Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, & Still Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders

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.

On the job, you would:

Dump, pour, or load specified amounts of refined or unrefined materials into equipment or containers for further processing or storage.
Operate machines to process materials in compliance with applicable safety, energy, or environmental regulations.
Monitor material flow or instruments, such as temperature or pressure gauges, indicators, or meters, to ensure optimal processing conditions.

Personality

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Characteristics of this Career
		77%	Dependability - Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
		75%	Self-Control - Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
		72%	Attention to Detail - Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
		69%	Independence - Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
		68%	Cooperation - Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
		67%	Adaptability/Flexibility - Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
		63%	Stress Tolerance - Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
		61%	Initiative - Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
		61%	Analytical Thinking - Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
		60%	Achievement/Effort - Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
		58%	Persistence - Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
		56%	Leadership - Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
		56%	Concern for Others - Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
		56%	Integrity - Job requires being honest and ethical.
		54%	Social Orientation - Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Strengths
		100%	Realistic - Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.
		67%	Conventional - Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.
		56%	Investigative - Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the fields of humanities, mathematics/statistics, information technology, or health care service.

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Values of the Work Environment
		61%	Support - Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.

Aptitude

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Abilities \| Cognitive, Physical, Personality
		72%	Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
		69%	Perceptual Speed - The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
		63%	Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
		60%	Arm-Hand Steadiness - The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
		60%	Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
		56%	Reaction Time - The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
		53%	Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
		53%	Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
		53%	Selective Attention - The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
		53%	Static Strength - The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
		53%	Flexibility of Closure - The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
		53%	Multilimb Coordination - The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Skills \| Cognitive, Physical, Personality
		54%	Operations Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

Job Details

Responsibilities

Adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of production materials or products.

Adjust temperature controls of ovens or other heating equipment.

Monitor instruments to ensure proper production conditions.

Collect samples of materials or products for testing.

Test chemical or physical characteristics of materials or products.

Measure ingredients or substances to be used in production processes.

Clean work areas.

Clean production equipment.

Inspect production equipment.

Load materials into production equipment.

Connect supply lines to production equipment or tools.

Exchange information with colleagues.

Clear equipment jams.

Install mechanical components in production equipment.

Maintain production or processing equipment.

Repair production equipment or tools.

Adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of water, cleaning solutions, or other liquids.

Position containers to receive materials or workpieces.

Package products for storage or shipment.

Assess compliance with environmental laws.

Maintain safety.

Adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of production materials or products.

Operate pumping systems or equipment.

Operate mixing equipment.

Test chemical or physical characteristics of materials or products.

Operate pumping systems or equipment.

Operate mixing equipment.

Record operational or production data.

Assemble machine tools, parts, or fixtures.

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent
		98%	Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets - How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets?
		91%	Exposed to Contaminants - How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?
		89%	Face-to-Face Discussions - How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
		84%	Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable - How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?
		82%	Freedom to Make Decisions - How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
		79%	Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled - How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)?
		78%	Consequence of Error - How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?
		75%	Structured versus Unstructured Work - To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
		75%	Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results - What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?
		74%	Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls - How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
		71%	Telephone - How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
		71%	Very Hot or Cold Temperatures - How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?
		71%	Work With Work Group or Team - How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
		67%	Importance of Being Exact or Accurate - How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
		65%	Responsible for Others' Health and Safety - How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?
		65%	Frequency of Decision Making - How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
		63%	Frequency of Conflict Situations - How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?
		63%	Exposed to Hazardous Equipment - How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?
		63%	Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings - How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings?
		63%	Degree of Automation - How automated is the job?
		62%	Exposed to Hazardous Conditions - How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions?
		61%	Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People - How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?
		59%	Spend Time Standing - How much does this job require standing?
		58%	Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment - How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)
		57%	Exposed to High Places - How often does this job require exposure to high places?
		57%	Indoors, Environmentally Controlled - How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
		56%	Spend Time Walking and Running - How much does this job require walking and running?
		55%	Contact With Others - How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
		53%	Responsibility for Outcomes and Results - How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
		52%	Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting - How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?
		52%	Letters and Memos - How often does the job require written letters and memos?
		74%	Duration of Typical Work Week - Number of hours typically worked in one week.

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Tasks & Values
		74%	Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings - Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
		74%	Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events - Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
		73%	Getting Information - Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
		73%	Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates - Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
		72%	Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials - Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
		66%	Controlling Machines and Processes - Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
		65%	Making Decisions and Solving Problems - Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
		65%	Handling and Moving Objects - Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
		63%	Performing General Physical Activities - Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
		61%	Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards - Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
		57%	Processing Information - Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
		55%	Working with Computers - Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
		54%	Documenting/Recording Information - Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
		53%	Training and Teaching Others - Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
		51%	Analyzing Data or Information - Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.

Getting Started

Education:

91%

High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)

Less than a High School Diploma

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, & Still Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders

What they do:

On the job, you would:

Personality

Characteristics of this Career

Strengths

Values of the Work Environment

Aptitude

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

Skills | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

Job Details

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

Tasks & Values

Getting Started