Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

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Maintain and operate equipment such as vats, filter presses, shaker screens, centrifuges, condenser tubes, tanks for precipitation, fermentation, or evaporation, scrubbing towers, and batch stills.

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Set up, operate, or tend continuous flow or vat-type equipment; filter presses; shaker screens; centrifuges; condenser tubes; precipitating, fermenting, or evaporating tanks; scrubbing towers; or batch stills. These machines extract, sort, or separate liquids, gases, or solids from other materials to recover a refined product. Includes dairy processing equipment operators.

Leadership	HIGH
Critical decision making	HIGH
Level of responsibilities	HIGH
Job challenge and pressure to meet deadlines	HIGH
Dealing and handling conflict	LOW

Competition for this position	LOW
Communication with others	LOW
Work closely with team members, clients etc.	LOW
Comfort of the work setting	HIGH
Exposure to extreme environmental conditions	HIGH
Exposure to job hazards	LOW
Physical demands	LOW

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Characteristics

Exposure to extreme environmental conditions

Comfort of the work setting

Communication with others

Physical demands

Exposure to job hazards

Level of responsibilities

Critical decision making

Job challenge and pressure to meet deadlines

Work closely with team members, clients etc.

Competition for this position

Dealing and handling conflicts

Leadership

Activities

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

Controlling Machines and Processes

Getting Information

Handling and Moving Objects

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material

Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings

Areas of Study

Chemistry

Computers and Electronics

Education and Training

English Language

Mathematics

Mechanical

Production and Processing

Public Safety and Security

Degrees

Colleges

Top Skills

Critical Thinking

Judgment and Decision Making

Monitoring

Operation Monitoring

Operation and Control

Quality Control Analysis

Reading Comprehension

Time Management