Description
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.
EssentialOptional
Theoretical Knowledge
Practical Skills
set press-cycle timeset up the controller of a machineconsult technical resourcesensure mould uniformityfill mouldsmonitor automated machinestroubleshootmove filled mouldstrim excess materialmonitor valvesmonitor gaugeuse personal protection equipmentoperate rollersextract products from mouldsoptimise production processes parametersoperate hydraulic machinery controlspallets loadingperform test runreplace filled palletsfeed hoppersmaintain mouldsmeasure materialssolve technical problemsmix moulding and casting materialreport defective manufacturing materialsinspect quality of productsmaintain equipmentcarry out work-related measurementskeep records of work progresswrite batch record documentationoperate lifting equipmentadd colourassemble moulds