Conveyor Operators & Tenders
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.
Also called: Chipper Operator, Flumer, Packaging Line Operator, Process Operator
Knowledge:
Engineering and Technology
- public safety and security
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- manufacture and distribution of products
Skills:
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilites:
- listen and understand what people say
- communicate by speaking
- quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat
- use your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down
- pay attention to something without being distracted
- hold or move items with your hands
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need
- Dependability
- Self Control
- Concern for Others
- Cooperation
- Attention to Detail
- Independence
Technology:
Industrial control software
- Control system software
- Conveyor control software
Operating system software
Data base user interface and query software
Education:
no high school diploma/GED
