Skills
31 skills are associated with this occupation.
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Optional knowledge
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Overview
Filament winding operators run machines that coat glass, carbon or other fibres with resin and wind them on a rotating mandrel to make pipes, tanks, tubes and other hollow composite products.
In job descriptions, look for resin baths, fibre tension, curing, temperature control, gauges, mandrels, composite materials, product inspection, equipment cleaning and production records.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Filament winding operators work on composite production lines. The work can involve preparing resin baths, setting fibre tension, controlling temperature, watching gauges and removing cured parts from a mandrel without damaging the finished pipe, tank or tube.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include understanding fibre reinforcement, resin behaviour, curing, process parameters and quality standards. Practical roles may also include cutting filament, cleaning equipment, waste handling and production records.
Salary context
Salary context depends on machine responsibility, material complexity, shift pattern, quality checks, maintenance tasks and whether the operator adjusts process parameters or follows a fixed setup. This guide does not provide salary amounts.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward senior machine operation, composite production setup, quality inspection, process improvement, equipment maintenance or team-leading roles in plastics and composite manufacturing.
Good to know
Check whether vacancies mention glass fibre, carbon fibre, resin baths, mandrels, curing, tension adjustment and inspection routines. Those details show how technical the machine operation is.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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Alternative labels
FRP winding machine operator
fiberglass container winding operator
fibreglass container winding operator
filament winder operator
winding machine operative
filament winding machine operator
fibreglass pipe winding operator
fibreglass tank winding operator
GRP pipe winding operator
filament winder operative
fiberglass pipe winding operator
filament winding machine operative
fiberglass tank winding operator
filament winding machine tender
Occupation group
Plastic products machine operators (8142)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/88b21b2f-350c-4f41-9680-a53f8ea708ed |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 8142.6 |
| ISCO group | 8142 |
| Concept type | Occupation |