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Job Description

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.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-9012.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 41,450.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 19.00
Currently, there are 47,160 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders”.

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Tasks for “Machine Stripper”

Remove full containers from discharge outlets and replace them with empty containers.
Clean or sterilize tanks, screens, inflow pipes, production areas, or equipment, using hoses, brushes, scrapers, or chemical solutions.
Set up or adjust machine controls to regulate conditions such as material flow, temperature, or pressure.
Pack bottles into cartons or crates, using machines.
Turn valves to pump sterilizing solutions or rinse water through pipes or equipment or to spray vats with atomizers.
Connect pipes between vats and processing equipment.
Communicate processing instructions to other workers.
Test samples to determine viscosity, acidity, specific gravity, or degree of concentration, using test equipment such as viscometers, pH meters, or hydrometers.
Dump, pour, or load specified amounts of refined or unrefined materials into equipment or containers for further processing or storage.
Turn valves or move controls to admit, drain, separate, filter, clarify, mix, or transfer materials.
Maintain logs of instrument readings, test results, or shift production for entry in computer databases.
Collect samples of materials or products for laboratory analysis.
Monitor material flow or instruments such as temperature or pressure gauges, indicators, or meters to ensure optimal processing conditions.
Start agitators, shakers, conveyors, pumps, or centrifuge machines.
Install, maintain, or repair hoses, pumps, filters, or screens to maintain processing equipment, using hand tools.
Remove clogs, defects, or impurities from machines, tanks, conveyors, screens, or other processing equipment.
Inspect machines or equipment for hazards, operating efficiency, malfunctions, wear, or leaks.
Assemble fittings, valves, bowls, plates, disks, impeller shafts, or other parts to prepare equipment for operation.
Measure or weigh materials to be refined, mixed, transferred, stored, or otherwise processed.
Operate machines to process materials in compliance with applicable safety, energy, or environmental regulations.
Examine samples to verify qualities such as clarity, cleanliness, consistency, dryness, or texture.

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