# Tasks & work activities — rubber cutting machine tender

Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 51-9032.00 (Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders) — manual nearest-occupation mapping via ISCO group 8141; the official ESCO crosswalk has no entry for this ESCO occupation.

## Task statements

- **[Core]** Examine, measure, and weigh materials or products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring devices, such as rulers, micrometers, or scales.
- **[Core]** Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material.
- **[Core]** Stack and sort cut material for packaging, further processing, or shipping, according to types and sizes of material.
- **[Core]** Review work orders, blueprints, specifications, or job samples to determine components, settings, and adjustments for cutting and slicing machines.
- **[Supplemental]** Type instructions on computer keyboards, push buttons to activate computer programs, or manually set cutting guides, clamps, and knives.
- **[Core]** Remove defective or substandard materials from machines, and readjust machine components so that products meet standards.
- **[Core]** Press buttons, pull levers, or depress pedals to start and operate cutting and slicing machines.
- **[Core]** Adjust machine controls to alter position, alignment, speed, or pressure.
- **[Core]** Maintain production records, such as quantities, types, and dimensions of materials produced.
- **[Core]** Monitor operation of cutting or slicing machines to detect malfunctions or to determine whether supplies need replenishment.
- **[Core]** Start machines to verify setups, and make any necessary adjustments.
- **[Core]** Remove completed materials or products from cutting or slicing machines, and stack or store them for additional processing.
- **[Core]** Select and install machine components, such as cutting blades, rollers, and templates, according to specifications, using hand tools.
- **[Core]** Move stock or scrap to and from machines manually, or by using carts, handtrucks, or lift trucks.
- **[Core]** Clean and lubricate cutting machines, conveyors, blades, saws, or knives, using steam hoses, scrapers, brushes, or oil cans.
- **[Core]** Feed stock into cutting machines, onto conveyors, or under cutting blades, by threading, guiding, pushing, or turning handwheels.
- **[Core]** Position stock along cutting lines, or against stops on beds of scoring or cutting machines.
- **[Supplemental]** Change or replace saw blades, cables, cutter heads, and grinding wheels, using hand tools.
- **[Supplemental]** Mark cutting lines or identifying information on stock, using marking pencils, rulers, or scribes.
- **[Supplemental]** Turn cranks or press buttons to activate winches that move cars under sawing cables or saw frames.
- **[Supplemental]** Position width gauge blocks between blades, and level blades and insert wedges into frames to secure blades to frames.
- **[Supplemental]** Direct workers on cutting teams.
- **[Supplemental]** Tighten pulleys or add abrasives to maintain cutting speeds.
- **[Supplemental]** Cut stock manually to prepare for machine cutting, using tools such as knives, cleavers, handsaws, or hammers and chisels.
- **[Supplemental]** Sharpen cutting blades, knives, or saws, using files, bench grinders, or honing stones.

## Detailed work activities

- Clean production equipment.
- Conduct test runs of production equipment.
- Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing.
- Direct operational or production activities.
- Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.
- Enter commands, instructions, or specifications into equipment.
- Feed materials or products into or through equipment.
- Lubricate production equipment.
- Mark products, workpieces, or equipment with identifying information.
- Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
- Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
- Move products, materials, or equipment between work areas.
- Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.
- Operate cutting equipment.
- Operate grinding equipment.
- Position raw materials on processing or production equipment.
- Record operational or production data.
- Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.
- Replace worn equipment components.
- Select production equipment according to product specifications.
- Set equipment controls to meet cutting specifications.
- Set equipment guides, stops, spacers, or other fixtures.
- Sharpen cutting or grinding tools.
- Sort materials or products for processing, storing, shipping, or grading.
- Stack finished items for further processing or shipment.
- Study blueprints or other instructions to determine equipment setup requirements.
- Watch operating equipment to detect malfunctions.
- Weigh finished products.