# Competences — rubber technologist

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/b4e26d7f-475e-4ada-b287-d669de03fb21).

## Essential

- **adjust engineering designs** (skill/competence)
- **analyse production processes for improvement** (skill/competence)
- **analytical chemistry** (knowledge)
- **basic chemicals** (knowledge)
- **check quality of raw materials** (skill/competence)
- **chemical processes** (knowledge)
- **develop green compounding solutions** (skill/competence)
- **develop rubber compound formulas** (skill/competence)
- **handle chemicals** (skill/competence)
- **manage environmental impact of operations** (skill/competence)
- **manage rubber products development** (skill/competence)
- **manufacturing processes** (knowledge)
- **operate scientific measuring equipment** (skill/competence)
- **physics** (knowledge)
- **polymer chemistry** (knowledge)
- **polymerisation** (knowledge)
- **propose alternative rubber compound ingredients** (skill/competence)
- **record test data** (skill/competence)
- **rubber technology** (knowledge)
- **synthetic materials** (knowledge)
- **test chemical samples** (skill/competence)
- **test materials** (skill/competence)
- **use hand tools** (skill/competence)
- **work safely with chemicals** (skill/competence)
- **write technical reports** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- adjust the rubber machines (skill/competence)
- analyse stress resistance of materials (skill/competence)
- assist scientific research (skill/competence)
- develop material testing procedures (skill/competence)
- liaise with engineers (skill/competence)
- provide technical expertise (skill/competence)
- quality assurance methodologies (knowledge)
- quality standards (knowledge)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 6 ads, as of 2026-07-19)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- elastomer development — **33 %**
- failure analysis — **33 %**
- lab sample production — **33 %**
- material testing — **33 %**
- polymer processing — **33 %**
- product development — **33 %**
- rubber formulation — **33 %**
- rubber compound testing — **33 %**
- rubber compounding — **17 %**
- technical support — **17 %**
- technical communication — **17 %**
- root cause analysis — **17 %**
- process development — **17 %**
- process optimisation — **17 %**
- quality management — **17 %**
- problem solving — **17 %**
- new product assessment — **17 %**
- molding processes — **17 %**
- materials selection — **17 %**
- laboratory management — **17 %**
- health and safety compliance — **17 %**
- elastomer formulation — **17 %**
- complaint resolution — **17 %**
- compound troubleshooting — **17 %**
- cost estimation — **17 %**
- costing analysis — **17 %**
- data analysis — **17 %**
- data sheet management — **17 %**
- design review — **17 %**
- troubleshooting — **17 %**

### Methods

- design review — **33 %**
- phased development process — **33 %**
- structured training — **17 %**
- rubber molding processes — **17 %**
- british standards — **17 %**
- international standards — **17 %**

### Responsibilities

- supplier selection — **33 %**
- technical literature preparation — **33 %**
- compound testing — **33 %**
- material selection — **33 %**
- product development — **33 %**
- prototype testing — **33 %**
- quality maintenance — **17 %**
- recipe production — **17 %**
- record keeping — **17 %**
- msds management — **17 %**
- problem solving — **17 %**
- trial coordination — **17 %**
- test sample collection — **17 %**
- test specification creation — **17 %**
- testing — **17 %**
- safety regulation compliance — **17 %**
- safety regulation maintenance — **17 %**
- sample production — **17 %**
- staff development — **17 %**
- standard maintenance — **17 %**
- equipment calibration — **17 %**
- documentation release — **17 %**
- material development — **17 %**
- laboratory equipment operation — **17 %**
- collaboration with teams — **17 %**
- compound troubleshooting — **17 %**
- compound formulation — **17 %**
- customer assistance — **17 %**
- cost estimation — **17 %**

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