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Nominal hours for units of competency from the

PMB Plastics, Rubber and Cablemaking

Updated: 28 Mar 2024

Unit CodeUnit TitleNominal Hours
MEM09202AProduce freehand sketches40
MEM30031AOperate computer-aided design (CAD) system to produce basic drawing elements40
MEM30033AUse computer-aided design (CAD) to create and display 3-D models80
RIIRIS201DConduct local risk control20
TLID2010Operate a forklift40
MSMSUP390Use structured problem-solving tools40
MSMWHS205Control minor incidents30
MSMWHS110Follow emergency response procedures20
MSMENV472Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices40
MSMSUP100Apply workplace context to own job20
MSMOPS212Use organisation computers or data systems30
MSMSUP210Process and record information30
MSMSUP102Communicate in the workplace20
MSMSUP240Undertake minor maintenance30
MSMENV272Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices30
MSMOPS102Perform tasks to support production30
MSMSUP383Facilitate a team30
MSMSUP106Work in a team30
MSMWHS200Work safely30
MSMSUP273Handle goods20
MSMSUP200Achieve work outcomes30
MSMOPS101Make measurements30
MSMPER200Work in accordance with an issued permit20
MSMOPS200Operate equipment40
MSMSUP101Clean workplace or equipment20
MSMSUP280Manage conflict at work20
MSMSUP400Develop and monitor quality systems50
MSMSUP291Participate in continuous improvement30
MSMPER201Monitor and control work permits20
MSMSUP382Provide coaching/mentoring in the workplace40
MSMENV172Identify and minimise environmental hazards20
MSMOPS401Trial new process or product60
MSMWHS100Follow WHS procedures20
MSMWHS400Contribute to WHS management system40
MSMWHS212Undertake first response to fire incidents30
MSMSUP292Sample and test materials and product40
MSMWHS217Gas test atmospheres30
MSMSUP300Identify and apply process improvements40
MSMSUP406Identify faults in electronic control50
MSMOPS244Lay out and cut materials30
MSMSUP205Transfer loads20
MSMSUP230Monitor process operations30
MSMSUP204Pack products or materials20
MSMSUP303Identify equipment faults40
MSMSUP309Maintain and organise workplace records20
MSMOPS100Use equipment30
MSMSUP330Develop and adjust a production schedule30
MSMWHS216Operate breathing apparatus20
MSMSUP404Coordinate maintenance40
MSMPER205Enter confined space30
MSMOPS363Organise on-site work30
MSMSUP310Contribute to the development of workplace documentation30
MSMOPS400Optimise process/plant area60
MSMSUP405Identify problems in fluid power system50
MSMWHS210Undertake first response to non-fire incidents20
MSMWHS401Assess risk40
MSS402051Apply quality standards30
MSS402002Sustain process improvements40
MSS402021Apply Just in Time procedures30
MSS402050Monitor process capability30
MSS405031Undertake value analysis of product or process costs in terms of customer requirements60
MSS402020Apply quick changeover procedures40
MSS405020Develop quick changeover procedures60
MSS405030Optimise cost of a product or service60
MSS402040Apply 5S procedures40
MSS405021Develop a Just in Time system60
MSS402080Undertake root cause analysis50
MSS402083Use planning software systems in operations40
MSS015022Develop strategies for more sustainable use of resources70
MSS403085Ensure process improvements are sustained50
MSS402082Apply cost factors to work practices40
MSS405054Determine and improve process capability80
MSS404054Apply statistics to operational processes40
MEM16006Organise and communicate information20
MEM13003Work safely with industrial chemicals and materials20
MEM15001Perform basic statistical quality control20
MEM09003Prepare basic engineering drawing80
MEM18002Use power tools/hand held operations20
MEM18001Use hand tools20
MEM05050Perform routine gas metal arc welding20
MEM12024Perform computations30
MEM13015Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineering40
MEM16008Interact with computing technology20
MEM11011Undertake manual handling20
MEM12023Perform engineering measurements30
MEM09002Interpret technical drawing40
MSTGN3009Coordinate work of team or section30
MSS405088Plan, implement and monitor energy management70
HLTAID011Provide First Aid18
PMBPROD326EInspect tyres20
PMBPROD265EOperate portable vulcanising equipment20
PMBPROD337EPrepare heavy off-the-road tyres for repair40
PMBPROD206EOperate ancillary equipment40
PMBPROD247ECreate composite laminates using hand lay-up techniques60
PMBFIN202EFit attachments and assemble components for customised polymer products30
PMBTECH403ETest thermoset composite laminates and materials40
PMBPROD245EFabricate products with rubber or plastics40
PMBPREP201EPrepare moulds for composites production30
PMBPROD213EOperate polymer extruders70
PMBPROD304EWind up wire or belts20
PMBPROD347EMould composites products using hand lay-up techniques50
PMBPROD248EPrepare surfaces for coating20
PMBPROD362EProduce polyurethane products using gravity casting50
PMBPROD236EOperate hand-held air or power equipment for production processes40
PMBFIN203ERework product imperfections30
PMBPROD301EDraw wire40
PMBTECH601EDevelop a new product100
PMBTECH401EPredict polymer properties and characteristics60
PMBPROD352EProduce compounded materials40
PMBPREP301ESet up and prepare for batch production30
PMBPROD209EOperate cable winding equipment40
PMBPROD216EOperate blown film equipment70
PMBTECH602EDevelop a new die or tool150
PMBPROD330EMake moulds for thermoformed products50
PMBPREP205EAssemble materials and equipment for production30
PMBPROD241EInstall rubber lining or pulley lagging using lay-up techniques30
PMBPROD328EProduce sheet-fed vacuum-formed products50
PMBWELD305EInstall polyethylene plastic pipelines for pressurised applications20
PMBPROD325ELay on tyre retreads20
PMBPROD221EOperate rotational moulding equipment60
PMBTECH502EAnalyse production trials60
PMBTECH406EDiagnose production equipment problems50
PMBPROD339EProduce steel cord-reinforced conveyor belts50
PMBPROD375EVulcanise products using an autoclave40
PMBPROD380EProduce composites products using mechanised open mould wet lay-up50
PMBHAN103EShift materials safely by hand20
PMBPROD370EProduce injection blow moulded products70
PMBFIN201EFinish components and products30
PMBPROD254EOperate an open mill blender30
PMBTECH507EDevelop fibre-composite products using cored-laminate techniques70
PMBPROD378ESplice solid woven conveyor belts40
PMBPROD316EProduce blown film60
PMBPREP303ESet up equipment for continuous operation30
PMBTECH506EAnalyse the design of products and tools for polymer injection moulding80
PMBPREP305EChange extrusion die and calibrator50
PMBWELD302EJoin polyethylene plastic pipelines using electrofusion welding20
PMBTECH404EMould composites with chemically-resistant or fire-retardant properties40
PMBPROD356EConstruct moulds for composite products60
PMBPROD311EProduce blow moulded products60
PMBTECH505EChoose polymer materials for an application50
PMBFIN205EHand decorate products40
PMBPROD431ETrial a new production mould assembly40
PMBPROD368ERepair conveyor belt carcasses30
PMBPROD430ETrial a new injection moulding die60
PMBWELD308EInstall PVC plastic pipelines for pressurised applications20
PMBPROD390EProduce composites using filament winding40
PMBPROD377ESplice fabric ply conveyor belts40
PMBTECH509EModify an existing product50
PMBPROD310EProduce injection moulded products60
PMBPROD340ECure heavy off-the-road tyre repairs60
PMBTECH301EOptimise polymer processing operations40
PMBTECH405ERepair damaged fibre-composites structures50
PMBPROD282EReassemble production mould components20
PMBPROD398EProduce composites using prepregs30
PMBPROD280EOperate a chopper gun to lay-up composites40
PMBPROD338ERepair heavy off-the-road tyres60
PMBPROD210EOperate injection moulding equipment70
PMBPROD239EBuild fabric-reinforced conveyor belts40
PMBPROD357EConstruct jigs and fixtures40
PMBPROD300EProduce products40
PMBPROD360EProduce polyurethane products using centrifugal casting50
PMBWELD304EDesign polyethylene plastic pipelines for non-pressure drainage20
PMBPROD391EProduce composites using resin infusion30
PMBPROD253EOperate an internal mill blender30
PMBPROD242EBond polymers to surfaces40
PMBPROD235EUse materials and process knowledge to complete work operations50
PMBPROD355EMake pattern or plug for composites moulds80
PMBPROD251EApply gel coat or other polymer surface finish30
PMBPROD249EApply liquid surface coatings30
PMBPROD240ECut plastic materials30
PMBTECH407EProduce composite products using cored-laminate techniques40
PMBPROD243ECut rubber materials30
PMBPROD376ESplice steel cord conveyor belts40
PMBPROD321EProduce rotational moulded products60
PMBPROD246EHand mix materials20
PMBTECH303EMake minor modifications to products40
PMBPROD238EPerform creel rack operations for belting production30
PMBPROD293ECreate composite laminates using vacuum-assisted closed-moulding processes40
PMBPROD306EPrepare and start equipment for production30
PMBPROD369ERepair conveyor belt covers30
PMBPROD385EProgram computer-controlled equipment40
PMBPROD392EProduce thermoset composites using pultrusion30
PMBWELD306EDesign polyethylene plastic pipelines for pressurised applications20
PMBWELD310EDesign PVC plastic pipelines for pressure applications20
PMBPROD261EOperate continuous vulcanising equipment30
PMBPROD358EDevelop polymer product patterns60
PMBTECH402ESet advanced or complex injection moulding dies60
PMBTECH501EAnalyse equipment performance50
PMBTECH302EModify existing compounds40
PMBWELD307EInstall plastic pipelines for high temperature applications30
PMBPROD308ETake a machine out of production30
PMBPROD252EOperate polymer compounding equipment50
PMBWELD301EJoin polyethylene plastic pipelines using butt welding20
PMBPROD394EProduce composites using resin transfer moulding30
PMBPROD336EInspect heavy off-the-road tyres20
PMBWELD311EDesign plastic pipelines for high temperature and pressure applications20
PMBPROD207EOperate rubber calendering equipment70
PMBPROD313EProduce extruded polymer products60
PMBPROD367ERemove and replace conveyor belts20
PMBPROD303EProduce cable and tape lay-up cables40
PMBPREP304ESet a die for injection moulding production50
PMBTECH508EDevelop a new compound60
PMBPROD287EWeld thermoplastics materials50
PMBPREP206EPrepare polymer materials to specified formulae30
PMBPROD255EOperate polymer mixing equipment30
PMBPROD281EFinish composite products40
PMBPROD302EBunch and strand wire40
PMBWELD303EInstall polyethylene plastic pipelines for non-pressure drainage20
PMBPROD283EDemould polymer products30
PMBPROD393EProduce composites using vacuum bagging40
PMBPROD384EOperate multi-axis router60
PMBWELD309EWeld plastic using extrusion techniques20
PMBPROD343EShut down plant area20
PMBPROD217EOperate printing equipment40
PMBPROD307EProduce calendered rubber or vinyl products70
PMBTECH603EDesign structural or mechanical polymer components100
PMBPROD341EFinish heavy off-the-road tyre repairs20