According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Dump, pour, or load specified amounts of refined or unrefined materials into equipment or containers for further processing or storage. | 90% |
| Operate machines to process materials in compliance with applicable safety, energy, or environmental regulations. | 88% |
| Monitor material flow or instruments, such as temperature or pressure gauges, indicators, or meters, to ensure optimal processing conditions. | 86% |
| Turn valves or move controls to admit, drain, separate, filter, clarify, mix, or transfer materials. | 85% |
| Set up or adjust machine controls to regulate conditions such as material flow, temperature, or pressure. | 85% |
| Examine samples to verify qualities such as clarity, cleanliness, consistency, dryness, or texture. | 83% |
| Start agitators, shakers, conveyors, pumps, or centrifuge machines. | 81% |
| Inspect machines or equipment for hazards, operating efficiency, malfunctions, wear, or leaks. | 81% |
| Test samples to determine viscosity, acidity, specific gravity, or degree of concentration, using test equipment such as viscometers, pH meters, or hydrometers. | 80% |
| Measure or weigh materials to be refined, mixed, transferred, stored, or otherwise processed. | 80% |
| Collect samples of materials or products for laboratory analysis. | 79% |
| Communicate processing instructions to other workers. | 78% |
| Turn valves to pump sterilizing solutions or rinse water through pipes or equipment or to spray vats with atomizers. | 76% |
| Remove clogs, defects, or impurities from machines, tanks, conveyors, screens, or other processing equipment. | 76% |
| Maintain logs of instrument readings, test results, or shift production for entry in computer databases. | 76% |
| Install, maintain, or repair hoses, pumps, filters, or screens to maintain processing equipment, using hand tools. | 76% |
| Clean or sterilize tanks, screens, inflow pipes, production areas, or equipment, using hoses, brushes, scrapers, or chemical solutions. | 76% |
| Connect pipes between vats and processing equipment. | 71% |
| Assemble fittings, valves, bowls, plates, disks, impeller shafts, or other parts to prepare equipment for operation. | 68% |
| Remove full containers from discharge outlets and replace them with empty containers. | 66% |
| Pack bottles into cartons or crates, using machines. | 41% |
