Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

What Does a Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Do?

Set up, operate, or tend machines, such as glass-forming machines, plodder machines, and tuber machines, to shape and form products such as glassware, food, rubber, soap, brick, tile, clay, wax, tobacco, or cosmetics.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Adjust machine components to regulate speeds, pressures, and temperatures, and amounts, dimensions, and flow of materials or ingredients.
• 2Press control buttons to activate machinery and equipment.
• 3Examine, measure, and weigh materials or products to verify conformance to standards, using measuring devices such as templates, micrometers, or scales.
• 4Monitor machine operations and observe lights and gauges to detect malfunctions.
• 5Clear jams, and remove defective or substandard materials or products.
• 6Notify supervisors when extruded filaments fail to meet standards.
• 7Record and maintain production data, such as meter readings, and quantities, types, and dimensions of materials produced.
• 8Review work orders, specifications, or instructions to determine materials, ingredients, procedures, components, settings, and adjustments for extruding, forming, pressing, or compacting machines.

Required Skills

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office software
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Word
• Operational databases
• Production scheduling software
• SAP software

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary