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Career Details :: Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Description
Operate or tend machines to wash or clean products, such as barrels or kegs, glass items, tin plate, food, pulp, coal, plastic, or rubber, to remove impurities.
Experience
No previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, a person can become a general office clerk even if he/she has never worked in an office before.
Education
These occupations may require a high school diploma or GED certificate. Some may require a formal training course to obtain a license.
Training
Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few days to a few months of training. Usually, an experienced worker could show you how to do the job.
Tasks
- Drains, cleans, and refills machine or tank at designated intervals with cleaning solution or water.
- Adjusts, cleans, and lubricates mechanical parts of machine, using hand tools and grease gun.
- Examines and inspects machine for malfunctions and product for conformance to processing specifications.
- Draws sample for laboratory analysis or tests solutions for conformance to specifications, such as acidity or specific gravity.
- Loads and unloads objects to and from machine, conveyor, or rack.
- Observes machine operation, gauges, or thermometer and adjusts controls to maintain operation, according to specifications.
- Adds specified amounts of chemicals into equipment at required time to maintain level and concentration of solution.
- Records gauge readings, materials used, processing time, or test results in production log.
- Sets controls to regulate temperature and length of cycle and starts conveyors, pumps, agitators, and machines.
- Measures, weighs, or mixes specified quantity of cleaning solutions, using measuring tank, calibrated rod, or suction tube.
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Important Abilities
General Work Activities
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Controlling Machines and Processes
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, Material
- Performing General Physical Activities
- Monitor Processes, Material, Surroundings
Important Skills
- Operation Monitoring
- Operation and Control
- Product Inspection
- Equipment Maintenance
- Equipment Selection
Frequent Work Context
- Degree of Automation
- Indoors
- Consequence of Error
- Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
- Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
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