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

  • Candle Extrusion Machine Operator
  • Candle Molder
  • Candy Depositing Machine Operator
  • Thermal Molder
  • Certified Professional Coder
  • Machine Candle Molder

  • Activate machines to shape or form products, such as candy bars, light bulbs, balloons, or insulation panels.
  • Clean dies, arbors, compression chambers, and molds, using swabs, sponges, or air hoses.
  • Complete work tickets, and place them with products.
  • Examine, measure, and weigh materials or products to verify conformance to standards, using measuring devices such as templates, micrometers, or scales.
  • Ignite burners to preheat products, or use torches to apply heat.
  • Measure, mix, cut, shape, soften, and join materials and ingredients, such as powder, cornmeal, or rubber to prepare them for machine processing.
  • Move materials, supplies, components, and finished products between storage and work areas, using work aids such as racks, hoists, and handtrucks.
  • Remove materials or products from molds or from extruding, forming, pressing, or compacting machines, and stack or store them for additional processing.
  • Select and install machine components, such as dies, molds, and cutters, according to specifications, using hand tools and measuring devices.
  • Thread extruded strips through water tanks and hold-down bars, or attach strands to wires and draw them through tubes.

  • Mark products, workpieces, or equipment with identifying information.
  • Measure ingredients or substances to be used in production processes.
  • Record production information.
  • Send information, materials or documentation.