Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Skills

• Operation and Control

  Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

• Operations Monitoring

  Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

• Critical Thinking

  Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

• Equipment Maintenance

  Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.

• Monitoring

  Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Abilities

• Near Vision

  The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

• Arm-Hand Steadiness

  The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.

• Manual Dexterity

  The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

• Category Flexibility

  The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.

• Control Precision

  The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.

Education

How much education does a new hire need to perform a job in this occupation?

• High school diploma or equivalent
  80 %

  or: GED, High School Equivalency Certificate

• Post-secondary certificate
  12 %

  Awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in Personnel Services, Engineering-related Technologies, Vocational Home Economics, Construction Trades, Mechanics and Repairers, Precision Production Trades)

• Some college, no degree
  6 %

Work Activities

• Getting Information

  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

• Controlling Machines and Processes

  Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).

• Performing General Physical Activities

  Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.

• Handling and Moving Objects

  Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.

• Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings

  Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.

Detailed Work Activities

• Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
• Measure ingredients or substances to be used in production processes.
• Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
• Weigh finished products.
• Operate mixing equipment.

Work Interests

• Realistic

  Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.

• Conventional

  Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.