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Career Guidance Skills handling and moving S6.6 - making moulds, casts, models and patterns S6.6.1 - making production moulds and casts Use moulding techniques
Description
Use moulding techniques, such as rotational moulding, injection moulding, blow moulding, compression moulding, extrusion moulding and thermo-forming to shape liquid raw materials, such as plastic, ceramic, glass and metal.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 5 occupations
- Optional in 6 occupations
- Total: 11 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 8 (Plant and machine operators, and assemblers)
Essential for
- Paper pulp moulding operatorPaper pulp moulding operators tend a machine that moulds paper pulp in various shapes, usually for use in lightweight but sturdy packaging material, such as egg boxes. Other titles…
- Plastic furniture machine operatorPlastic furniture machine operators tend plastic processing machines that produce pieces such as plastic chairs and tables. They inspect each resulting product, detect abnormalitie…
- Concrete products machine operatorConcrete products machine operators tend machines used to produce moulded concrete products. They perform greasing, assembling and stripping of moulds. They also participate in the…
- Block machine operatorBlock machine operators control, maintain and operate concrete blocks casting machine which fills and vibrate molds to compact wet concrete into finished blocks. Duties A block mac…
- Candle makerCandle makers mold candles, place the wick in the middle of the mold and fill the mold with wax, by hand or machine. They remove the candle from the…
Optional for
- Sectional belt mould assemblerSectional belt mould assemblers operate the machine that presses belts into a V-shape. They stretch the belt around the mould and start the machine. Other titles The following job……
- Medical device assemblerMedical device assemblers manufacture instruments, machines and appliances that can be used to prevent, diagnose or treat medical conditions. Medical devices can be non-electrical,…
- Soap chipperSoap chippers operate the machinery that turns soap bars into soap chips, making sure the end product is according to specifications. They also handle the transfer and storage of…
- Set builderSet builders construct, build, prepare, adapt, and maintain scenic elements used on stage and for filming movies or television programs. They use various materials like wood, steel…
- Soap makerSoap makers operate equipments and mixers that produce soap, making sure the end product is produced according to specified formula. Other titles The following job titles also refe…
- Scenic painterScenic painters decorate sets for live performances. They employ various crafting and painting techniques such as figurative painting, landscape painting, and Trompe-l'œil to crea…
Related skills
- Types of moulding
- Maintain moulds
- Fill moulds
- Select mould types
- Report defective manufacturing materials
- Construct moulds
- Inspect quality of products
- Quality standards
- Extract products from moulds
- Monitor automated machines
- Repair mould defects
- Work ergonomically
- Set up the controller of a machine
Last updated on February 18, 2026
