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.
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details
Currently Employed:
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Projected Annual Job Openings:
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Typical Hourly Wage:
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Typical Annual Salary:
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typical training
Typical education needed for entry:
No formal educational credential
Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation:
No work experience
Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation:
Less than 1 month on-the-job training
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typical job duties
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Observe packages moving along conveyors to identify packages, detect defective packaging, and perform quality control.
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Collect samples of materials or products, checking them to ensure conformance to specifications or sending them to laboratories for analysis.
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Inform supervisors of equipment malfunctions that need to be addressed.
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Position deflector bars, gates, chutes, or spouts to divert flow of materials from one conveyor onto another conveyor.
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Observe conveyor operations and monitor lights, dials, and gauges to maintain specified operating levels and to detect equipment malfunctions.
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Record production data such as weights, types, quantities, and storage locations of materials, as well as equipment performance problems and downtime.
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Repair or replace equipment components or parts such as blades, rolls, and pumps.
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Load, unload, or adjust materials or products on conveyors by hand, by using lifts, hoists, and scoops, or by opening gates, chutes, or hoppers.
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Manipulate controls, levers, and valves to start pumps, auxiliary equipment, or conveyors, and to adjust equipment positions, speeds, timing, and material flows.
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Stop equipment or machinery and clear jams, using poles, bars, and hand tools, or remove damaged materials from conveyors.
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tools & technology
Tools:
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Automobiles or cars
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Bar code reader equipment
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Batching plants or feeders
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Belt conveyors
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Screw conveyor
Technology:
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Enterprise resource planning ERP software
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Industrial control software
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Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
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Operating system software
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Spreadsheet software
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