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Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers

SOC 51-6091.00

Set up, operate, or tend machines that extrude and form continuous filaments from synthetic materials, such as liquid polymer, rayon, and fiberglass.

Zone 2 Production

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Operation Monitoring

3.8

Monitoring

3.5

Operation and Control

3.5

Active Listening

3.2

Critical Thinking

3.2

Complex Problem Solving

3.2

Equipment Maintenance

3.2

Quality Control Analysis

3.2

Knowledge Areas 8

Mechanical

3.5

Production and Processing

3.3

English Language

2.8

Education and Training

2.6

Computers and Electronics

2.6

Mathematics

2.5

Customer and Personal Service

2.4

Public Safety and Security

2.2

Key Tasks

1Remove excess, entangled, or completed filaments from machines, using hand tools.

2Set up, operate, or tend machines that extrude and form filaments from synthetic materials such as rayon, fiberglass, or liquid polymers.

3Load materials into extruding and forming machines, using hand tools, and adjust feed mechanisms to set feed rates.

4Start metering pumps and observe operation of machines and equipment to ensure continuous flow of filaments extruded through spinnerettes and to detect processing defects.

5Move controls to activate and adjust extruding and forming machines.

Also Known As

Beamer Operator Beaming Machine Operator Blown Film Extrusion Operator Box Spinner Control Room Operator Drawbench Operator Extruder Operator Extrusion Line Operator Extrusion Operator Extrusion Process Operator