rubber technologist
Code 2145.2
Rubber technologists develop compound formulations to respond to specific needs and attain the required in-rubber properties, starting from technical specifications and application demands. They have knowledge of physical and chemical characteristics of raw rubber material and the process to convert it into market products.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- physics
- synthetic materials
- manufacturing processes
- polymerisation
- chemical processes
- basic chemicals
- analytical chemistry
- polymer chemistry
- rubber technology
Skills and competences
- test chemical samples
- check quality of raw materials
- develop rubber compound formulas
- develop green compounding solutions
- manage rubber products development
- handle chemicals
- work safely with chemicals
- adjust engineering designs
- test materials
- propose alternative rubber compound ingredients
- write technical reports
- record test data
Transversal competences
- analyse production processes for improvement
- manage environmental impact of operations
- operate scientific measuring equipment
- use hand tools
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences