Will “Washing Machine Operator” be Automated?

Core Skills & Abilities

• Set controls to regulate temperature and length of cycles, and start conveyors, pumps, agitators, and machines.

• Load machines with objects to be processed and unload them after cleaning, placing them on conveyors or racks.

• Record gauge readings, materials used, processing times, or test results in production logs.

• Measure, weigh, or mix cleaning solutions, using measuring tanks, calibrated rods or suction tubes.

• Operate or tend machines to wash and remove impurities from items such as barrels or kegs, glass products, tin plate surfaces, dried fruit, pulp, animal stock, coal, manufactured articles, plastic, or rubber.

• Add specified amounts of chemicals to equipment at required times to maintain solution levels and concentrations.

• Adjust, clean, and lubricate mechanical parts of machines, using hand tools and grease guns.

• Draw samples for laboratory analysis, or test solutions for conformance to specifications, such as acidity or specific gravity.

• Examine and inspect machines to detect malfunctions.

• Drain, clean, and refill machines or tanks at designated intervals, using cleaning solutions or water.

• Observe machine operations, gauges, or thermometers, and adjust controls to maintain specified conditions.