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Machine Feeders and Offbearers
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Manually move freight, stock, or other materials or perform other general labor. Includes all manual laborers not elsewhere classified.
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Inspect materials and products for defects, and to ensure conformance to specifications. Remove materials and products from machines and equipment, and place them in boxes, trucks or conveyors, using hand tools and moving devices. Push dual control buttons and move controls to start, stop, or adjust machinery and equipment. Identify and mark materials, products, and samples, following instructions. Load materials and products into machines and equipment, or onto conveyors, using hand tools and moving devices. Clean and maintain machinery, equipment, and work areas to ensure proper functioning and safe working conditions. Weigh or measure materials or products to ensure conformance to specifications. Fasten, package, or stack materials and products, using hand tools and fastening equipment. Record production and operational data, such as amount of materials processed. Add chemicals, solutions, or ingredients to machines or equipment as required by the manufacturing process. Transfer materials and products to and from machinery and equipment, using industrial trucks or hand trucks. Open and close gates of belt and pneumatic conveyors on machines that are fed directly from preceding machines. Shovel or scoop materials into containers, machines, or equipment for processing, storage, or transport.
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Possible Duties
Inspect materials and products for defects, and to ensure conformance to specifications. Remove materials and products from machines and equipment, and place them in boxes, trucks or conveyors, using hand tools and moving devices. Push dual control buttons and move controls to start, stop, or adjust machinery and equipment. Identify and mark materials, products, and samples, following instructions. Load materials and products into machines and equipment, or onto conveyors, using hand tools and moving devices. Clean and maintain machinery, equipment, and work areas to ensure proper functioning and safe working conditions. Weigh or measure materials or products to ensure conformance to specifications. Fasten, package, or stack materials and products, using hand tools and fastening equipment. Record production and operational data, such as amount of materials processed. Add chemicals, solutions, or ingredients to machines or equipment as required by the manufacturing process. Transfer materials and products to and from machinery and equipment, using industrial trucks or hand trucks. Open and close gates of belt and pneumatic conveyors on machines that are fed directly from preceding machines. Shovel or scoop materials into containers, machines, or equipment for processing, storage, or transport.
Skills and education
Operation Monitoring Monitoring
Customer and Personal Service Education and Training Skills
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