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Career: Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
Job Description
Set up, operate, or tend machines that extrude and form continuous filaments from synthetic materials, such as liquid polymer, rayon, and fiberglass.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
93
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Notify other workers of defects, and direct them to adjust extruding and forming machines. |
87
|
Set up, operate, or tend machines that extrude and form filaments from synthetic materials such as rayon, fiberglass, or liquid polymers. |
87
|
Clean and maintain extruding and forming machines, using hand tools. |
86
|
Move controls to activate and adjust extruding and forming machines. |
85
|
Press buttons to stop machines when processes are complete or when malfunctions are detected. |
82
|
Observe machine operations, control boards, and gauges to detect malfunctions such as clogged bushings and defective binder applicators. |
80
|
Start metering pumps and observe operation of machines and equipment to ensure continuous flow of filaments extruded through spinnerettes and to detect processing defects. |
79
|
Remove excess, entangled, or completed filaments from machines, using hand tools. |
76
|
Observe flow of finish across finish rollers, and turn valves to adjust flow to specifications. |
74
|
Record details of machine malfunctions. |
73
|
Open cabinet doors to cut multifilament threadlines away from guides, using scissors. |
71
|
Load materials into extruding and forming machines, using hand tools, and adjust feed mechanisms to set feed rates. |
70
|
Remove polymer deposits from spinnerettes and equipment, using silicone spray, brass chisels, and bronze-wool pads. |
69
|
Press metering-pump buttons and turn valves to stop flow of polymers. |
65
|
Wipe finish rollers with cloths and wash finish trays with water when necessary. |
64
|
Record operational data on tags, and attach tags to machines. |
51
|
Pull extruded fiberglass filaments over sleeves where binding solution is applied, then into grooves of graphite shoes that bind filaments into single strands of sliver. |
50
|
Pass sliver strands through openings in floors to workers on floors below who wind slivers onto tubes. |
49
|
Lower pans inside cabinets to catch molten filaments until flow of polymer through packs has stopped. |
39
|
Turn petcocks to adjust the flow of binding fluid to sleeves. |
38
|
Turn rheostats to obtain specified temperatures in electric furnaces where glass is melted. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
84
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Handling and Moving Objects
|
77
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
77
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
77
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
73
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
72
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
69
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
67
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
65
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
64
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
64
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
61
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
60
|
Processing Information
|
53
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
53
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
52
|
Getting Information
|
52
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
52
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
50
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
50
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
49
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
48
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
47
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
43
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
42
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
40
|
Interacting With Computers
|
39
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
38
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
37
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
37
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
36
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
35
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
35
|
Thinking Creatively
|
31
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
31
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
23
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
22
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
22
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
22
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
21
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
19
|
Selling or Influencing Others
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