Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

• Read work orders to determine production specifications and information.
• Observe operation of equipment to ensure continuity of flow, safety, and efficient operation, and to detect malfunctions.
• Weigh or measure materials, ingredients, or products at specified intervals to ensure conformance to requirements.
• Examine materials, ingredients, or products, visually or with hands, to ensure conformance to established standards.
• Record data from operations, testing, and production on specified forms.
• Move controls to start, stop, or adjust machinery and equipment that crushes, grinds, polishes, or blends materials.
• Clean, adjust and maintain equipment, using hand tools.
• Notify supervisors of needed repairs.
• Reject defective products and readjust equipment to eliminate problems.
• Set mill gauges to specified fineness of grind.
• Clean work areas.
• Transfer materials, supplies, and products between work areas, using moving equipment and hand tools.
• Dislodge and clear jammed materials or other items from machinery and equipment, using hand tools.
• Inspect chains, belts, or scrolls for signs of wear.
• Tend accessory equipment, such as pumps and conveyors, to move materials or ingredients through production processes.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders.

• Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
• Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders.