Description
Fibreglass machine operators control and maintain the machine that sprays a mix of resin and glass fibers onto products such as bathtubs or boat hulls to obtain strong and lightweight composite end-products.
EssentialOptional
Theoretical Knowledge
Practical Skills
set up the controller of a machineconsult technical resourcesfeed hoppersmonitor automated machinestroubleshootremove air bubbles from fibreglasswear appropriate protective geartrim excess materialmonitor processing environment conditionstend fibreglass machinefeed fibreglass machinecontrol glass fibres flowmonitor gaugeextract products from mouldsoptimise production processes parametersperform test runform moulding mixturecontrol production flow remotelyrepair laminated structuresprevent casting adhesionmaintain mouldsmanage wasteapply a protective layermeasure materialsoperate fibreglass spray gunclean equipmentfinish plastic productsreport defective manufacturing materialsinspect quality of productsmaintain equipmentkeep records of work progressuse non-destructive testing equipment