Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Set up, operate, or tend continuous flow or vat-type equipment; filter presses; shaker screens; centrifuges; condenser tubes; precipitating, fermenting, or evaporating tanks; scrubbing towers; or batch stills. These machines extract, sort, or separate liquids, gases, or solids from other materials to recover a refined product. Includes dairy processing equipment operators.
- Tasks
- 20 tasks14 core, 6 supplemental
- Family
- ProductionOne of its 114 occupations
- Code
- 51-9012.00SOC 2018: 51-9012
What the work is made of
14 core tasks and 6 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Dump, pour, or load specified amounts of refined or unrefined materials into equipment or containers for further processing or storage.Core taskTask 12366Rated by 87 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 2. Operate machines to process materials in compliance with applicable safety, energy, or environmental regulations.Core taskTask 19918Rated by 73 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 3. Monitor material flow or instruments, such as temperature or pressure gauges, indicators, or meters, to ensure optimal processing conditions.Core taskTask 12357Rated by 87 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 4. Turn valves or move controls to admit, drain, separate, filter, clarify, mix, or transfer materials.Core taskTask 20824Rated by 86 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 5. Set up or adjust machine controls to regulate conditions such as material flow, temperature, or pressure.Core taskTask 12356Rated by 87 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 6. Examine samples to verify qualities such as clarity, cleanliness, consistency, dryness, or texture.Core taskTask 20825Rated by 87 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 7. Start agitators, shakers, conveyors, pumps, or centrifuge machines.Core taskTask 20826Rated by 86 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 8. Inspect machines or equipment for hazards, operating efficiency, malfunctions, wear, or leaks.Core taskTask 12365Rated by 86 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 9. Collect samples of materials or products for laboratory analysis.Core taskTask 12360Rated by 85 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 10. Communicate processing instructions to other workers.Core taskTask 12368Rated by 87 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 11. Turn valves to pump sterilizing solutions or rinse water through pipes or equipment or to spray vats with atomizers.Core taskTask 12372Rated by 86 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 12. Maintain logs of instrument readings, test results, or shift production for entry in computer databases.Core taskTask 20827Rated by 87 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 13. Remove clogs, defects, or impurities from machines, tanks, conveyors, screens, or other processing equipment.Core taskTask 12369Rated by 86 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 14. Clean or sterilize tanks, screens, inflow pipes, production areas, or equipment, using hoses, brushes, scrapers, or chemical solutions.Core taskTask 12364Rated by 86 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 15. Measure or weigh materials to be refined, mixed, transferred, stored, or otherwise processed.Supplemental taskTask 12363Rated by 86 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 16. Test samples to determine viscosity, acidity, specific gravity, or degree of concentration, using test equipment such as viscometers, pH meters, or hydrometers.Supplemental taskTask 12362Rated by 86 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 17. Install, maintain, or repair hoses, pumps, filters, or screens to maintain processing equipment, using hand tools.Supplemental taskTask 12371Rated by 86 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 18. Connect pipes between vats and processing equipment.Supplemental taskTask 12367Rated by 86 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 19. Assemble fittings, valves, bowls, plates, disks, impeller shafts, or other parts to prepare equipment for operation.Supplemental taskTask 20828Rated by 86 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 20. Remove full containers from discharge outlets and replace them with empty containers.Supplemental taskTask 12373Rated by 84 people who do the job, July 2015
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- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 51-9012
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
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