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There are 16 key occupations described in the career profiles. Many of the careers highlighted form part of a team of workers sharing knowledge and skills to design, create, and manufacture a plastic product. For example, a quality assurance supervisor would check with a maintenance technician to determine the cause of a defective part; the maintenance technician would consult with the mechanical engineer and the machine operator to see where the problem arose...
Entry-level careers in plastics can often lead to increasing responsibility, including management, when combined with solid job performance, on-going professional development or further education. In addition, people whose expertise lies in the operation of any business such as finance, marketing and procurement, or human resources are required in the plastics sector for the successful company operations.
Job Description
The Job Description section will provide you with a context for the career and a quick description of its role within a plastics company.
Daily Activities
The section provides a snapshot of the daily activities encountered by a person in the career described. This may be personalized by information from an interview with a person currently working in the field. Daily activities of workers will vary slightly from company to company.
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