Extruding, Forming, Pressing, & Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, & 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.
Also called: Extruder Operator, Extrusion Operator, Machine Operator, Press Operator
Knowledge:
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- manufacture and distribution of products
Engineering and Technology
- mechanical
- computers and electronics
Skills:
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
- talking to others
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilites:
- keep your arm or hand steady
- hold or move items with your hands
- change when and how fast you move based on how something else is moving
- quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat
- exercise for a long time without getting out of breath
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Cooperation
- Initiative
- Self Control
- Adaptability/Flexibility
Technology:
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
