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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers: reported tasks and exploration worksheet

Inspect, test, sort, sample, or weigh nonagricultural raw materials or processed, machined, fabricated, or assembled parts or products for defects, wear, and deviations from specifications. May use precision measuring instruments and complex test equipment.

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This source lists 31 tasks, including 16 marked Core and 15 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: 08/2020.

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31 tasks shown

Core · Task 12472 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Discard or reject products, materials, or equipment not meeting specifications.

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Core · Task 12478 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Mark items with details, such as grade or acceptance-rejection status.

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Core · Task 12480 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Measure dimensions of products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments, such as rulers, calipers, gauges, or micrometers.

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Core · Task 20299 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Notify supervisors or other personnel of production problems.

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Core · Task 12474 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Inspect, test, or measure materials, products, installations, or work for conformance to specifications.

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Core · Task 12485 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Write test or inspection reports describing results, recommendations, or needed repairs.

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Core · Task 20300 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Recommend necessary corrective actions, based on inspection results.

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Core · Task 12486 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Read dials or meters to verify that equipment is functioning at specified levels.

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Core · Task 12495 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Make minor adjustments to equipment, such as turning setscrews to calibrate instruments to required tolerances.

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Core · Task 20298 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Read blueprints, data, manuals, or other materials to determine specifications, inspection and testing procedures, adjustment methods, certification processes, formulas, or measuring instruments required.

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Core · Task 20306 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Monitor production operations or equipment to ensure conformance to specifications, making necessary process or assembly adjustments.

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Core · Task 12477 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Record inspection or test data, such as weights, temperatures, grades, or moisture content, and quantities inspected or graded.

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Core · Task 20304 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Position products, components, or parts for testing.

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Core · Task 12487 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Remove defects, such as chips, burrs, or lap corroded or pitted surfaces.

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Core · Task 12482 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Collect or select samples for testing or for use as models.

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Core · Task 20305 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Stack or arrange tested products for further processing, shipping, or packaging.

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Supplemental · Task 20302 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Check arriving materials to ensure that they match purchase orders, submitting discrepancy reports as necessary.

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Supplemental · Task 19920 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Inspect or test raw materials, parts, or products to determine compliance with environmental standards.

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Supplemental · Task 12481 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Analyze test data, making computations as necessary, to determine test results.

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Supplemental · Task 12484 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Compare colors, shapes, textures, or grades of products or materials with color charts, templates, or samples to verify conformance to standards.

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Supplemental · Task 20301 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Clean, maintain, calibrate, or repair measuring instruments or test equipment, such as dial indicators, fixed gauges, or height gauges.

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Supplemental · Task 12491 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Fabricate, install, position, or connect components, parts, finished products, or instruments for testing or operational purposes.

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Supplemental · Task 20311 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Administer tests to assess whether engineers or operators are qualified to use equipment.

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Supplemental · Task 20307 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Monitor machines that automatically measure, sort, or inspect products.

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Supplemental · Task 12497 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Interpret legal requirements, provide safety information, or recommend compliance procedures to contractors, craft workers, engineers, or property owners.

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Supplemental · Task 12488 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Adjust, clean, or repair products or processing equipment to correct defects found during inspections.

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Supplemental · Task 20308 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Compute usable amounts of items in shipments.

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Supplemental · Task 12493 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Grade, classify, or sort products according to sizes, weights, colors, or other specifications.

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Supplemental · Task 20310 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Disassemble defective parts or components, such as inaccurate or worn gauges or measuring instruments.

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Supplemental · Task 20303 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Compute defect percentages or averages, using formulas and calculators.

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Supplemental · Task 20309 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Weigh materials, products, containers, or samples to verify packaging weights or ingredient quantities.

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