the pressure and temperature.
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Personality Type
Knowledge
- Quality standards
The national and international requirements, specifications and guidelines to ensure that products, services and processes are of good quality and fit for purpose.
- Plastic resins
The process of heating hydrocarbons, forming and combining polymers to create plastic resins which are used to make different kinds of products.
- Types of plastic
Types of plastic materials and their chemical composition, physical properties, possible issues and usage cases.
- Hydraulic press parts
The qualities and applications of various parts of a hydraulic press, such as a priston, hydraulic cylinder, hydraulic fluid, ram, upper and lower die, and others.
Skills
- Fill moulds
Fill up moulds with appropriate materials and ingredient mixes.
- Move filled moulds
Replace filled-up moulds; understand how to load moulds into the oven and how to store filled-up moulds onto a rack.
- Troubleshoot
Identify operating problems, decide what to do about it and report accordingly.
- Operate hydraulic machinery controls
Use correctly the controls of specialized machinery by turning valves, handwheels, or rheostats to move and control flow of fuels, water, and dry or liquid binders to machines.
- Set press-cycle time
Set the press-cycle time by adjusting the dial indicator arm.
- Monitor automated machines
Continuously check up on the automated machine's set-up and execution or make regular control rounds. If necessary, record and interpret data on the operating conditions of installations and equipment in order to identify abnormalities.
- Extract products from moulds
Remove finished products from moulds and examine them in detail for anomalies.
- Use personal protection equipment
Make use of protection equipment according to training, instruction and manuals. Inspect the equipment and use it consistently.
- Operate rollers
Operate the rollers to bond the plies and tread. Set-up the ply stitcher rollers, ensuring they are according to the specified width of stock.
- Ensure mould uniformity
Oversee uniformity of moulds; use casting equipment and tools such as hand press.
- Monitor gauge
Oversee the data presented by a gauge concerning the measurement of pressure, temperature, thickness of a material, and others.
- Optimise production processes parameters
Optimise and maintain the parameters of the production process such as flow, temperature or pressure.
- Monitor valves
Monitor and accordingly adjust the valves in order to allow a specific amount of liquids (such as ammonia sulfuric acid or viscous soap) or steam into the mixer or machine.
- Set up the controller of a machine
Set up and give commands to a machine by dispatching the appropriate data and input into the (computer) controller corresponding with the desired processed product.
- Consult technical resources
Read and interpret such technical resources such as digital or paper drawings and adjustment data in order to properly set up a machine or working tool, or to assemble mechanical equipment.