OSCA 2024 · 731332 · Skill level 4
Plastics Production Machine Operator: OSCA 731332
ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026
Plastics Production Machine Operator is OSCA 2024 code 731332. It corresponds to 3 ANZSCO codes (711511, 711512 and 711514). None of them is on Australia's skilled visa lists, which still use ANZSCO codes.
ANZSCO equivalent
ANZSCO codes for OSCA 731332
Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.
ANZSCO 711511
Plastic Cablemaking Machine Operator
Not on the skilled occupation lists.
ANZSCO 711512
Plastic Compounding and Reclamation Machine Operator
Not on the skilled occupation lists.
ANZSCO 711514
Plastics Production Machine Operator (General)
Not on the skilled occupation lists.
The job
What a plastics production machine operator does
Operates extruding, cable making, compounding, reclamation, injection moulding and blow moulding machines to produce finished plastic products.
Skill level 4: Certificate II or III, or at least 1 year of relevant experience
Specialisations
- Blow Moulding Machine Operator
- Extruding Machine Operator (Plastics)
- Injection Moulding Machine Operator (Plastics)
- Plastic Cablemaking Machine Operator
- Plastic Compounding and Reclamation Machine Operator
- Plastic Production Machine Setter
Main tasks
Main tasks
- Sets up and prepares machines ready for plastics production
- Sets injection moulding parameters to machinery, and places and aligns robots to prepare for robotic processes
- Operates controls to regulate temperature, pressure, speed and flow of plastics operation
- Measures and loads raw plastic materials, items and ingredients for mixing into machines and feeding mechanisms
- Threads uncoated wire and cable through plastic coating machines, around take-up reels, and through dies and cooling chambers
- Performs routine quality checks on products, such as dimensional checks, clarity of colour, and impact resistance
- Examines output for defects and conformity to specifications
Unit group 7313
Other occupations in Plastics and Rubber Production Machine Operators
Questions
OSCA 731332: common questions
What is the OSCA code for plastics production machine operator?
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 731332?
Is Plastics Production Machine Operator on Australia's skilled occupation lists?
Does Home Affairs use OSCA codes for visas?
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, OSCA 2024 v1.0 (CC BY 4.0); Department of Home Affairs, checked 21 October 2026. General information only, not immigration advice.
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