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ANZSCO 711514Updated 2026-01-29
Plastics Production Machine Operator (General)
National shortage level: Low
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 91k
Weekly earnings: AUD 1750
Salary range: AUD 82k-AUD 100k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
43.5%
VIC
25.1%
NSW
17.3%
QLD
Education mix
25.1%
year 12
22.9%
year 10 and below
22.6%
certificate iii/ iv
Role overview
Plastics Production Machine Operators (General) operate extruding, injection moulding and blow moulding machines to produce finished plastic products.
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 (25.1%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Examines output for defects and conformity to specifications.
- • Lays casings, beads, ply on moulds.
- • Measures and loads materials, items and ingredients for mixing into machines and feeding mechanisms.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 1750
Annual median: AUD 91k
Range: AUD 82k-AUD 100k