(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Conveyor Operators and Tenders
Job Description
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.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
99
|
Inform supervisors of equipment malfunctions that need to be addressed. |
95
|
Clean, sterilize, and maintain equipment, machinery, and work stations, using hand tools, shovels, brooms, chemicals, hoses, and lubricants. |
93
|
Manipulate controls, levers, and valves to start pumps, auxiliary equipment, or conveyors, and to adjust equipment positions, speeds, timing, and material flows. |
87
|
Observe conveyor operations and monitor lights, dials, and gauges, in order to maintain specified operating levels and to detect equipment malfunctions. |
85
|
Weigh or measure materials and products, using scales or other measuring instruments, or read scales on conveyors that continually weigh products, in order to verify specified tonnages and prevent overloads. |
80
|
Contact workers in work stations or other departments to request movement of materials, products, or machinery, or to notify them of incoming shipments and their estimated delivery times. |
79
|
Stop equipment or machinery and clear jams, using poles, bars, and hand tools, or remove damaged materials from conveyors. |
77
|
Position deflector bars, gates, chutes, or spouts to divert flow of materials from one conveyor onto another conveyor. |
75
|
Read production and delivery schedules, and confer with supervisors, to determine sorting and transfer procedures, arrangement of packages on pallets, and destinations of loaded pallets. |
71
|
Record production data such as weights, types, quantities, and storage locations of materials, as well as equipment performance problems and downtime. |
70
|
Operate elevator systems in conjunction with conveyor systems. |
68
|
Repair or replace equipment components or parts such as blades, rolls, and pumps. |
66
|
Load, unload, or adjust materials or products on conveyors by hand, by using lifts, hoists, and scoops, or by opening gates, chutes, or hoppers. |
64
|
Collect samples of materials or products, checking them to ensure conformance to specifications or sending them to laboratories for analysis. |
58
|
Measure dimensions of bundles, using rulers, and cut battens to required sizes, using power saws. |
53
|
Move, assemble, and connect hoses or nozzles to material hoppers, storage tanks, conveyor sections or chutes, and pumps. |
51
|
Distribute materials, supplies, and equipment to work stations, using lifts and trucks. |
50
|
Thread strapping through strapping tools; then secure battens with strapping to form protective pallets around extrusions. |
29
|
Join sections of conveyor frames at temporary working areas, and connect power units. |
25
|
Affix identifying information to materials or products, using hand tools. |
24
|
Observe packages moving along conveyors in order to identify packages and to detect defective packaging. |
16
|
Press console buttons to deflect packages to predetermined accumulators or reject lines. |
14
|
Operate consoles to control automatic palletizing equipment. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
77
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
68
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
66
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
65
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
58
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
57
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
56
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
50
|
Getting Information
|
49
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
49
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
46
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
45
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
44
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
44
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
44
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
43
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
43
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
41
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
41
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
41
|
Thinking Creatively
|
40
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
40
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
38
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
36
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
36
|
Processing Information
|
35
|
Interacting With Computers
|
32
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
31
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
31
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
31
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
30
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
29
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
29
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
28
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
27
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
24
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
24
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
22
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
20
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
19
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
16
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|