Crushing / Grinding / Polishing Machine Setter / Operator / Tender

Set up, operate, or tend machines to crush, grind, or polish materials, such as coal, glass, grain, stone, food, or rubber.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Beveler Operator; Cullet Trucker; Grinder; Grinder Operator; Machine Operator; Machine Tender; Miller; Polisher; Preparation Operator (Prep Operator); Pulverizer

Tasks

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

Knowledge

• Administration and Management
• Production and Processing
• Education and Training
• English Language
• Public Safety and Security

Skills

• Monitoring
• Reading Comprehension
• Active Listening
• Speaking

Abilities

• Manual Dexterity
• Control Precision
• Arm-Hand Steadiness
• Multilimb Coordination
• Rate Control
• Reaction Time
• Near Vision
• Problem Sensitivity
• Flexibility of Closure
• Perceptual Speed
• Finger Dexterity
• Static Strength
• Trunk Strength
• Auditory Attention
• Oral Comprehension
• Written Comprehension
• Oral Expression
• Deductive Reasoning
• Inductive Reasoning
• Category Flexibility
• Visualization
• Selective Attention
• Response Orientation
• Extent Flexibility
• Visual Color Discrimination
• Hearing Sensitivity
• Speech Recognition
• Speech Clarity