skillfactor-pipeline/skills/v-belt-builder/references/tasks.md

Tasks & work activities — V-belt builder

Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 51-9041.00 (Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting 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] Adjust machine components to regulate speeds, pressures, and temperatures, and amounts, dimensions, and flow of materials or ingredients.
• [Core] Examine, measure, and weigh materials or products to verify conformance to standards, using measuring devices such as templates, micrometers, or scales.
• [Core] Monitor machine operations and observe lights and gauges to detect malfunctions.
• [Core] Press control buttons to activate machinery and equipment.
• [Core] Turn controls to adjust machine functions, such as regulating air pressure, creating vacuums, and adjusting coolant flow.
• [Core] Review work orders, specifications, or instructions to determine materials, ingredients, procedures, components, settings, and adjustments for extruding, forming, pressing, or compacting machines.
• [Supplemental] Select and install machine components, such as dies, molds, and cutters, according to specifications, using hand tools and measuring devices.
• [Core] Record and maintain production data, such as meter readings, and quantities, types, and dimensions of materials produced.
• [Core] Notify supervisors when extruded filaments fail to meet standards.
• [Core] Synchronize speeds of sections of machines when producing products involving several steps or processes.
• [Supplemental] Feed products into machines by hand or conveyor.
• [Core] Clear jams, and remove defective or substandard materials or products.
• [Core] Move materials, supplies, components, and finished products between storage and work areas, using work aids such as racks, hoists, and handtrucks.
• [Supplemental] Swab molds with solutions to prevent products from sticking.
• [Supplemental] Complete work tickets, and place them with products.
• [Supplemental] Activate machines to shape or form products, such as candy bars, light bulbs, balloons, or insulation panels.
• [Supplemental] Remove molds, mold components, and feeder tubes from machinery after production is complete.
• [Supplemental] Remove materials or products from molds or from extruding, forming, pressing, or compacting machines, and stack or store them for additional processing.
• [Supplemental] Measure, mix, cut, shape, soften, and join materials and ingredients, such as powder, cornmeal, or rubber to prepare them for machine processing.
• [Supplemental] Send product samples to laboratories for analysis.
• [Core] Clean dies, arbors, compression chambers, and molds, using swabs, sponges, or air hoses.
• [Supplemental] Disassemble equipment to repair it or to replace parts, such as nozzles, punches, and filters.
• [Supplemental] Pour, scoop, or dump specified ingredients, metal assemblies, or mixtures into sections of machine prior to starting machines.
• [Supplemental] Install, align, and adjust neck rings, press plungers, and feeder tubes.
• [Supplemental] Couple air and gas lines to machines to maintain plasticity of material and to regulate solidification of final products.
• [Supplemental] Measure arbors and dies to verify sizes specified on work tickets.

Detailed work activities

• Adjust equipment controls to regulate coolant flow.
• Adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of production materials or products.
• Adjust temperature controls of ovens or other heating equipment.
• Align parts or workpieces to ensure proper assembly.
• Apply parting agents or other solutions to molds.
• Clean production equipment.
• Clear equipment jams.
• Connect supply lines to production equipment or tools.
• Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing.
• Disassemble equipment for maintenance or repair.
• Feed materials or products into or through equipment.
• Inspect metal, plastic, or composite products.
• Load materials into production equipment.
• Mark products, workpieces, or equipment with identifying information.
• Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
• Measure ingredients or substances to be used in production processes.
• Monitor equipment operation to ensure proper functioning.
• Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
• Move products, materials, or equipment between work areas.
• Notify others of equipment repair or maintenance needs.
• Operate metal or plastic forming equipment.
• Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
• Record operational or production data.
• Record production information.
• Remove accessories, tools, or other parts from equipment.
• Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.
• Remove workpieces from molds.
• Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences.
• Select production equipment according to product specifications.
• Send information, materials or documentation.
• Stack finished items for further processing or shipment.
• Study blueprints or other instructions to determine equipment setup requirements.
• Weigh finished products.