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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
Set up, operate, or tend machines to mix or blend materials, such as chemicals, tobacco, liquids, color pigments, or explosive ingredients. | Weigh or measure materials, ingredients, and products to ensure conformance to requirements. | |||
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Test samples of materials or products to ensure compliance with specifications, using test equipment. | ||||
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Start machines to mix or blend ingredients; then allow them to mix for specified times. | ||||
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Operate or tend machines to mix or blend any of a wide variety of materials such as spices, dough batter, tobacco, fruit juices, chemicals, livestock feed, food products, color pigments, or explosive ingredients. | ||||
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Dump or pour specified amounts of materials into machinery and equipment. | ||||
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Observe production and monitor equipment to ensure safe and efficient operation. | ||||
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Stop mixing or blending machines when specified product qualities are obtained, and open valves and start pumps to transfer mixtures. | ||||
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Collect samples of materials or products for laboratory testing. | ||||
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Add or mix chemicals and ingredients for processing, using hand tools or other devices. | ||||
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Examine materials, ingredients, or products visually or with hands, in order to ensure conformance to established standards. | ||||
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Record operational and production data on specified forms. | ||||
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Transfer materials, supplies, and products between work areas, using moving equipment and hand tools. | ||||
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Tend accessory equipment such as pumps and conveyors to move materials or ingredients through production processes. | ||||
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Read work orders to determine production specifications and information. | ||||
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Compound and process ingredients or dyes according to formulas. | ||||
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Unload mixtures into containers or onto conveyors for further processing. | ||||
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Clean and maintain equipment, using hand tools. | ||||
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Dislodge and clear jammed materials or other items from machinery and equipment, using hand tools. | ||||
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Open valves to drain slurry from mixers into storage tanks. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders
The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. | |||
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Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. | |||
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Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. | |||
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Chemistry | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. | |||
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Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. | |||
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Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. | |||
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English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. | |||
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Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Operation Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. | |||
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Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. | |||
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Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |||
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Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. | |||
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Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. | |||
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Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |||
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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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Equipment Maintenance | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. | |||
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Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. | |||
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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. | |||
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Repairing | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
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 there is a problem. | |||
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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. | |||
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Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. | |||
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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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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). | |||
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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. | |||
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Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. | |||
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Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. | |||
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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. | |||
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Rate Control | The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene. | |||
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Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |||
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Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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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. | |||
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Reaction Time | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. | |||
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Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. | |||
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Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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Depth Perception | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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Response Orientation | The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part. | |||
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Static Strength | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. | |||
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Trunk Strength | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing. | |||
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Hearing Sensitivity | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. | |||
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Auditory Attention | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. | |||
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Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
Data entry software | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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Email software | Electronic mail software | |||
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Spreadsheet software | Spreadsheet software | |||
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Word processing software | Word processing software | |||
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Adjustable wrenches | Adjustable wrenches | |||
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Claw hammers | Hammers | |||
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Desktop computers | Desktop computers | |||
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Dollies | Dollies | |||
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Forklifts | Forklifts | |||
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Gram scales | Bench scales | |||
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Handtrucks | Hand trucks or accessories | |||
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Hydraulic lifts | Lifts | |||
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Hydrometers | Hydrometers | |||
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Locking pliers | Locking pliers | |||
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Measuring sticks | Depth indicators | |||
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Overhead cranes | Track cranes | |||
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Pallet movers | Pallet trucks | |||
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Personal computers | Personal computers | |||
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Phillips head screwdrivers | Screwdrivers | |||
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Platform scales | Floor or platform scales | |||
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Power drills | Power drills | |||
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Remote reading electronic thermometers | Remote reading thermometers | |||
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Safety gloves | Protective gloves | |||
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Safety goggles | Goggles | |||
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Safety masks | Masks or accessories | |||
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Steam cleaning equipment | Pressure or steam cleaners | |||
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Straight screwdrivers | Screwdrivers | |||
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Tuggers | Hoists | |||
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Viscosity meters | Viscosimeters | |||
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Wire brushes | Wire brushes | |||
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pH indicators | pH meters | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
Required Level of Education | High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate) | |||
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On-Site or In-Plant Training | Up to and including 1 month | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Abrasive Mixer | |||
Acetylene Cylinder Packing Mixer | |||
Acid Adjuster | |||
Acid Blower | |||
Acid Mixer | |||
Alum Operator | |||
Ammonia Worker | |||
Asphalt Blender | |||
Asphalt Mixer | |||
Asphalt Mixing Machine Operator | |||
Auger Mill Operator | |||
Automatic Brine Mixer Operator | |||
Auxiliary Equipment Tender | |||
Ball Mill Operator | |||
Banbury Machine Operator | |||
Banbury Mill Operator | |||
Banbury Mixer Operator | |||
Banbury Operator | |||
Barratte Operator | |||
Batch Attendant | |||
Batch Blender | |||
Batch Maker | |||
Batch Mixer | |||
Batch Unloader | |||
Batch and Binder Attendant | |||
Batch and Binder Mixer | |||
Bath Mixer | |||
Batter Mixer | |||
Beater Engineer | |||
Beater Engineer Helper | |||
Binder Technician | |||
Bleach Maker | |||
Bleach Mixer | |||
Bleach-Liquor Maker | |||
Blender | |||
Blender Conveyor Operator | |||
Blender Machine Operator | |||
Blending Line Attendant | |||
Blending Machine Operator | |||
Blending Plant Operator | |||
Blending Tank Tender | |||
Blow-Up Operator | |||
Blunger | |||
Board Mixer Tender | |||
Boss Dyer | |||
Bran Mixer | |||
Breading Machine Tender | |||
Brine Maker | |||
Brine Mixer Operator | |||
Bristle Mixer | |||
Broth Mixer | |||
Bulk Plant Operator | |||
Bulk Station Operator | |||
Bullet Lubricant Mixer | |||
Candy Maker Helper | |||
Candy Puller | |||
Carbide Powder Processor | |||
Carbon Paste Mixer Operator | |||
Carbon Plant Grinder | |||
Carbonation Equipment Tender | |||
Casing Fluid Tender | |||
Catalyst Concentration Operator | |||
Caustic Mixer | |||
Cd Storage and Materials Make-Up Helper | |||
Cellophane Bath Mixer | |||
Cement Mixer | |||
Ceramics Operator | |||
Cheesemaker Helper | |||
Chemical Mixer | |||
Chemical Preparer | |||
Chemical Treatment Operator | |||
Chili Powder Mixer | |||
Chip Mixing Machine Operator | |||
Chopping Machine Operator | |||
Churn Tender | |||
Churner | |||
Cistern Room Operator | |||
Clay Maker | |||
Clay Miller | |||
Clay Mixer | |||
Clay Puddler | |||
Clay Stain Mixer | |||
Clay Worker | |||
Coagulating Bath Mixer | |||
Coater Associate | |||
Coater Operator | |||
Coating Mixer | |||
Coating Mixer Tender | |||
Coating Operator | |||
Cocoa Powder Mixer Operator | |||
Color Developer | |||
Color Drum Worker | |||
Color Maker | |||
Color Mixer | |||
Color Paste Mixer | |||
Composition Mixer | |||
Composition Worker | |||
Compound Finisher | |||
Compound Mixer | |||
Compound Specialist | |||
Compounder | |||
Compounding Associate | |||
Conche Operator | |||
Concrete Batcher | |||
Concrete Mixer | |||
Concrete Mixer Operator | |||
Continuous Churn Buttermaker | |||
Cooler Tender | |||
Cosmetic Maker | |||
Cream Maker | |||
Crusher and Blender Operator | |||
Crutcher | |||
Devil Tender | |||
Dextrine Mixer | |||
Diamond Blender | |||
Diamond Powder Mixer | |||
Dip Dyer | |||
Dope Mixer | |||
Dough Brake Machine Operator | |||
Dough Mixer | |||
Dough Mixer Operator | |||
Dross Puller | |||
Dry Color Mixer | |||
Dry Food Products Mixer | |||
Dry Mixer | |||
Dry Primer Powder Blender | |||
Dry Starch Operator | |||
Dust Mixer | |||
Dustless Operator | |||
Dye Maker | |||
Dye Mixer | |||
Dye Weigher | |||
Dyer | |||
Emulsion Operator | |||
Extract Mixer | |||
Feather Mixer | |||
Feed Blender | |||
Feed Mixer | |||
Fertilizer Mixer | |||
Finishing Area Operator | |||
Flavor Extractor | |||
Flavorer | |||
Flour Blender | |||
Flour Mixer | |||
Fluorescent Solution Mixer | |||
Flux Mixer | |||
Foam Rubber Curer | |||
Foam Rubber Mixer | |||
Foamite Mixer | |||
Formula Weigher | |||
Formulation Technician | |||
Frit Burner | |||
Frit Mixer | |||
Frit Mixer and Burner | |||
Frothing Machine Operator | |||
Fur Dyer | |||
Gasoline Catalyst Operator | |||
Gasoline Finisher | |||
Glaze Maker | |||
Glaze Mixer | |||
Glue Mixer | |||
Grain Mixer | |||
Granulator | |||
Granulator Machine Operator | |||
Grease Maker | |||
Green Coffee Blender | |||
Ground Mixer | |||
Gum Mixer | |||
Gum Rolling Machine Operator | |||
Gunite Mixer | |||
Gunite Nozzle Operator | |||
Hair Mixer | |||
Hide Dyer | |||
Hot Mix Operator | |||
Icing Mixer | |||
Ink Blender | |||
Ink Maker | |||
Ink Mixer | |||
Insecticide Maker | |||
Insecticide Mixer | |||
Issuing Operator | |||
Jet Dyeing Machine Operator | |||
Kettle Tender | |||
Laboratory Technician | |||
Lacquer Maker | |||
Lime Mixer | |||
Lime Mixer Tender | |||
Lime Plant Operator | |||
Lime Slaker | |||
Lime Sludge Mixer | |||
Liquid Sugar Fortifier | |||
Liquid Sugar Melter | |||
Lozenge Dough Mixer | |||
Macerator Operator | |||
Machine Operator | |||
Machine Paint Mixer | |||
Machine Plaster Mixer | |||
Machine Sand Mixer | |||
Make Up Operator | |||
Manufacturing Assistant | |||
Manufacturing Associate | |||
Manufacturing Operator | |||
Manufacturing Technician | |||
Margarine Churn Operator | |||
Marinator | |||
Mash Grinder | |||
Master Dyer | |||
Material Handler | |||
Material Mixer | |||
Meat Blender | |||
Medicine Preparator | |||
Metal Bonding Crib Attendant | |||
Metal Mixer | |||
Mill Feeder | |||
Mill Operator | |||
Miller | |||
Mincemeat Maker | |||
Mingler Operator | |||
Mix House Tender | |||
Mixer | |||
Mixer Lever Operator | |||
Mixer Operator | |||
Mixer Runner | |||
Mixer Tender | |||
Mixer and Blender | |||
Mixing House Operator | |||
Mixing Machine Feeder | |||
Mixing Machine Operator | |||
Mixing Machine Tender | |||
Mixing Plant Operator | |||
Mixing Roll Operator | |||
Mixing Tank Operator | |||
Mixing Tumbler Operator | |||
Molding Machine Tender | |||
Mortar Mixer | |||
Mortar Mixer Operator | |||
Mottler Operator | |||
Mud Cleaner Operator | |||
Mud Mill Tender | |||
Mud Mixer | |||
Mud Mixer Operator | |||
Mud Plant Operator | |||
Mulling Machine Operator | |||
Nitrate Operator | |||
Nitrating Acid Mixer | |||
Nitroglycerin Distributor | |||
Noodle Press Operator | |||
Oakes Machine Operator | |||
Oil Mixer | |||
Ore Mixer | |||
Package Dyeing Machine Operator | |||
Paint Canner | |||
Paint Maker | |||
Paint Mixer | |||
Paper Colorer | |||
Paste Maker | |||
Paste Mixer | |||
Peanut Butter Maker | |||
Pearl Glue Operator | |||
Perfume Compounder | |||
Perfume Maker | |||
Pickling Solution Maker | |||
Pigment Mixer | |||
Plant Operator | |||
Plaster Mixer | |||
Plastic Mixer | |||
Plasticator | |||
Polish Compounder | |||
Polish Maker | |||
Polishing Machine Tender | |||
Porcelain Mixer | |||
Powder Blender | |||
Powder Blender and Pourer | |||
Powder Mixer | |||
Powder Preparation Operator | |||
Powder Worker | |||
Powerhouse Helper | |||
Process Operator | |||
Process Tank Tender | |||
Process Worker | |||
Production Operator | |||
Puddler | |||
Pug Machine Operator | |||
Pug Mill Operator | |||
Pug Mill Operator Helper | |||
Pugger | |||
Pulp Grinder and Blender | |||
Pulp Mixer | |||
Pulp Refiner Operator | |||
Pulper | |||
Pulping Technician | |||
Pulverizing and Sifting Operator | |||
Putty Maker | |||
Putty Mixer | |||
Raw Material Handler | |||
Reagent Tender | |||
Reducer | |||
Refined Syrup Operator | |||
Refractory Mixer | |||
Relish Blender | |||
Resin Mixer | |||
Restrictive Preparation Operator | |||
Roof Cement and Paint Maker | |||
Rouge Mixer | |||
Rubber Compounder Mixer | |||
Rubber Mill Tender | |||
Rubber Mixer | |||
Sagger Preparer | |||
Sand Conditioner | |||
Sand Control Worker | |||
Sand Cutter Operator | |||
Sand Mill Grinder | |||
Sand Mill Operator | |||
Sand Miller | |||
Sand Operator | |||
Sand Sifter | |||
Sausage Maker | |||
Sausage Mixer | |||
Scratcher Tender | |||
Screener and Blender | |||
Seal Mixer | |||
Seasoning Mixer | |||
Silica Spray Mixer | |||
Silver Solution Mixer | |||
Sinter Machine Operator | |||
Size Maker | |||
Size Mixer | |||
Size Worker | |||
Slaker | |||
Slate Mixer | |||
Slime Plant Operator | |||
Slip Maker | |||
Slip Mixer | |||
Slurry Control Tender | |||
Slurry Mixer | |||
Snack Foods Mixer Operator | |||
Snuff Blender | |||
Soap Maker | |||
Soda Room Operator | |||
Solution Maker | |||
Solution Mixer | |||
Solutions Operator | |||
Solvent Mixer | |||
Spice Mixer | |||
Sponge Buffer | |||
Spray Mixer | |||
Stain Maker | |||
Starch Treating Assistant | |||
Stock Preparation Operator | |||
Supply Controller | |||
Sweeping Compound Blender | |||
Syrup Maker | |||
Syrup Mixer | |||
Tank Worker | |||
Tankroom Worker | |||
Tanning Solution Maker | |||
Tetryl Dissolver Operator | |||
Textile Colorist Dyer | |||
Thinner | |||
Tinter | |||
Tobacco Blender | |||
Tracer Powder Blender | |||
Tumbler Operator | |||
Tumbler Tender | |||
Unleavened Dough Mixer | |||
Varnish Mixer | |||
Varnish Thinner | |||
Vinegar Maker | |||
Wax Blender | |||
Weigher Bulker | |||
Weigher and Mixer | |||
Wet Mixer | |||
Wet Pour Mixer | |||
Wet Primer Powder Blender | |||
Wet-End Operator | |||
Wheel Mill Operator | |||
Whipped Topping Finisher | |||
Whipped Topping Mixer | |||
Wine Fermenter | |||
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