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DOT Code: 690.682-062

Industry: plastic prod.
Alternate Titles: plate worker

Operates hydraulic press to emboss, laminate, or draw plastic sheets: Clamps sheet to overhead rack and pushes rack into oven to soften sheet for forming. Bolts dies or plates to bed of press and adjusts length of travel of ram arm, using handtools. Positions softened sheet or layers of sheets on press bed and lowers pressure plate to hold sheets in place. Moves controls to lower ram that draws sheet through open die to specified shape, embosses sheet with specified design, or compresses layers of sheets to form laminated plastic board. Turns valves to regulate flow of water or steam through dies or plates to maintain specified forming temperature of plastic. Trims plastic, using shears, power saw, or knife. May be designated according to operation performed as Laminating-Press Operator (plastic prod.); Straightening-Press Operator (plastic prod.).

GOE: 06.02.02 STRENGTH: H GED: R3 M2 L2 SVP: 4 DLU: 77