Crushing, Grinding, & Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders

Also called: Grinder, Machine Operator, Miller

Career Cluster: Manufacturing
What they do:
Set up, operate, or tend machines to crush, grind, or polish materials, such as coal, glass, grain, stone, food, or rubber.
On the job, you would:
  • Observe operation of equipment to ensure continuity of flow, safety, and efficient operation, and to detect malfunctions.
  • Clean, adjust, and maintain equipment, using hand tools.
  • Tend accessory equipment, such as pumps and conveyors, to move materials or ingredients through production processes.
KNOWLEDGE

Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
  • manufacture and distribution of products
Arts and Humanities
  • English language
Education and Training
  • teaching and course design
Business
  • management
SKILLS

Basic Skills
  • keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
ABILITIES

Hand and Finger Use
  • hold or move items with your hands
  • keep your arm or hand steady
Controlled Movement
  • quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat
  • change when and how fast you move based on how something else is moving
PERSONALITY

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

They do well at jobs that need:
  • Dependability
  • Independence
  • Self Control
  • Adaptability/Flexibility
  • Attention to Detail
  • Initiative
TECHNOLOGY

You might use software like this on the job:

Electronic mail software
  • Email software
Spreadsheet software
  • Microsoft Excel
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
  • SAP software
EDUCATION


high school diploma/GED or no high school diploma/GED
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JOB OUTLOOK

New job opportunities are less likely in the future.

Salary:
High: $63,180.00
Median: $44,510.00
Low: $32,650.00
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