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- "Mixing and Blending Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender"

Set up, operate, or tend machines to mix or blend materials, such as chemicals, tobacco, liquids, color pigments, or explosive ingredients.

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Job Tasks for: "Mixing and Blending Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender"

Tend accessory equipment such as pumps and conveyors to move materials or ingredients through production processes.

Weigh or measure materials, ingredients, and products to ensure conformance to requirements.

Clean and maintain equipment, using hand tools.

Collect samples of materials or products for laboratory testing.

Record operational and production data on specified forms.

Test samples of materials or products to ensure compliance with specifications, using test equipment.

Transfer materials, supplies, and products between work areas, using moving equipment and hand tools.

Unload mixtures into containers or onto conveyors for further processing.

Add or mix chemicals and ingredients for processing, using hand tools or other devices.

Compound and process ingredients or dyes according to formulas.

Dislodge and clear jammed materials or other items from machinery and equipment, using hand tools.

Dump or pour specified amounts of materials into machinery and equipment.

Examine materials, ingredients, or products visually or with hands, in order to ensure conformance to established standards.

Observe production and monitor equipment to ensure safe and efficient operation.

Open valves to drain slurry from mixers into storage tanks.

Operate or tend machines to mix or blend any of a wide variety of materials such as spices, dough batter, tobacco, fruit juices, chemicals, livestock feed, food products, color pigments, or explosive ingredients.

Read work orders to determine production specifications and information.

Start machines to mix or blend ingredients; then allow them to mix for specified times.

Stop mixing or blending machines when specified product qualities are obtained, and open valves and start pumps to transfer mixtures.



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Knowledge Requirements for: "Mixing and Blending Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender"

Production and Processing -- Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

Mechanical -- Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

Mathematics -- Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.


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Skill Requirements for: "Mixing and Blending Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender"

Operation and Control -- Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

Operation Monitoring -- Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

Quality Control Analysis -- Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.


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Ability Requirements for: "Mixing and Blending Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender"

Control Precision -- The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.

Problem Sensitivity -- The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

Written Expression -- The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.

Static Strength -- The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.

Information Ordering -- The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Written Comprehension -- The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

Manual Dexterity -- The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.




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Job Activities for: "Mixing and Blending Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender"

Controlling Machines and Processes -- Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards -- Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material -- Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.

Handling and Moving Objects -- Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings -- Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.

Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment -- Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.

Performing General Physical Activities -- Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.

Documenting/Recording Information -- Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.


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