Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

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

Job Task

• Records operational and production data on specified forms.
• Operates or tends machines and equipment that crush, grind, polish, or blend materials.
• Moves controls to start, stop, or adjust machinery and equipment that crush, grind, polish, or blend materials.
• Observes production monitoring equipment to ensure safety and efficient operation.
• Loads materials into machinery and equipment, using hand tools.
• Adds or mixes chemicals and ingredients for processing, using hand tools or other devices.
• Dislodges and clears jammed materials, or other items, from machinery and equipment, using hand tools.
• Tends accessory equipment, such as pumps and conveyors, to move materials or ingredients through production process.
• Weighs or measures materials, ingredients, and products to ensure conformance to requirements.
• Reads work orders to ascertain production specifications and information.
• Examines or feels materials, ingredients, or products to ensure conformance to established standards.
• Collects samples of materials or products for laboratory testing.
• Cleans and maintains machinery, equipment, materials, and products, using hand tools.
• Tests samples of materials or products to ensure compliance with specifications, using test equipment.
• Transfers materials, supplies, and products between work areas, using moving equipment and hand tools.

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