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- Abilities
- Interests
- Knowledge
- Wages
- Skills
- Work Values
- Work Styles
- Related Degrees
- Work Context
- Task Ratings
- Education
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.
Conveyor Operators and Tenders spend a lot of their time Handling and Moving Objects. They are naturally good at Oral Comprehension, Information Ordering, Oral Expression, and Multilimb Coordination. Conveyor Operators and Tenders are typically characterized as being Realistic and Conventional. They are usually very knowledgable about Education and Training, Mechanical, and Engineering and Technology and are skilled at Operation Monitoring and Operation and Control.
Work Activities
Handling and Moving Objects
Controlling Machines and Processes
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Performing General Physical Activities
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Getting Information
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
Thinking Creatively
Scheduling Work and Activities
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Processing Information
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
Interacting With Computers
Training and Teaching Others
Developing Objectives and Strategies
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
Documenting/Recording Information
Analyzing Data or Information
Coaching and Developing Others
Developing and Building Teams
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
Selling or Influencing Others
Performing Administrative Activities
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
Assisting and Caring for Others
Staffing Organizational Units
Abilities
Oral Comprehension
Information Ordering
Oral Expression
Multilimb Coordination
Control Precision
Auditory Attention
Near Vision
Selective Attention
Written Comprehension
Problem Sensitivity
Perceptual Speed
Category Flexibility
Finger Dexterity
Manual Dexterity
Depth Perception
Visualization
Far Vision
Written Expression
Speech Clarity
Inductive Reasoning
Static Strength
Deductive Reasoning
Extent Flexibility
Visual Color Discrimination
Reaction Time
Flexibility of Closure
Response Orientation
Speech Recognition
Hearing Sensitivity
Trunk Strength
Rate Control
Arm-Hand Steadiness
Glare Sensitivity
Time Sharing
Speed of Closure
Fluency of Ideas
Originality
Gross Body Equilibrium
Stamina
Gross Body Coordination
Memorization
Number Facility
Mathematical Reasoning
Dynamic Strength
Speed of Limb Movement
Wrist-Finger Speed
Spatial Orientation
Sound Localization
Peripheral Vision
Night Vision
Interests
Realistic
Conventional
Enterprising
Investigative
Artistic
Social
Knowledge
Education and Training
Mechanical
Engineering and Technology
Public Safety and Security
Chemistry
Production and Processing
Computers and Electronics
Law and Government
Mathematics
Physics
Clerical
Design
Customer and Personal Service
Building and Construction
Personnel and Human Resources
Transportation
English Language
Sales and Marketing
Biology
Telecommunications
Administration and Management
Psychology
Geography
Economics and Accounting
Food Production
Communications and Media
Wages
Wyoming
$48,510
West Virginia
$45,370
District of Columbia
$41,780
Connecticut
$36,060
Kentucky
$34,290
Maine
$34,000
Alabama
$33,880
New Jersey
$33,650
Hawaii
$32,350
Utah
$32,290
Wisconsin
$31,970
New Hampshire
$31,910
California
$31,840
Washington
$31,760
Illinois
$31,500
Florida
$31,460
Oregon
$31,360
Minnesota
$31,260
Louisiana
$31,050
Massachusetts
$31,050
Maryland
$30,550
Indiana
$30,290
Michigan
$30,270
Colorado
$29,950
Vermont
$29,890
Ohio
$29,780
Alaska
$29,770
Pennsylvania
$29,630
Georgia
$29,610
Idaho
$29,430
North Dakota
$29,220
Tennessee
$29,170
Montana
$29,130
Nevada
$29,100
Missouri
$29,060
New York
$27,890
South Carolina
$27,470
Iowa
$27,230
Arizona
$27,160
South Dakota
$27,080
North Carolina
$26,970
Virginia
$26,800
Nebraska
$26,790
Kansas
$26,350
Arkansas
$25,810
Texas
$25,190
Oklahoma
$22,840
Mississippi
$22,790
Puerto Rico
$16,410
Skills
Operation Monitoring
Operation and Control
Coordination
Reading Comprehension
Quality Control Analysis
Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Speaking
Active Listening
Troubleshooting
Complex Problem Solving
Instructing
Time Management
Equipment Maintenance
Systems Analysis
Judgment and Decision Making
Social Perceptiveness
Writing
Management of Personnel Resources
Active Learning
Repairing
Systems Evaluation
Service Orientation
Persuasion
Negotiation
Operations Analysis
Equipment Selection
Science
Mathematics
Learning Strategies
Management of Material Resources
Technology Design
Work Values
Support
Relationships
Independence
Working Conditions
Recognition
Achievement
Work Styles
Dependability
Attention to Detail
Cooperation
Integrity
Concern for Others
Self Control
Stress Tolerance
Leadership
Initiative
Independence
Adaptability/Flexibility
Analytical Thinking
Social Orientation
Innovation
Achievement/Effort
Persistence
Related University Degree Programs
Work Context
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
Face-to-Face Discussions
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
Exposed to Contaminants
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
Freedom to Make Decisions
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
Structured versus Unstructured Work
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
Exposed to High Places
Physical Proximity
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
Time Pressure
Spend Time Standing
Outdoors, Under Cover
Contact With Others
Work With Work Group or Team
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
Spend Time Walking and Running
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
Telephone
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
Letters and Memos
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
Frequency of Conflict Situations
Coordinate or Lead Others
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
Degree of Automation
Deal With External Customers
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
Frequency of Decision Making
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
Duration of Typical Work Week
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
Consequence of Error
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
Spend Time Sitting
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
Work Schedules
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
Level of Competition
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
Electronic Mail
Public Speaking
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
Exposed to Radiation
Exposed to Disease or Infections
-40 hours-
Duration of Typical Work Week
-A lot of freedom-
Freedom to Make Decisions
Structured versus Unstructured Work
-About half the time-
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
Spend Time Walking and Running
Spend Time Standing
Spend Time Sitting
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
-Completely automated-
Degree of Automation
-Constant contact with others-
Contact With Others
-Contact with others about half the time-
Contact With Others
-Contact with others most of the time-
Contact With Others
-Continually or almost continually-
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
Spend Time Standing
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
Spend Time Walking and Running
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
Spend Time Sitting
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
-Every day-
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
Face-to-Face Discussions
Exposed to Contaminants
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
Outdoors, Under Cover
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
Exposed to High Places
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
Time Pressure
Frequency of Decision Making
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
Letters and Memos
Telephone
Frequency of Conflict Situations
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
Electronic Mail
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
Exposed to Disease or Infections
Exposed to Radiation
Public Speaking
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
-Extremely competitive-
Level of Competition
-Extremely important-
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
Work With Work Group or Team
Coordinate or Lead Others
Deal With External Customers
-Extremely serious-
Consequence of Error
-Fairly important-
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
Work With Work Group or Team
Coordinate or Lead Others
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
Deal With External Customers
-Fairly serious-
Consequence of Error
-High responsibility-
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
-Highly automated-
Degree of Automation
-Highly competitive-
Level of Competition
-I don't work near other people (beyond 100 ft.)-
Physical Proximity
-I work with others but not closely (e.g., private office)-
Physical Proximity
-Important-
Coordinate or Lead Others
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
Work With Work Group or Team
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
Deal With External Customers
-Important results-
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
-Irregular (changes with weather conditions, production demands, or contract duration)-
Work Schedules
-Less than 40 hours-
Duration of Typical Work Week
-Less than half the time-
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
Spend Time Sitting
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
Spend Time Walking and Running
Spend Time Standing
-Limited freedom-
Structured versus Unstructured Work
Freedom to Make Decisions
-Limited responsibility-
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
-Minor results-
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
-Moderate responsibility-
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
-Moderate results-
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
-Moderately automated-
Degree of Automation
-Moderately close (at arm's length)-
Physical Proximity
-Moderately competitive-
Level of Competition
-More than 40 hours-
Duration of Typical Work Week
-More than half the time-
Spend Time Standing
Spend Time Walking and Running
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
Spend Time Sitting
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
-Never-
Exposed to Disease or Infections
Exposed to Radiation
Electronic Mail
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
Public Speaking
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
Telephone
Outdoors, Under Cover
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
Spend Time Sitting
Exposed to High Places
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
Frequency of Conflict Situations
Exposed to Contaminants
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
Letters and Memos
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
Frequency of Decision Making
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
Time Pressure
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
Face-to-Face Discussions
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
Spend Time Walking and Running
Spend Time Standing
-No contact with others-
Contact With Others
-No freedom-
Freedom to Make Decisions
Structured versus Unstructured Work
-No responsibility-
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
-No results-
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
-Not at all automated-
Degree of Automation
-Not at all competitive-
Level of Competition
-Not important at all-
Deal With External Customers
Coordinate or Lead Others
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
Work With Work Group or Team
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
-Not serious at all-
Consequence of Error
-Occasional contact with others-
Contact With Others
-Once a month or more but not every week-
Frequency of Conflict Situations
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
Letters and Memos
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
Time Pressure
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
Electronic Mail
Frequency of Decision Making
Exposed to Contaminants
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
Outdoors, Under Cover
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
Exposed to High Places
Exposed to Disease or Infections
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
Public Speaking
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
Face-to-Face Discussions
Telephone
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
Exposed to Radiation
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
-Once a week or more but not every day-
Time Pressure
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
Telephone
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
Exposed to High Places
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
Letters and Memos
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
Frequency of Conflict Situations
Face-to-Face Discussions
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
Frequency of Decision Making
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
Outdoors, Under Cover
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
Public Speaking
Exposed to Contaminants
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
Electronic Mail
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
Exposed to Disease or Infections
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
Exposed to Radiation
-Once a year or more but not every month-
Frequency of Decision Making
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
Public Speaking
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
Letters and Memos
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
Exposed to Radiation
Outdoors, Under Cover
Exposed to High Places
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
Frequency of Conflict Situations
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
Time Pressure
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
Telephone
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
Face-to-Face Discussions
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
Electronic Mail
Exposed to Contaminants
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
Exposed to Disease or Infections
-Regular (established routine, set schedule)-
Work Schedules
-Seasonal (only during certain times of the year)-
Work Schedules
-Serious-
Consequence of Error
-Slightly automated-
Degree of Automation
-Slightly close (e.g., shared office)-
Physical Proximity
-Slightly competitive-
Level of Competition
-Some freedom-
Freedom to Make Decisions
Structured versus Unstructured Work
-Very close (near touching)-
Physical Proximity
-Very high responsibility-
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
-Very important-
Work With Work Group or Team
Deal With External Customers
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
Coordinate or Lead Others
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
-Very important results-
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
-Very little freedom-
Structured versus Unstructured Work
Freedom to Make Decisions
-Very serious-
Consequence of Error
Task Ratings
- Importance Core-
Position deflector bars, gates, chutes, or spouts to divert flow of materials from one conveyor onto another conveyor.
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.
Manipulate controls, levers, and valves to start pumps, auxiliary equipment, or conveyors, and to adjust equipment positions, speeds, timing, and material flows.
Record production data such as weights, types, quantities, and storage locations of materials, as well as equipment performance problems and downtime.
Inform supervisors of equipment malfunctions that need to be addressed.
Clean, sterilize, and maintain equipment, machinery, and work stations, using hand tools, shovels, brooms, chemicals, hoses, and lubricants.
Observe conveyor operations and monitor lights, dials, and gauges, in order to maintain specified operating levels and to detect equipment malfunctions.
Operate elevator systems in conjunction with conveyor systems.
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.
Repair or replace equipment components or parts such as blades, rolls, and pumps.
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.
Stop equipment or machinery and clear jams, using poles, bars, and hand tools, or remove damaged materials from conveyors.
- Importance Supplemental-
Collect samples of materials or products, checking them to ensure conformance to specifications or sending them to laboratories for analysis.
Load, unload, or adjust materials or products on conveyors by hand, by using lifts, hoists, and scoops, or by opening gates, chutes, or hoppers.
Affix identifying information to materials or products, using hand tools.
Operate consoles to control automatic palletizing equipment.
Distribute materials, supplies, and equipment to work stations, using lifts and trucks.
Move, assemble, and connect hoses or nozzles to material hoppers, storage tanks, conveyor sections or chutes, and pumps.
Observe packages moving along conveyors in order to identify packages and to detect defective packaging.
Measure dimensions of bundles, using rulers, and cut battens to required sizes, using power saws.
Press console buttons to deflect packages to predetermined accumulators or reject lines.
Join sections of conveyor frames at temporary working areas, and connect power units.
Thread strapping through strapping tools; then secure battens with strapping to form protective pallets around extrusions.
- Relevance of Task Core-
Inform supervisors of equipment malfunctions that need to be addressed.
Clean, sterilize, and maintain equipment, machinery, and work stations, using hand tools, shovels, brooms, chemicals, hoses, and lubricants.
Manipulate controls, levers, and valves to start pumps, auxiliary equipment, or conveyors, and to adjust equipment positions, speeds, timing, and material flows.
Observe conveyor operations and monitor lights, dials, and gauges, in order to maintain specified operating levels and to detect equipment malfunctions.
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.
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.
Stop equipment or machinery and clear jams, using poles, bars, and hand tools, or remove damaged materials from conveyors.
Position deflector bars, gates, chutes, or spouts to divert flow of materials from one conveyor onto another conveyor.
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.
Record production data such as weights, types, quantities, and storage locations of materials, as well as equipment performance problems and downtime.
Operate elevator systems in conjunction with conveyor systems.
Repair or replace equipment components or parts such as blades, rolls, and pumps.
- Relevance of Task Supplemental-
Load, unload, or adjust materials or products on conveyors by hand, by using lifts, hoists, and scoops, or by opening gates, chutes, or hoppers.
Collect samples of materials or products, checking them to ensure conformance to specifications or sending them to laboratories for analysis.
Move, assemble, and connect hoses or nozzles to material hoppers, storage tanks, conveyor sections or chutes, and pumps.
Distribute materials, supplies, and equipment to work stations, using lifts and trucks.
Join sections of conveyor frames at temporary working areas, and connect power units.
Affix identifying information to materials or products, using hand tools.
Observe packages moving along conveyors in order to identify packages and to detect defective packaging.
Press console buttons to deflect packages to predetermined accumulators or reject lines.
Operate consoles to control automatic palletizing equipment.
-Daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-
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.
Position deflector bars, gates, chutes, or spouts to divert flow of materials from one conveyor onto another conveyor.
Record production data such as weights, types, quantities, and storage locations of materials, as well as equipment performance problems and downtime.
Operate elevator systems in conjunction with conveyor systems.
Clean, sterilize, and maintain equipment, machinery, and work stations, using hand tools, shovels, brooms, chemicals, hoses, and lubricants.
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.
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.
Observe conveyor operations and monitor lights, dials, and gauges, in order to maintain specified operating levels and to detect equipment malfunctions.
Inform supervisors of equipment malfunctions that need to be addressed.
Manipulate controls, levers, and valves to start pumps, auxiliary equipment, or conveyors, and to adjust equipment positions, speeds, timing, and material flows.
Stop equipment or machinery and clear jams, using poles, bars, and hand tools, or remove damaged materials from conveyors.
Repair or replace equipment components or parts such as blades, rolls, and pumps.
-Daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-
Affix identifying information to materials or products, using hand tools.
Operate consoles to control automatic palletizing equipment.
Observe packages moving along conveyors in order to identify packages and to detect defective packaging.
Move, assemble, and connect hoses or nozzles to material hoppers, storage tanks, conveyor sections or chutes, and pumps.
Distribute materials, supplies, and equipment to work stations, using lifts and trucks.
Press console buttons to deflect packages to predetermined accumulators or reject lines.
Measure dimensions of bundles, using rulers, and cut battens to required sizes, using power saws.
Join sections of conveyor frames at temporary working areas, and connect power units.
Thread strapping through strapping tools; then secure battens with strapping to form protective pallets around extrusions.
-Hourly or more Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-
Observe conveyor operations and monitor lights, dials, and gauges, in order to maintain specified operating levels and to detect equipment malfunctions.
Manipulate controls, levers, and valves to start pumps, auxiliary equipment, or conveyors, and to adjust equipment positions, speeds, timing, and material flows.
Clean, sterilize, and maintain equipment, machinery, and work stations, using hand tools, shovels, brooms, chemicals, hoses, and lubricants.
Stop equipment or machinery and clear jams, using poles, bars, and hand tools, or remove damaged materials from conveyors.
Record production data such as weights, types, quantities, and storage locations of materials, as well as equipment performance problems and downtime.
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.
Inform supervisors of equipment malfunctions that need to be addressed.
Repair or replace equipment components or parts such as blades, rolls, and pumps.
Operate elevator systems in conjunction with conveyor systems.
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.
Position deflector bars, gates, chutes, or spouts to divert flow of materials from one conveyor onto another conveyor.
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.
-Hourly or more Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-
Observe packages moving along conveyors in order to identify packages and to detect defective packaging.
Load, unload, or adjust materials or products on conveyors by hand, by using lifts, hoists, and scoops, or by opening gates, chutes, or hoppers.
Operate consoles to control automatic palletizing equipment.
Press console buttons to deflect packages to predetermined accumulators or reject lines.
Affix identifying information to materials or products, using hand tools.
Distribute materials, supplies, and equipment to work stations, using lifts and trucks.
Collect samples of materials or products, checking them to ensure conformance to specifications or sending them to laboratories for analysis.
Join sections of conveyor frames at temporary working areas, and connect power units.
Measure dimensions of bundles, using rulers, and cut battens to required sizes, using power saws.
Move, assemble, and connect hoses or nozzles to material hoppers, storage tanks, conveyor sections or chutes, and pumps.
Thread strapping through strapping tools; then secure battens with strapping to form protective pallets around extrusions.
-More than monthly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-
Stop equipment or machinery and clear jams, using poles, bars, and hand tools, or remove damaged materials from conveyors.
Repair or replace equipment components or parts such as blades, rolls, and pumps.
Operate elevator systems in conjunction with conveyor systems.
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.
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.
Inform supervisors of equipment malfunctions that need to be addressed.
Position deflector bars, gates, chutes, or spouts to divert flow of materials from one conveyor onto another conveyor.
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.
Clean, sterilize, and maintain equipment, machinery, and work stations, using hand tools, shovels, brooms, chemicals, hoses, and lubricants.
Record production data such as weights, types, quantities, and storage locations of materials, as well as equipment performance problems and downtime.
Manipulate controls, levers, and valves to start pumps, auxiliary equipment, or conveyors, and to adjust equipment positions, speeds, timing, and material flows.
Observe conveyor operations and monitor lights, dials, and gauges, in order to maintain specified operating levels and to detect equipment malfunctions.
-More than monthly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-
Affix identifying information to materials or products, using hand tools.
Move, assemble, and connect hoses or nozzles to material hoppers, storage tanks, conveyor sections or chutes, and pumps.
Collect samples of materials or products, checking them to ensure conformance to specifications or sending them to laboratories for analysis.
Thread strapping through strapping tools; then secure battens with strapping to form protective pallets around extrusions.
Measure dimensions of bundles, using rulers, and cut battens to required sizes, using power saws.
Join sections of conveyor frames at temporary working areas, and connect power units.
Load, unload, or adjust materials or products on conveyors by hand, by using lifts, hoists, and scoops, or by opening gates, chutes, or hoppers.
Press console buttons to deflect packages to predetermined accumulators or reject lines.
Operate consoles to control automatic palletizing equipment.
-More than weekly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-
Observe conveyor operations and monitor lights, dials, and gauges, in order to maintain specified operating levels and to detect equipment malfunctions.
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.
Stop equipment or machinery and clear jams, using poles, bars, and hand tools, or remove damaged materials from conveyors.
Inform supervisors of equipment malfunctions that need to be addressed.
Repair or replace equipment components or parts such as blades, rolls, and pumps.
Position deflector bars, gates, chutes, or spouts to divert flow of materials from one conveyor onto another conveyor.
Clean, sterilize, and maintain equipment, machinery, and work stations, using hand tools, shovels, brooms, chemicals, hoses, and lubricants.
Record production data such as weights, types, quantities, and storage locations of materials, as well as equipment performance problems and downtime.
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.
Manipulate controls, levers, and valves to start pumps, auxiliary equipment, or conveyors, and to adjust equipment positions, speeds, timing, and material flows.
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.
Operate elevator systems in conjunction with conveyor systems.
-More than weekly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-
Thread strapping through strapping tools; then secure battens with strapping to form protective pallets around extrusions.
Measure dimensions of bundles, using rulers, and cut battens to required sizes, using power saws.
Operate consoles to control automatic palletizing equipment.
Distribute materials, supplies, and equipment to work stations, using lifts and trucks.
Load, unload, or adjust materials or products on conveyors by hand, by using lifts, hoists, and scoops, or by opening gates, chutes, or hoppers.
Move, assemble, and connect hoses or nozzles to material hoppers, storage tanks, conveyor sections or chutes, and pumps.
Press console buttons to deflect packages to predetermined accumulators or reject lines.
Collect samples of materials or products, checking them to ensure conformance to specifications or sending them to laboratories for analysis.
Affix identifying information to materials or products, using hand tools.
Join sections of conveyor frames at temporary working areas, and connect power units.
Observe packages moving along conveyors in order to identify packages and to detect defective packaging.
-More than yearly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-
Repair or replace equipment components or parts such as blades, rolls, and pumps.
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.
Inform supervisors of equipment malfunctions that need to be addressed.
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.
Stop equipment or machinery and clear jams, using poles, bars, and hand tools, or remove damaged materials from conveyors.
Operate elevator systems in conjunction with conveyor systems.
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.
Clean, sterilize, and maintain equipment, machinery, and work stations, using hand tools, shovels, brooms, chemicals, hoses, and lubricants.
Manipulate controls, levers, and valves to start pumps, auxiliary equipment, or conveyors, and to adjust equipment positions, speeds, timing, and material flows.
Observe conveyor operations and monitor lights, dials, and gauges, in order to maintain specified operating levels and to detect equipment malfunctions.
Position deflector bars, gates, chutes, or spouts to divert flow of materials from one conveyor onto another conveyor.
Record production data such as weights, types, quantities, and storage locations of materials, as well as equipment performance problems and downtime.
-More than yearly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-
Move, assemble, and connect hoses or nozzles to material hoppers, storage tanks, conveyor sections or chutes, and pumps.
Measure dimensions of bundles, using rulers, and cut battens to required sizes, using power saws.
Distribute materials, supplies, and equipment to work stations, using lifts and trucks.
Thread strapping through strapping tools; then secure battens with strapping to form protective pallets around extrusions.
Collect samples of materials or products, checking them to ensure conformance to specifications or sending them to laboratories for analysis.
Affix identifying information to materials or products, using hand tools.
Load, unload, or adjust materials or products on conveyors by hand, by using lifts, hoists, and scoops, or by opening gates, chutes, or hoppers.
Observe packages moving along conveyors in order to identify packages and to detect defective packaging.
-Several times daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-
Manipulate controls, levers, and valves to start pumps, auxiliary equipment, or conveyors, and to adjust equipment positions, speeds, timing, and material flows.
Clean, sterilize, and maintain equipment, machinery, and work stations, using hand tools, shovels, brooms, chemicals, hoses, and lubricants.
Record production data such as weights, types, quantities, and storage locations of materials, as well as equipment performance problems and downtime.
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.
Operate elevator systems in conjunction with conveyor systems.
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.
Stop equipment or machinery and clear jams, using poles, bars, and hand tools, or remove damaged materials from conveyors.
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.
Position deflector bars, gates, chutes, or spouts to divert flow of materials from one conveyor onto another conveyor.
Inform supervisors of equipment malfunctions that need to be addressed.
Observe conveyor operations and monitor lights, dials, and gauges, in order to maintain specified operating levels and to detect equipment malfunctions.
Repair or replace equipment components or parts such as blades, rolls, and pumps.
-Several times daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-
Collect samples of materials or products, checking them to ensure conformance to specifications or sending them to laboratories for analysis.
Observe packages moving along conveyors in order to identify packages and to detect defective packaging.
Load, unload, or adjust materials or products on conveyors by hand, by using lifts, hoists, and scoops, or by opening gates, chutes, or hoppers.
Affix identifying information to materials or products, using hand tools.
Measure dimensions of bundles, using rulers, and cut battens to required sizes, using power saws.
Thread strapping through strapping tools; then secure battens with strapping to form protective pallets around extrusions.
Operate consoles to control automatic palletizing equipment.
Move, assemble, and connect hoses or nozzles to material hoppers, storage tanks, conveyor sections or chutes, and pumps.
Distribute materials, supplies, and equipment to work stations, using lifts and trucks.
Join sections of conveyor frames at temporary working areas, and connect power units.
-Yearly or less Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-
Repair or replace equipment components or parts such as blades, rolls, and pumps.
Stop equipment or machinery and clear jams, using poles, bars, and hand tools, or remove damaged materials from conveyors.
Operate elevator systems in conjunction with conveyor systems.
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.
Position deflector bars, gates, chutes, or spouts to divert flow of materials from one conveyor onto another conveyor.
Clean, sterilize, and maintain equipment, machinery, and work stations, using hand tools, shovels, brooms, chemicals, hoses, and lubricants.
Inform supervisors of equipment malfunctions that need to be addressed.
Manipulate controls, levers, and valves to start pumps, auxiliary equipment, or conveyors, and to adjust equipment positions, speeds, timing, and material flows.
Observe conveyor operations and monitor lights, dials, and gauges, in order to maintain specified operating levels and to detect equipment malfunctions.
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.
Record production data such as weights, types, quantities, and storage locations of materials, as well as equipment performance problems and downtime.
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.
-Yearly or less Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-
Thread strapping through strapping tools; then secure battens with strapping to form protective pallets around extrusions.
Measure dimensions of bundles, using rulers, and cut battens to required sizes, using power saws.
Join sections of conveyor frames at temporary working areas, and connect power units.
Press console buttons to deflect packages to predetermined accumulators or reject lines.
Affix identifying information to materials or products, using hand tools.
Distribute materials, supplies, and equipment to work stations, using lifts and trucks.
Operate consoles to control automatic palletizing equipment.
Observe packages moving along conveyors in order to identify packages and to detect defective packaging.
Load, unload, or adjust materials or products on conveyors by hand, by using lifts, hoists, and scoops, or by opening gates, chutes, or hoppers.
Move, assemble, and connect hoses or nozzles to material hoppers, storage tanks, conveyor sections or chutes, and pumps.
Collect samples of materials or products, checking them to ensure conformance to specifications or sending them to laboratories for analysis.
Education Training Experience
-On-Site or In-Plant Training-
None
Up to and including 1 month
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
-On-the-Job Training-
None or short demonstration
Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
-Related Work Experience-
None
Up to and including 1 month
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years
Over 10 years
-Required Level of Education-
Less than a High School Diploma
High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in Personnel Services, Engineering-related Technologies, Vocational Home Economics, Construction Trades, Mechanics and Repairers, Precision Production Trades)
Some College Courses
Post-Doctoral Training