Will “Roller” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

93% Chance of Automation

“Roller” will almost certainly be replaced by robots.

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Job Description

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.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-9041.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 34,370.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 16.00
Currently, there are 71,260 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders”.

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Tasks for “Roller”

Pour, scoop, or dump specified ingredients, metal assemblies, or mixtures into sections of machine prior to starting machines.
Review work orders, specifications, or instructions to determine materials, ingredients, procedures, components, settings, and adjustments for extruding, forming, pressing, or compacting machines.
Disassemble equipment to repair it or to replace parts such as nozzles, punches, and filters.
Thread extruded strips through water tanks and hold-down bars, or attach strands to wires and draw them through tubes.
Feed products into machines by hand or conveyor.
Swab molds with solutions to prevent products from sticking.
Clean dies, arbors, compression chambers, and molds, using swabs, sponges, or air hoses.
Remove materials or products from molds or from extruding, forming, pressing, or compacting machines, and stack or store them for additional processing.
Ignite burners to preheat products, or use torches to apply heat.
Turn controls to adjust machine functions, such as regulating air pressure, creating vacuums, and adjusting coolant flow.
Move materials, supplies, components, and finished products between storage and work areas, using work aids such as racks, hoists, and handtrucks.
Measure, mix, cut, shape, soften, and join materials and ingredients such as powder, cornmeal, or rubber to prepare them for machine processing.
Complete work tickets, and place them with products.
Clear jams, and remove defective or substandard materials or products.
Press control buttons to activate machinery and equipment.
Adjust machine components to regulate speeds, pressures, and temperatures, and amounts, dimensions, and flow of materials or ingredients.
Activate machines to shape or form products such as candy bars, light bulbs, balloons, or insulation panels.
Examine, measure, and weigh materials or products to verify conformance to standards, using measuring devices such as templates, micrometers, or scales.
Synchronize speeds of sections of machines when producing products involving several steps or processes.
Couple air and gas lines to machines to maintain plasticity of material and to regulate solidification of final products.
Select and install machine components such as dies, molds, and cutters, according to specifications, using hand tools and measuring devices.
Notify supervisors when extruded filaments fail to meet standards.
Send product samples to laboratories for analysis.
Remove molds, mold components, and feeder tubes from machinery after production is complete.
Install, align, and adjust neck rings, press plungers, and feeder tubes.
Monitor machine operations and observe lights and gauges to detect malfunctions.
Measure arbors and dies to verify sizes specified on work tickets.
Record and maintain production data such as meter readings, and quantities, types, and dimensions of materials produced.

Related Technology & Tools

Pressing machines
Power lifts
Computer numerically controlled CNC Extruders
Wheeled forklifts
Digital micrometers
Machine templates
Forming machines
Plodder machines
Blow torches
Rubber extruders
Microwave extruders
Twin-barrel extrusion machines
Single screw extruders
Vulcanizer presses
Compacting machines
Tuber machines
Burners
Air hoses
Digital calipers
Digital bench scales
Glass forming machines
Precision rulers

Data entry software
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Production scheduling software