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Career: Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Job Description
Operate or tend machines to wash or clean products, such as barrels or kegs, glass items, tin plate, food, pulp, coal, plastic, or rubber, to remove impurities.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
88
|
Drain, clean, and refill machines or tanks at designated intervals, using cleaning solutions or water. |
84
|
Add specified amounts of chemicals to equipment at required times to maintain solution levels and concentrations. |
81
|
Measure, weigh, or mix cleaning solutions, using measuring tanks, calibrated rods or suction tubes. |
78
|
Operate or tend machines to wash and remove impurities from items such as barrels or kegs, glass products, tin plate surfaces, dried fruit, pulp, animal stock, coal, manufactured articles, plastic, or rubber. |
67
|
Observe machine operations, gauges, or thermometers, and adjust controls to maintain specified conditions. |
61
|
Set controls to regulate temperature and length of cycles, and start conveyors, pumps, agitators, and machines. |
57
|
Load machines with objects to be processed, then unload objects after cleaning and place them on conveyors or racks. |
55
|
Examine and inspect machines to detect malfunctions. |
51
|
Record gauge readings, materials used, processing times, and/or test results in production logs. |
50
|
Adjust, clean, and lubricate mechanical parts of machines, using hand tools and grease guns. |
37
|
Draw samples for laboratory analysis, or test solutions for conformance to specifications, such as acidity or specific gravity. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
61
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
50
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
47
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
45
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
44
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
43
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
42
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
42
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
42
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
41
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
41
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
41
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
40
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
39
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
37
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
35
|
Getting Information
|
34
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
34
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
34
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
33
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
31
|
Thinking Creatively
|
31
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
30
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
29
|
Processing Information
|
29
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
28
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
28
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
28
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
25
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
24
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
23
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
23
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
21
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
20
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
20
|
Interacting With Computers
|
18
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
16
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
15
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
13
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
13
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
10
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|