What You'll Do

  • Operate or tend machines to wash and remove impurities from items such as barrels or kegs, glass products, tin plate surfaces, dried fruit, pulp, animal stock, coal, manufactured articles, plastic, or rubber.
  • Add specified amounts of chemicals to equipment at required times to maintain solution levels and concentrations.
  • Drain, clean, and refill machines or tanks at designated intervals, using cleaning solutions or water.
  • Measure, weigh, or mix cleaning solutions, using measuring tanks, calibrated rods or suction tubes.
  • Draw samples for laboratory analysis, or test solutions for conformance to specifications, such as acidity or specific gravity.
  • Observe machine operations, gauges, or thermometers, and adjust controls to maintain specified conditions.
  • Set controls to regulate temperature and length of cycles, and start conveyors, pumps, agitators, and machines.
  • Examine and inspect machines to detect malfunctions.
  • Record gauge readings, materials used, processing times, or test results in production logs.
  • Adjust, clean, and lubricate mechanical parts of machines, using hand tools and grease guns.

Essential Skills

Operation and Control 3.25/5
Operations Monitoring 3.12/5
Active Listening 2.88/5
Speaking 2.88/5
Critical Thinking 2.88/5
Monitoring 2.88/5
Time Management 2.88/5
Reading Comprehension 2.75/5
Social Perceptiveness 2.75/5
Coordination 2.75/5
Judgment and Decision Making 2.62/5
Complex Problem Solving 2.5/5

Career Fit Overview

Use this summary to sense whether the day to day rhythm and focus of this path line up with what energizes you.

Top passions

  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
  • Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.

Common styles

Persistence, Achievement/Effort, Initiative, Stress Tolerance, Attention to Detail

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Near Vision 3.25/5
Information Ordering 3.12/5
Perceptual Speed 3.12/5
Arm-Hand Steadiness 3.12/5
Control Precision 3.12/5
Category Flexibility 3.0/5
Manual Dexterity 3.0/5
Finger Dexterity 3.0/5

Technologies & Tools

Microsoft Excel Microsoft Word

Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Persistence (High importance: 4.23/5)
  • Achievement/Effort (High importance: 3.98/5)
  • Initiative (High importance: 3.98/5)
  • Stress Tolerance (High importance: 3.95/5)
  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 3.86/5)

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How to Become One

Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful but is usually not required. Training is often provided on the job.

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