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

  • Set up, operate, or tend machines, such as glass-forming machines, plodder machines, and tuber machines, to shape and form products such as glassware, food, rubber, soap, brick, tile, clay, wax, tobacco, or cosmetics.

  • Activate machines to shape or form products, such as candy bars, light bulbs, balloons, or insulation panels.
  • Clear jams, and remove defective or substandard materials or products.
  • Complete work tickets, and place them with products.
  • Couple air and gas lines to machines to maintain plasticity of material and to regulate solidification of final products.
  • Examine, measure, and weigh materials or products to verify conformance to standards, using measuring devices such as templates, micrometers, or scales.
  • Feed products into machines by hand or conveyor.
  • Ignite burners to preheat products, or use torches to apply heat.
  • Move materials, supplies, components, and finished products between storage and work areas, using work aids such as racks, hoists, and handtrucks.
  • Record and maintain production data, such as meter readings, and quantities, types, and dimensions of materials produced.
  • Remove materials or products from molds or from extruding, forming, pressing, or compacting machines, and stack or store them for additional processing.
  • Remove molds, mold components, and feeder tubes from machinery after production is complete.
  • Send product samples to laboratories for analysis.
  • Swab molds with solutions to prevent products from sticking.
  • Synchronize speeds of sections of machines when producing products involving several steps or processes.

  • Adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of production materials or products.
  • Clean production equipment.
  • Connect supply lines to production equipment or tools.
  • Feed materials or products into or through equipment.
  • Inspect metal, plastic, or composite products.
  • Load materials into production equipment.
  • Mark products, workpieces, or equipment with identifying information.
  • Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
  • Measure ingredients or substances to be used in production processes.
  • Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
  • Move products, materials, or equipment between work areas.
  • Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
  • Record production information.
  • Record operational or production data.
  • Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.
  • Select production equipment according to product specifications.
  • Weigh finished products.