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Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders: reported tasks and exploration worksheet

Set up, operate, or tend machines to mix or blend materials, such as chemicals, tobacco, liquids, color pigments, or explosive ingredients.

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This source lists 20 tasks, including 18 marked Core and 2 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.

Task source dates: 08/2023.

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Core · Task 12397 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

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

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Core · Task 12410 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

Read work orders to determine production specifications or information.

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Core · Task 12402 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

Observe production or monitor equipment to ensure safe and efficient operation.

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Core · Task 20682 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

Mix or blend ingredients by starting machines and mixing for specified times.

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Core · Task 12403 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

Stop mixing or blending machines when specified product qualities are obtained and open valves and start pumps to transfer mixtures.

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Core · Task 12411 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

Compound or process ingredients or dyes, according to formulas.

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Core · Task 12406 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

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

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Core · Task 12400 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

Operate or tend machines to mix or blend any of a wide variety of materials, such as spices, dough batter, tobacco, fruit juices, chemicals, livestock feed, food products, color pigments, or explosive ingredients.

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Core · Task 12401 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

Dump or pour specified amounts of materials into machinery or equipment.

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Core · Task 12407 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

Record operational or production data on specified forms.

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Core · Task 12404 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

Collect samples of materials or products for laboratory testing.

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Core · Task 12412 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

Unload mixtures into containers or onto conveyors for further processing.

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Core · Task 23983 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

Clean work areas.

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Core · Task 12405 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

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

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Core · Task 12409 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

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

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Core · Task 12408 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

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

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Core · Task 12413 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

Clean and maintain equipment, using hand tools.

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Core · Task 12414 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

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

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Supplemental · Task 12398 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

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

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Supplemental · Task 12415 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

Open valves to drain slurry from mixers into storage tanks.

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