What personality traits do machine feeders have

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Also called: Dryer Feeder, Feeder, Machine Feeder, Offbearer

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While computers and machines now perform many kinds of work, the ability to accomplish a job using your own hands and strength has a value and reward all its own. Laboring with your hands takes coordination and stamina, but it also takes customer service skills and the ability to follow through on instructions. Several jobs require these qualities: Most hand laborers and freight, stock, and material movers work as pickers in warehouses… retrieving items from storage to be loaded and shipped. They may need to pack and wrap items, or load and unload them from a truck. Packers and packagers pack groceries for customers, or pack shipping materials for transport. They often label packages and keep records of what they’ve packed. Vehicle and equipment cleaners wash vehicles, storage tanks, and industrial machinery. Most clean cars for an auto dealership, car rental agency, or car wash. Machine feeders work in manufacturing or warehouses… they insert materials into equipment, while offbearers remove materials from equipment after processing. Refuse and recyclable material collectors pick up garbage and recyclables from homes and businesses to transport to a landfill or recycling center. Most work either in waste collection or for local government. Most hand laborers and material movers work full time, though part-time hours are not uncommon. Warehouse and shipping positions may require overnight shifts. It’s typical for employers to require that workers have the ability to lift a certain weight to qualify for the job, but there are no formal education requirements. Jobs often include repetitive movement and heavy lifting.

What they do:

Feed materials into or remove materials from machines or equipment that is automatic or tended by other workers.

On the job, you would:

Inspect materials and products for defects, and to ensure conformance to specifications.
Record production and operational data, such as amount of materials processed.
Push dual control buttons and move controls to start, stop, or adjust machinery and equipment.

Manufactured or Agricultural Goods

Engineering and Technology

Math and Science

Basic Skills

Social

Hand and Finger Use

Controlled Movement

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

They do well at jobs that need:

Dependability
Attention to Detail
Cooperation

Concern for Others
Independence
Integrity

You might use software like this on the job:

Time accounting software

Industrial control software

high school diploma/GED or
no high school diploma/GED
usually needed

Get started on your career:

New job opportunities are likely in the future.

$37,010

$26,480

$48,350

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Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders

You might like a career in one of these industries:

Manufacturing
Transportation & Storage

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Machine Feeders and Offbearers feed materials into or remove materials from machines or equipment that is automatic or tended by other workers. They also inspect materials and products for defects, and to ensure conformance to specifications.

Other tasks include:

Record production and operational data, such as amount of materials processed.
Push dual control buttons and move controls to start, stop, or adjust machinery and equipment.
Weigh or measure materials or products to ensure conformance to specifications.
Identify and mark materials, products, and samples, following instructions.
Clean and maintain machinery, equipment, and work areas to ensure proper functioning and safe working conditions.
Load materials and products into machines and equipment, or onto conveyors, using hand tools and moving devices.

We asked Machine Feeders and Offbearers how satisfied they are with their job. Here is what they said.

How meaningful is this job

61% of them said they were satisfied with their job and 47% said they find that their job makes the world a better place or helps to make someone else’s life better.

On a daily basis, Machine Feeders and Offbearers inspect materials and products for defects, and to ensure conformance to specifications. They fasten, package, or stack materials and products, using hand tools and fastening equipment.

Clean and maintain machinery, equipment, and work areas to ensure proper functioning and safe working conditions.
Identify and mark materials, products, and samples, following instructions.
Weigh or measure materials or products to ensure conformance to specifications.
Record production and operational data, such as amount of materials processed.
Remove materials and products from machines and equipment, and place them in boxes, trucks or conveyors, using hand tools and moving devices.

We asked some Machine Feeders and Offbearers a few questions to find out what else does their work day look like. Here is what we found.

	Do you have telephone conversations everyday in this job?	9% said yes
	How important is it to work in a team in this job?	39% said very important
	Do you have group discussions everyday in this job?	40% said yes
	Do you talk or work with customers everyday in this job?	4% said yes
	Do you have to deal with angry customers everyday in this job?	15% said yes
	Do you have to make decisions everyday in this job?	28% said yes

Besides their typical day, Machine Feeders and Offbearers also add chemicals, solutions, or ingredients to machines or equipment as required by the manufacturing process. They may also weigh or measure materials or products to ensure conformance to specifications.

On a weekly to monthly basis, Machine Feeders and Offbearers Shovel or scoop materials into containers, machines, or equipment for processing, storage, or transport. They might also Open and close gates of belt and pneumatic conveyors on machines that are fed directly from preceding machines.

In addition, they Fasten, package, or stack materials and products, using hand tools and fastening equipment.

Although specific duties may vary, many of them Transfer materials and products to and from machinery and equipment, using industrial trucks or hand trucks.

To some Machine Feeders and Offbearers, it is also their responsibility to Identify and mark materials, products, and samples, following instructions.

In a typical work week as a Machine Feeder and Offbearer, you can expect to work 40 hour work week.

Do Machine Feeders and Offbearers work in an office-style work environment?

Do Machine Feeders and Offbearers work outdoors?

Best personality for this career

People who are suitable for this job tends to like work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They like working with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery..

They also like following set procedures and routines. They like working with data and details more than with ideas.

You can read more about these career personality types here.

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