Complete process manufacturing activities to produce polymer products to a specification.
As a polymer processing technician apprentice, you’ll be vital in the process manufacturing sector. The polymer processing technician apprenticeship is primarily involved in creating polymer products such as plastics, nylon, PVC, and rubber. These materials are important for a number of consumer and technical uses, from clothing and water pipes to mobile phones and automotive parts. You’ll work in production facilities using sophisticated machinery and technologies like extrusion, injection moulding, and blow moulding. During the polymer processing technician apprenticeship, you’re learn to set up equipment, prepare materials, monitor processes and quality, and adjust things if they’re not quite right. You’ll also keep equipment in top condition and prepare it for overhauls.