How do they match: Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

  • Material Handler
  • Material Mixer
  • CD Storage and Materials Make-Up Helper

  • Set up, operate, or tend machines to mix or blend materials, such as chemicals, tobacco, liquids, color pigments, or explosive ingredients.

  • Collect samples of materials or products for laboratory testing.
  • Dislodge and clear jammed materials or other items from machinery or equipment, using hand tools.
  • Dump or pour specified amounts of materials into machinery or equipment.
  • Examine materials, ingredients, or products visually or with hands to ensure conformance to established standards.
  • Operate or tend machines to mix or blend any of a wide variety of materials, such as spices, dough batter, tobacco, fruit juices, chemicals, livestock feed, food products, color pigments, or explosive ingredients.
  • Tend accessory equipment, such as pumps or conveyors, to move materials or ingredients through production processes.
  • Test samples of materials or products to ensure compliance with specifications, using test equipment.
  • Transfer materials, supplies, or products between work areas, using moving equipment or hand tools.
  • Weigh or measure materials, ingredients, or products to ensure conformance to requirements.

  • Adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of production materials or products.
  • Collect samples of materials or products for testing.
  • Load materials into production equipment.
  • Move products, materials, or equipment between work areas.
  • Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
  • Test chemical or physical characteristics of materials or products.