Extruding and Forming Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender, Synthetic and Glass Fiber resume
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Also called extruding and forming machine setters operators and tenders synthetic and glass fibers, beamer operator, beaming machine operator and blown film extrusion operator.
$46,350
Median pay a year
12,850
People do this work
6
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Cleaning production equipment
Adjusting equipment controls
Operating metal or plastic forming equipment
Recording production data
Monitoring equipment operation
Watching operating equipment
Marking equipment with labels
Loading materials into production equipment
Cutting industrial materials
Positioning containers
Operating pumping systems or equipment
Maintaining production equipment
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Extruding and Forming Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender, Synthetic and Glass Fiber
Summary
Extruding and forming machine operator setting up and tending machines that create filaments from synthetic materials like rayon and fiberglass, loading materials, monitoring operations, and maintaining equipment
Experience
Extruding and Forming Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender, Synthetic and Glass Fiber
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Set up, operated, and tended machines that made filaments from synthetic materials like rayon and fiberglass
Loaded materials into machines using hand tools and adjusted feed mechanisms for proper feed rates
Pressed buttons to stop machines when processes finished or when problems occurred
Observed machine operations and gauges to find issues like clogged parts and defective applicators
Cleaned and maintained machines using hand tools to ensure they worked well
Removed excess or completed filaments from machines using hand tools
Recorded details of machine problems and operational data on tags attached to machines
Skills
Hands-On Work
Cleaning production equipment, Adjusting equipment controls, Operating metal or plastic forming equipment, Loading materials into production equipment, Cutting industrial materials, Positioning containers
Core Skills
Monitoring equipment operation, Watching operating equipment, Driver's license, Recording production data, Marking equipment with labels
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Set up and operated machinesPressed buttons to stop machinesTold workers about defectsWatched machines for problemsLoaded materials into machinesCleaned and maintained machines
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Set up and operated machines to extrude and form synthetic and glass fibers, ensuring efficient production.
Monitored machine operations for potential issues, ensuring timely intervention to maintain production flow.
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Add how often you set up and operated machines.
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Set up and operated machines to extrude and form synthetic and glass fibers several times each shift, ensuring efficient production
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Several times each shiftDaily for multiple production runsRegularly throughout the day
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Monitored machine operations for potential issues, ensuring timely intervention to maintain production flow.
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Reduced downtime during productionImproved overall machine efficiencyMinimized defects in final products
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What an Extruding and Forming Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender, Synthetic and Glass Fiber does
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Set up, operate, or tend machines that extrude and form continuous filaments from synthetic materials, such as liquid polymer, rayon, and fiberglass.
What it pays
How much does an Extruding and Forming Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender, Synthetic and Glass Fiber make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$39,360
Median
$46,350
75th percentile
$57,280
About 12,850 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AL
$43,960
$60,100
$63,180
AR
$46,900
$47,770
$47,970
CA
$42,770
$45,290
$53,480
FL
$41,210
$43,520
$59,000
GA
$41,500
$45,360
$49,710
IA
$40,430
$48,400
$57,430
IN
$47,520
$57,200
$57,200
KS
$46,620
$50,320
$66,930
KY
$33,330
$33,330
$35,260
MD
$50,790
$50,790
$56,980
MI
$47,280
$49,180
$53,930
MN
$48,940
$52,600
$60,620
MO
$48,810
$48,810
$51,710
NC
$36,910
$40,090
$53,230
NE
$37,630
$37,630
$43,970
NY
$38,640
$44,120
$56,460
OH
$48,910
$61,440
$67,240
PA
$36,440
$55,960
$66,610
SC
$37,670
$43,380
$49,980
TN
$40,730
$46,200
$71,610
TX
$35,980
$46,970
$59,460
UT
$36,750
$38,570
$44,960
VA
$38,920
$40,770
$48,340
WI
$36,330
$41,980
$47,730
Other names
Other names for this job
extruding and forming machine setters operators and tenders synthetic and glass fibers, beamer operator, beaming machine operator, blown film extrusion operator, box spinner, drawbench operator, extruder, extruder operator, extrusion line operator, extrusion machine operator, extrusion operator, extrusion process operator.
More names for this work
extrusion technician, fiber machine tender, fiberglass dowel drawing operator, granulator, hot end operator, machine operator, pelletizer operator, pot tipper, smt operator, spindraw operator, spinner, spinning bath patroller, spinning bath person, stretch operator, surface mount technology operator, synthetic filament extruder, synthetic filament spinner, synthetic staple extruder, test skein winder.
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This page is about the occupation Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.