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Job Description
Control or tend conveyors or conveyor systems that move materials or products to and from stockpiles, processing stations, departments, or vehicles. May control speed and routing of materials or products.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 53-7011.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 33,870.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 16.00
- Currently, there are 28,590 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Conveyor Operators and Tenders”.
Also Known As…
- Conveyor Operators and Tenders
- Process Operator
- Process Line Operator
- Press Operator
- Packing Line Operator
- Debarker Operator
- Chipper Operator
- Chain Puller
- Cartoner Operator
- Bander
- Assembly Line Tender
- Unscrambler
- Trolley Operator
- Transfer Operator
- Tipple Tender
- Tipple Operator
- Tip-Out Worker
- Stacker Tender
- Spout Tender
- Sinter Feeder
- Silo Tender
- Silo Operator
- Profinish Line Helper
- Production Supply Equipment Tender
- Production Line Technician
- Pneumatic System Conveyor Operator
- Palletizer Operator
- Operator
- Milled Rubber Tender
- Meal Loader
- Material Handler
- Log Sorter Operator
- Grain Loader
- Grain Elevator Operator
- Fruit Distributor
- Forklift Operator
- Finishing Tracker
- Extraction Operator
- Elevator Operator
- Dryer Operator
- Drier Take-Off Tender
- Denester Operator
- Cooker Loader
- Conveyor Tender
- Conveyor Technician
- Conveyor System Operator
- Conveyor System Dispatcher
- Conveyor Console Operator
- Conveyor Belt Operator
- Conveyor Attendant
- Console Attendant
- Coke Loader
- Chip Unloader
- Chip Loft Worker
- Chip Bin Operator
- Chip Bin Conveyor Tender
- Char Conveyor Tender
- Cement Loader
- Bull-Chain Operator
- Brick Unloader Tender
- Break Down Operator
- Boom Conveyor Operator
- Bin Tripper Operator
- Beltman
- Belt Tender
- Belt Operator
- Bed Operator
- Bark Belt Operator
- Aerial Tram Operator
Tasks for “Ash Conveyor Operator”
- Collect samples of materials or products, checking them to ensure conformance to specifications or sending them to laboratories for analysis.
- Operate consoles to control automatic palletizing equipment.
- Contact workers in work stations or other departments to request movement of materials, products, or machinery, or to notify them of incoming shipments and their estimated delivery times.
- Measure dimensions of bundles, using rulers, and cut battens to required sizes, using power saws.
- Thread strapping through strapping tools and secure battens with strapping to form protective pallets around extrusions.
- Clean, sterilize, and maintain equipment, machinery, and work stations, using hand tools, shovels, brooms, chemicals, hoses, and lubricants.
- Inform supervisors of equipment malfunctions that need to be addressed.
- Press console buttons to deflect packages to predetermined accumulators or reject lines.
- Load, unload, or adjust materials or products on conveyors by hand, by using lifts, hoists, and scoops, or by opening gates, chutes, or hoppers.
- Read production and delivery schedules, and confer with supervisors, to determine sorting and transfer procedures, arrangement of packages on pallets, and destinations of loaded pallets.
- Record production data such as weights, types, quantities, and storage locations of materials, as well as equipment performance problems and downtime.
- Observe conveyor operations and monitor lights, dials, and gauges to maintain specified operating levels and to detect equipment malfunctions.
- Weigh or measure materials and products, using scales or other measuring instruments, or read scales on conveyors that continually weigh products, to verify specified tonnages and prevent overloads.
- Affix identifying information to materials or products, using hand tools.
- Observe packages moving along conveyors in order to identify packages and to detect defective packaging.
- Move, assemble, and connect hoses or nozzles to material hoppers, storage tanks, conveyor sections or chutes, and pumps.
- Join sections of conveyor frames at temporary working areas, and connect power units.
- Position deflector bars, gates, chutes, or spouts to divert flow of materials from one conveyor onto another conveyor.
- Stop equipment or machinery and clear jams, using poles, bars, and hand tools, or remove damaged materials from conveyors.
- Manipulate controls, levers, and valves to start pumps, auxiliary equipment, or conveyors, and to adjust equipment positions, speeds, timing, and material flows.
- Distribute materials, supplies, and equipment to work stations, using lifts and trucks.
- Repair or replace equipment components or parts such as blades, rolls, and pumps.
- Operate elevator systems in conjunction with conveyor systems.
Related Technology & Tools
- Oil dispensing cans
- Scoops
- Hearing protection plugs
- Spot welders
- Digital floor scales
- Pickup trucks
- Pallet jacks
- Chain conveyor systems
- Automatic palletizing equipment
- Boom conveyors
- Hoppers
- Strapping tools
- Hydraulic lifts
- Hydraulic booms
- Mobile radios
- Laser facsimile machines
- Light industrial vans
- Gate pumps
- Grain conveyors
- Vibrating conveyors
- Wheeled forklifts
- Electric hoists
- Handheld scanners
- Elevator systems
- Grease dispensing guns
- Safety gloves
- Desktop computers
- Precision rulers
- Watering hoses
- Sump pumps
- Automobiles
- Belt conveyors systems
- Protective safety glasses
- Digital video cameras
- Screw conveyors
- Portable power saws
- Intelligrated InControlWare
- Microsoft Windows
- Sortation software
- Conveyor control software
- Control system software
- Data entry software