How do they match: Conveyor Operators and Tenders

  • Conveyor Operators and Tenders

  • Material Handler

  • Control or tend conveyors or conveyor systems that move materials or products to and from stockpiles, processing stations, departments, or vehicles. May control speed and routing of materials or products.

  • Affix identifying information to materials or products, using hand tools.
  • Collect samples of materials or products, checking them to ensure conformance to specifications or sending them to laboratories for analysis.
  • Contact workers in work stations or other departments to request movement of materials, products, or machinery, or to notify them of incoming shipments and their estimated delivery times.
  • Distribute materials, supplies, and equipment to work stations, using lifts and trucks.
  • Load, unload, or adjust materials or products on conveyors by hand, by using lifts, hoists, and scoops, or by opening gates, chutes, or hoppers.
  • Manipulate controls, levers, and valves to start pumps, auxiliary equipment, or conveyors, and to adjust equipment positions, speeds, timing, and material flows.
  • Move, assemble, and connect hoses or nozzles to material hoppers, storage tanks, conveyor sections or chutes, and pumps.
  • Position deflector bars, gates, chutes, or spouts to divert flow of materials from one conveyor onto another conveyor.
  • Record production data such as weights, types, quantities, and storage locations of materials, as well as equipment performance problems and downtime.
  • Stop equipment or machinery and clear jams, using poles, bars, and hand tools, or remove damaged materials from conveyors.
  • Weigh or measure materials and products, using scales or other measuring instruments, or read scales on conveyors that continually weigh products, to verify specified tonnages and prevent overloads.

  • Communicate with others to coordinate material handling or movement.
  • Inspect material-moving equipment to detect problems.
  • Install parts, assemblies, or attachments in transportation or material handling equipment.
  • Load materials into equipment for processing.
  • Maintain material moving equipment in good working condition.
  • Mark materials or objects for identification.
  • Measure product or material dimensions.
  • Move materials, equipment, or supplies.
  • Operate conveyors or other industrial material moving equipment.
  • Operate packing or other material processing equipment.
  • Position material handling equipment.
  • Remove debris or damaged materials.
  • Test materials, solutions, or samples.
  • Weigh materials to ensure compliance with specifications.