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