How do they match: Conveyor Operators and Tenders

  • Process Operator
  • Chip Loft Worker
  • Tip-Out Worker

  • Control or tend conveyors or conveyor systems that move materials or products to and from stockpiles, processing stations, departments, or vehicles. May control speed and routing of materials or products.

  • Clean, sterilize, and maintain equipment, machinery, and work stations, using hand tools, shovels, brooms, chemicals, hoses, and lubricants.
  • Contact workers in work stations or other departments to request movement of materials, products, or machinery, or to notify them of incoming shipments and their estimated delivery times.
  • Distribute materials, supplies, and equipment to work stations, using lifts and trucks.
  • Join sections of conveyor frames at temporary working areas, and connect power units.

  • Clean facilities or work areas.
  • Load materials into equipment for processing.
  • Maintain material moving equipment in good working condition.
  • Operate packing or other material processing equipment.
  • Review work orders or schedules to determine operations or procedures.