214507 - Rubber technologist

Ensures optimal rubber and related products manufacturing process. Selects primary and secondary raw materials and checks their quality. Optimizes the use of machines and equipment, as well as chemical additives used for rubber production.

Main activities

* perform testing procedures of already prepared chemical samples, use necessary equipment and materials, test chemical substances;
* create green compounds, use biological, not synthetic ingredients, evaluate the potential of oils, fillers, polymers and their innovative forms;
* identify toxic ingredients of rubber compounds and offer alternative ingredients performing similar function;
* check the quality of main materials, used for semi-finished and finished goods production, evaluate their properties and select samples, analyze them;
* manage companies' interaction with the environment and its impact on the environment, identify and evaluates the impact of production process and related services on the environment and regulates it.

Characteristic competences

* test chemical samples;
* create green compounds;
* suggest alternative ingredients for rubber compounds;
* check the quality of raw materials;
* manage the impact of operations on the environment.