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4.2 KiB

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)

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 %