How do they match: Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

  • Finishing Area Operator
  • Manual Control Auger Press Operator
  • Yardage Control Operator
  • Yardage Control Operator, Forming

  • Couple air and gas lines to machines to maintain plasticity of material and to regulate solidification of final products.
  • Move materials, supplies, components, and finished products between storage and work areas, using work aids such as racks, hoists, and handtrucks.
  • Press control buttons to activate machinery and equipment.
  • Turn controls to adjust machine functions, such as regulating air pressure, creating vacuums, and adjusting coolant flow.

  • Adjust equipment controls to regulate coolant flow.
  • Adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of production materials or products.
  • Adjust temperature controls of ovens or other heating equipment.
  • Stack finished items for further processing or shipment.
  • Weigh finished products.