Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Battle Creek, Michigan
Set up, operate, or tend machines to mix or blend materials, such as chemicals, tobacco, liquids, color pigments, or explosive ingredients.
Career Projections for Battle Creek, Michigan
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders on average make:
$47,840 ($23.00/hour).
The number of positions in Battle Creek, Michigan are:
55
and by 2029 that number is projected to:
decrease to 52.
We predict that due to job growth or retirements there will be approximately:
5 every year.
The typical education needed to enter this job is:
a high school diploma/GED.
The typical training needed after hire is:
long-term on-the-job training.
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Tools Used
Adjustable wrenches, Claw hammers, Desktop computers, Dollies, Forklifts, Gram scales, Handtrucks, Hydraulic lifts, Hydrometers, Locking pliers
Tasks
- Weigh or measure materials, ingredients, or products to ensure conformance to requirements.
- 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.
- Dump or pour specified amounts of materials into machinery or equipment.
- Observe production or monitor equipment to ensure safe and efficient operation.
- Stop mixing or blending machines when specified product qualities are obtained and open valves and start pumps to transfer mixtures.
Personality
Attention to Detail, Dependability, Integrity, Initiative, Achievement/Effort, Persistence, Adaptability/Flexibility, Self-Control, Cooperation, Independence
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