How do they match: Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

  • Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

  • Machine Operator
  • Draw Machine Operator
  • Extrusion Machine Operator
  • Forming Machine Operator
  • Injection Machine Operator
  • Manufacturing Machine Operator
  • Stretch Machine Operator
  • Wire Drawing Machine Operator
  • Wire Drawing Machine Tender

  • Set up, operate, or tend machines to extrude or draw thermoplastic or metal materials into tubes, rods, hoses, wire, bars, or structural shapes.

  • Change dies on extruding machines, according to production line changes.
  • Determine setup procedures and select machine dies and parts, according to specifications.
  • Install dies, machine screws, and sizing rings on machines that extrude thermoplastic or metal materials.
  • Load machine hoppers with mixed materials, using augers, or stuff rolls of plastic dough into machine cylinders.
  • Start machines and set controls to regulate vacuum, air pressure, sizing rings, and temperature, and to synchronize speed of extrusion.

  • Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
  • Repair production equipment or tools.