Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Observe operation of equipment to ensure continuity of flow, safety, and efficient operation, and to detect malfunctions.

Examine materials, ingredients, or products, visually or with hands, to ensure conformance to established standards.

Move controls to start, stop, or adjust machinery and equipment that crushes, grinds, polishes, or blends materials.

Clean, adjust, and maintain equipment, using hand tools.

Test samples of materials or products to ensure compliance with specifications, using test equipment.

Weigh or measure materials, ingredients, or products at specified intervals to ensure conformance to requirements.

Read work orders to determine production specifications and information.

Dislodge and clear jammed materials or other items from machinery and equipment, using hand tools.

Tend accessory equipment, such as pumps and conveyors, to move materials or ingredients through production processes.

Record data from operations, testing, and production on specified forms.

Collect samples of materials or products for laboratory testing.

Set mill gauges to specified fineness of grind.

Load materials into machinery and equipment, using hand tools.

Clean work areas.

Notify supervisors of needed repairs.

Reject defective products and readjust equipment to eliminate problems.

Transfer materials, supplies, and products between work areas, using moving equipment and hand tools.

Inspect chains, belts, or scrolls for signs of wear.

Mark bins as to types of mixtures stored.

Turn valves to regulate the moisture contents of materials.

Add or mix chemicals and ingredients for processing, using hand tools or other devices.

Break mixtures to size, using picks.