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OSCA 731399Updated 2026-01-29
Plastics and Rubber Production Machine OperatorsNEC
National shortage level: Low
ANZSCO 711599OSCA 731399
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 124k
Weekly earnings: AUD 2380
Salary range: AUD 112k-AUD 136k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
45.3%
VIC
20.9%
QLD
15.5%
NSW
Education mix
30.4%
year 12
25%
year 10 and below
19.6%
certificate iii/ iv
Role overview
Other Plastics and Rubber Production Machine Operators includes jobs like Thermoforming Machine Operator.
What you do
- • 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.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: year 12 (30.4%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Examines output for defects and conformity to specifications.
- • Lays casings, beads, ply and rubber sheets on moulds.
- • Measures and loads materials, items and ingredients for mixing into machines and feeding mechanisms.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 2380
Annual median: AUD 124k
Range: AUD 112k-AUD 136k