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Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders - 51-9023.00

O*NET-SOC Description

Set up, operate, or tend machines to mix or blend materials, such as chemicals, tobacco, liquids, color pigments, or explosive ingredients.

Sample of Reported Job Titles

Batchmaker
Blender
Blending Technician (Blending Tech)
Ink Blender
Issuing Operator

Machine Operator
Mixer
Mixer Operator
Operator
Stock Preparation Operator (Stock Prep Operator)

SOC Occupation Groups

51-0000	Production Occupations
51-9000	Other Production Occupations
51-9020	Crushing, Grinding, Polishing, Mixing, and Blending Workers
51-9023.00	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

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Tasks

Add or mix chemicals or ingredients for processing, using hand tools or other devices.
Clean and maintain equipment, using hand tools.
Clean work areas.
Collect samples of materials or products for laboratory testing.
Compound or process ingredients or dyes, according to formulas.
Dislodge and clear jammed materials or other items from machinery or equipment, using hand tools.
Dump or pour specified amounts of materials into machinery or equipment.
Examine materials, ingredients, or products visually or with hands to ensure conformance to established standards.
Mix or blend ingredients by starting machines and mixing for specified times.
Observe production or monitor equipment to ensure safe and efficient operation.
Open valves to drain slurry from mixers into storage tanks.
Operate or tend machines to mix or blend any of a wide variety of materials, such as spices, dough batter, tobacco, fruit juices, chemicals, livestock feed, food products, color pigments, or explosive ingredients.
Read work orders to determine production specifications or information.
Record operational or production data on specified forms.
Stop mixing or blending machines when specified product qualities are obtained and open valves and start pumps to transfer mixtures.
Tend accessory equipment, such as pumps or conveyors, to move materials or ingredients through production processes.
Test samples of materials or products to ensure compliance with specifications, using test equipment.
Transfer materials, supplies, or products between work areas, using moving equipment or hand tools.
Unload mixtures into containers or onto conveyors for further processing.
Weigh or measure materials, ingredients, or products to ensure conformance to requirements.

Detailed Work Activities

Adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of production materials or products.
Clean facilities or work areas.
Clean production equipment.
Clean work areas.
Clear equipment jams.
Collect samples of materials or products for testing.
Load materials into production equipment.
Maintain production or processing equipment.
Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
Measure ingredients or substances to be used in production processes.
Mix substances to create chemical solutions.
Monitor equipment operation to ensure proper functioning.
Move products, materials, or equipment between work areas.
Operate cooking, baking, or other food preparation equipment.
Operate mixing equipment.
Operate pumping systems or equipment.
Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
Record operational or production data.
Test chemical or physical characteristics of materials or products.
Weigh finished products.