Units of competency
- PMBFIN201 Finish products and components
- PMBFIN201E Finish components and products
- PMBFIN202 Fit attachments to products
- PMBFIN202E Fit attachments and assemble components for customised polymer products
- PMBFIN203 Repair product imperfections
- PMBFIN203E Rework product imperfections
- PMBFIN205 Hand decorate products
- PMBFIN205E Hand decorate products
- PMBHAN103 Shift materials safely by hand
- PMBHAN103E Shift materials safely by hand
- PMBHAN208 Store products
- PMBPREP201 Prepare moulds for composites production
- PMBPREP201E Prepare moulds for composites production
- PMBPREP205 Assemble materials and equipment for production
- PMBPREP205E Assemble materials and equipment for production
- PMBPREP206 Prepare materials to formulae
- PMBPREP206E Prepare polymer materials to specified formulae
- PMBPREP301 Set up and prepare for production
- PMBPREP301E Set up and prepare for batch production
- PMBPREP303 Set up equipment for continuous operation
- PMBPREP303E Set up equipment for continuous operation
- PMBPREP304 Set a die
- PMBPREP304E Set a die for injection moulding production
- PMBPREP305 Change extrusion die and setup
- PMBPREP305E Change extrusion die and calibrator
- PMBPROD206 Operate ancillary equipment
- PMBPROD206E Operate ancillary equipment
- PMBPROD207 Operate calender
- PMBPROD207E Operate rubber calendering equipment
- PMBPROD209 Operate cable winding equipment
- PMBPROD209E Operate cable winding equipment
- PMBPROD210 Operate injection moulding equipment
- PMBPROD210E Operate injection moulding equipment
- PMBPROD211 Operate blow moulding equipment
- PMBPROD212 Operate thermoforming equipment
- PMBPROD213 Operate extruders
- PMBPROD213E Operate polymer extruders
- PMBPROD216 Operate blown film equipment
- PMBPROD216E Operate blown film equipment
- PMBPROD217 Operate printing equipment
- PMBPROD217E Operate printing equipment
- PMBPROD221 Operate rotational moulding equipment
- PMBPROD221E Operate rotational moulding equipment
- PMBPROD229 Operate polystyrene shape moulding equipment
- PMBPROD233 Operate film conversion equipment
- PMBPROD235 Use materials and process knowledge to complete work operations
- PMBPROD235E Use materials and process knowledge to complete work operations
- PMBPROD236 Operate hand held air/power equipment for production processes
- PMBPROD236E Operate hand-held air or power equipment for production processes
- PMBPROD237 Splice cables
- PMBPROD238 Perform creel rack operations
- PMBPROD238E Perform creel rack operations for belting production
- PMBPROD239 Build reinforced conveyor belts
- PMBPROD239E Build fabric-reinforced conveyor belts
- PMBPROD240 Cut materials
- PMBPROD240E Cut plastic materials
- PMBPROD241 Lay up rubber lining or lag pulleys
- PMBPROD241E Install rubber lining or pulley lagging using lay-up techniques
- PMBPROD242 Bond polymers to surfaces
- PMBPROD242E Bond polymers to surfaces
- PMBPROD243E Cut rubber materials
- PMBPROD245 Fabricate materials
- PMBPROD245E Fabricate products with rubber or plastics
- PMBPROD246 Hand mix materials
- PMBPROD246E Hand mix materials
- PMBPROD247 Hand lay up composites
- PMBPROD247E Create composite laminates using hand lay-up techniques
- PMBPROD248 Prepare surfaces for coating
- PMBPROD248E Prepare surfaces for coating
- PMBPROD249 Apply liquid surface coatings
- PMBPROD249E Apply liquid surface coatings
- PMBPROD251 Apply gel coat or other polymer surface finish
- PMBPROD251E Apply gel coat or other polymer surface finish
- PMBPROD252 Operate compounding equipment
- PMBPROD252E Operate polymer compounding equipment
- PMBPROD253 Operate an internal mill blender
- PMBPROD253E Operate an internal mill blender
- PMBPROD254 Operate an open mill blender
- PMBPROD254E Operate an open mill blender
- PMBPROD255 Operate mixing equipment
- PMBPROD255E Operate polymer mixing equipment
- PMBPROD259 Operate granulating equipment
- PMBPROD261 Operate continuous vulcanising equipment
- PMBPROD261E Operate continuous vulcanising equipment
- PMBPROD262 Operate tyre curing equipment
- PMBPROD263 Operate retread curing equipment
- PMBPROD265 Operate portable vulcanising equipment
- PMBPROD265E Operate portable vulcanising equipment
- PMBPROD266 Prepare tyre casings for retreading
- PMBPROD267 Operate steel cutting equipment
- PMBPROD268 Operate bead coiling equipment
- PMBPROD270 Operate injection blow moulding equipment
- PMBPROD280 Operate resin-glass depositor equipment
- PMBPROD280E Operate a chopper gun to lay-up composites
- PMBPROD281 Finish composite products
- PMBPROD281E Finish composite products
- PMBPROD282 Assemble mould
- PMBPROD282E Reassemble production mould components
- PMBPROD283 Demould product
- PMBPROD283E Demould polymer products
- PMBPROD284 Operate open flame moulding equipment
- PMBPROD285 Operate computer controlled equipment
- PMBPROD287 Weld plastics materials
- PMBPROD287E Weld thermoplastics materials
- PMBPROD290 Operate filament winding equipment
- PMBPROD291 Operate resin infusion moulding equipment
- PMBPROD292 Operate pultrusion equipment
- PMBPROD293 Operate vacuum bagging equipment
- PMBPROD293E Create composite laminates using vacuum-assisted closed-moulding processes
- PMBPROD294 Operate resin transfer moulding equipment
- PMBPROD295 Operate composite sheeting equipment
- PMBPROD296 Operate centrifugal casting equipment
- PMBPROD297 Operate equipment using moulding compounds
- PMBPROD298 Operate equipment using pre-preg material
- PMBPROD300 Produce products
- PMBPROD300E Produce products
- PMBPROD301 Draw wire
- PMBPROD301E Draw wire
- PMBPROD302 Bunch and strand wire
- PMBPROD302E Bunch and strand wire
- PMBPROD303 Lay up and tape cables
- PMBPROD303E Produce cable and tape lay-up cables
- PMBPROD304 Wind products onto drums
- PMBPROD304E Wind up wire or belts
- PMBPROD305 Colour optical fibre
- PMBPROD306 Prepare and start equipment for production
- PMBPROD306E Prepare and start equipment for production
- PMBPROD307 Produce calendered products
- PMBPROD307E Produce calendered rubber or vinyl products
- PMBPROD308 Take a machine out of production
- PMBPROD308E Take a machine out of production
- PMBPROD309 Produce electroplated products
- PMBPROD310 Produce injection moulded products
- PMBPROD310E Produce injection moulded products
- PMBPROD311 Produce blow moulded products
- PMBPROD311E Produce blow moulded products
- PMBPROD312 Produce continuous thermoforming products
- PMBPROD313 Produce extruded products
- PMBPROD313E Produce extruded polymer products
- PMBPROD314 Produce compression moulded products
- PMBPROD315 Produce polyurethane foam
- PMBPROD316 Produce blown film
- PMBPROD316E Produce blown film
- PMBPROD317 Print and decorate rigid products
- PMBPROD319 Build up rollers
- PMBPROD320 Produce foam injected mouldings
- PMBPROD321 Produce rotational moulded products
- PMBPROD321E Produce rotational moulded products
- PMBPROD323 Produce powder coated products
- PMBPROD324 Inspect tyres for retreading
- PMBPROD325 Lay on tyre retreads
- PMBPROD325E Lay on tyre retreads
- PMBPROD326 Inspect tyres
- PMBPROD326E Inspect tyres
- PMBPROD328 Produce sheet feed vacuum forming products
- PMBPROD328E Produce sheet-fed vacuum-formed products
- PMBPROD329 Produce polystyrene shape moulded products
- PMBPROD330 Make moulds for formed products
- PMBPROD330E Make moulds for thermoformed products
- PMBPROD331 Produce printed and decorated film
- PMBPROD332 Produce thermally bent products
- PMBPROD333 Convert plastic film
- PMBPROD334 Produce products using twin screw extruders
- PMBPROD336 Inspect heavy off-the-road tyres
- PMBPROD336E Inspect heavy off-the-road tyres
- PMBPROD337 Prepare heavy off-the-road tyres for repair
- PMBPROD337E Prepare heavy off-the-road tyres for repair
- PMBPROD338 Repair heavy off-the-road tyres
- PMBPROD338E Repair heavy off-the-road tyres
- PMBPROD339 Produce reinforced conveyor belts
- PMBPROD339E Produce steel cord-reinforced conveyor belts
- PMBPROD340 Cure heavy off-the-road tyre repairs
- PMBPROD340E Cure heavy off-the-road tyre repairs
- PMBPROD341 Finish heavy off-the-road tyre repairs
- PMBPROD341E Finish heavy off-the-road tyre repairs
- PMBPROD343 Shut down plant area
- PMBPROD343E Shut down plant area
- PMBPROD347 Produce composites using hand lamination
- PMBPROD347E Mould composites products using hand lay-up techniques
- PMBPROD349 Produce liquid surface coated products
- PMBPROD352 Produce compounded materials
- PMBPROD352E Produce compounded materials
- PMBPROD353 Compound materials using an internal mill blender
- PMBPROD354 Compound materials using an open mill blender
- PMBPROD355 Make pattern/plug for composites moulds
- PMBPROD355E Make pattern or plug for composites moulds
- PMBPROD356 Construct moulds for composite products
- PMBPROD356E Construct moulds for composite products
- PMBPROD357 Construct jigs and fixtures
- PMBPROD357E Construct jigs and fixtures
- PMBPROD358 Develop patterns
- PMBPROD358E Develop polymer product patterns
- PMBPROD360 Produce centrifugally cast polyurethane products
- PMBPROD360E Produce polyurethane products using centrifugal casting
- PMBPROD362 Produce gravity cast polyurethane products
- PMBPROD362E Produce polyurethane products using gravity casting
- PMBPROD367 Remove and replace conveyor belts
- PMBPROD367E Remove and replace conveyor belts
- PMBPROD368 Repair conveyor belt carcass
- PMBPROD368E Repair conveyor belt carcasses
- PMBPROD369 Repair conveyor belt covers
- PMBPROD369E Repair conveyor belt covers
- PMBPROD370 Produce injection blow moulded products
- PMBPROD370E Produce injection blow moulded products
- PMBPROD372 Produce fibre optic preforms
- PMBPROD373 Draw optical fibre
- PMBPROD375 Vulcanise products using an autoclave
- PMBPROD375E Vulcanise products using an autoclave
- PMBPROD376 Splice steel cord conveyor belts
- PMBPROD376E Splice steel cord conveyor belts
- PMBPROD377 Splice fabric ply conveyor belts
- PMBPROD377E Splice fabric ply conveyor belts
- PMBPROD378 Splice solid woven conveyor belts
- PMBPROD378E Splice solid woven conveyor belts
- PMBPROD380 Produce composites using chopper gun/depositor
- PMBPROD380E Produce composites products using mechanised open mould wet lay-up
- PMBPROD384 Operate multi-axis router
- PMBPROD384E Operate multi-axis router
- PMBPROD385 Program computer controlled equipment
- PMBPROD385E Program computer-controlled equipment
- PMBPROD387 Produce welded plastics materials
- PMBPROD390 Produce composites using filament winding
- PMBPROD390E Produce composites using filament winding
- PMBPROD391 Produce composites using resin infusion
- PMBPROD391E Produce composites using resin infusion
- PMBPROD392 Produce composites using pultrusion
- PMBPROD392E Produce thermoset composites using pultrusion
- PMBPROD393 Produce composites using vacuum bagging
- PMBPROD393E Produce composites using vacuum bagging
- PMBPROD394 Produce composites using resin transfer moulding
- PMBPROD394E Produce composites using resin transfer moulding
- PMBPROD395 Produce composite sheet products
- PMBPROD396 Produce composites using centrifugal casting
- PMBPROD397 Produce composites using moulding compounds
- PMBPROD398 Produce composites using pre-pregs
- PMBPROD398E Produce composites using prepregs
- PMBPROD430 Trial a new die/tool
- PMBPROD430E Trial a new injection moulding die
- PMBPROD431 Trial a new, advanced or complex mould
- PMBPROD431E Trial a new production mould assembly
- PMBTECH301 Use material and process knowledge to solve problems
- PMBTECH301E Optimise polymer processing operations
- PMBTECH302 Modify existing compounds
- PMBTECH302E Modify existing compounds
- PMBTECH303 Make minor modifications to products
- PMBTECH303E Make minor modifications to products
- PMBTECH401 Predict polymer properties and characteristics
- PMBTECH401E Predict polymer properties and characteristics
- PMBTECH402 Set advanced or complex dies
- PMBTECH402E Set advanced or complex injection moulding dies
- PMBTECH403 Test fibre-composites materials and laminates
- PMBTECH403E Test thermoset composite laminates and materials
- PMBTECH404 Mould chemical resistant and/or fire retardant fibre-composites
- PMBTECH404E Mould composites with chemically-resistant or fire-retardant properties
- PMBTECH405 Repair damaged fibre-composites structures
- PMBTECH405E Repair damaged fibre-composites structures
- PMBTECH406 Diagnose production equipment problems
- PMBTECH406E Diagnose production equipment problems
- PMBTECH407E Produce composite products using cored-laminate techniques
- PMBTECH501 Analyse equipment performance
- PMBTECH501E Analyse equipment performance
- PMBTECH502 Review and analyse production trials and specify retrials
- PMBTECH502E Analyse production trials
- PMBTECH503 Determine rheology and output of plastics materials from processing equipment
- PMBTECH504 Determine heat transfer loads for processing equipment
- PMBTECH505 Choose polymer materials for an application
- PMBTECH505E Choose polymer materials for an application
- PMBTECH506 Analyse the design of products and tools
- PMBTECH506E Analyse the design of products and tools for polymer injection moulding
- PMBTECH507 Develop fibre-composite products using cored-laminate techniques
- PMBTECH507E Develop fibre-composite products using cored-laminate techniques
- PMBTECH508 Develop a new compound
- PMBTECH508E Develop a new compound
- PMBTECH509 Modify an existing product
- PMBTECH509E Modify an existing product
- PMBTECH510 Analyse failure in polymeric materials
- PMBTECH601 Develop a new product
- PMBTECH601E Develop a new product
- PMBTECH602 Develop a new die or tool
- PMBTECH602E Develop a new die or tool
- PMBTECH603 Design structural/mechanical polymer components
- PMBTECH603E Design structural or mechanical polymer components
- PMBWASTE101 Collect waste for recycling or safe disposal
- PMBWASTE302 Coordinate waste disposal
- PMBWELD301 Butt weld polyethylene plastic pipelines
- PMBWELD301E Join polyethylene plastic pipelines using butt welding
- PMBWELD302 Electrofusion weld polyethylene pipelines
- PMBWELD302E Join polyethylene plastic pipelines using electrofusion welding
- PMBWELD303 Install polyethylene (non-pressure) drainage pipelines
- PMBWELD303E Install polyethylene plastic pipelines for non-pressure drainage
- PMBWELD304 Design polyethylene (non-pressure) drainage pipelines
- PMBWELD304E Design polyethylene plastic pipelines for non-pressure drainage
- PMBWELD305 Install polyethylene plastic pressure pipelines
- PMBWELD305E Install polyethylene plastic pipelines for pressurised applications
- PMBWELD306 Design polyethylene plastic pressure pipelines
- PMBWELD306E Design polyethylene plastic pipelines for pressurised applications
- PMBWELD307 Install high temperature plastic pressure pipelines
- PMBWELD307E Install plastic pipelines for high temperature applications
- PMBWELD308 Install PVC plastic pressure pipelines
- PMBWELD308E Install PVC plastic pipelines for pressurised applications
- PMBWELD309 Weld plastic using extrusion techniques
- PMBWELD309E Weld plastic using extrusion techniques
- PMBWELD310 Design PVC plastic pressure pipelines
- PMBWELD310E Design PVC plastic pipelines for pressure applications
- PMBWELD311 Design high temperature plastic pressure pipelines
- PMBWELD311E Design plastic pipelines for high temperature and pressure applications