How do they match: Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers

  • Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers

  • Machine Mechanic
  • Machine Operator
  • Beaming Machine Operator
  • Extrusion Machine Operator
  • Fiber Machine Tender

  • Set up, operate, or tend machines that extrude and form continuous filaments from synthetic materials, such as liquid polymer, rayon, and fiberglass.

  • Clean and maintain extruding and forming machines, using hand tools.
  • Load materials into extruding and forming machines, using hand tools, and adjust feed mechanisms to set feed rates.
  • Move controls to activate and adjust extruding and forming machines.
  • Notify other workers of defects, and direct them to adjust extruding and forming machines.
  • Observe machine operations, control boards, and gauges to detect malfunctions such as clogged bushings and defective binder applicators.
  • Open cabinet doors to cut multifilament threadlines away from guides, using scissors.
  • Pass sliver strands through openings in floors to workers on floors below who wind slivers onto tubes.
  • Press buttons to stop machines when processes are complete or when malfunctions are detected.
  • Record details of machine malfunctions.
  • Record operational data on tags, and attach tags to machines.
  • Remove excess, entangled, or completed filaments from machines, using hand tools.
  • Set up, operate, or tend machines that extrude and form filaments from synthetic materials such as rayon, fiberglass, or liquid polymers.
  • Start metering pumps and observe operation of machines and equipment to ensure continuous flow of filaments extruded through spinnerettes and to detect processing defects.

  • Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing.
  • Move products, materials, or equipment between work areas.
  • Signal others to coordinate work activities.