Profession slate mixer
Slate mixers operate and maintain slate mixing machines that mix multicolored slate granules used for asphalt-coated roofing felt surfacing.
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Personality Type
- Realistic / Conventional
Knowledge
- Personal protective equipment
Types of protective materials and equipment foreseen for various types of tasks such as general or specialised cleaning activities.
Skills
- Tend discharge conveyor
Operate and monitor the equipment used to move bulk material, such as blended granules, from one place to another.
- Prepare chemical samples
Prepare the specific samples such as gas, liquid or solid samples in order for them to be ready for analysis, labeling and storing samples according to specifications.
- Feed the slate mixer
Feed the mixer conveyor with the specified amounts and colors of slate granules by pulling the levers which allow depositing materials.
- Keep records of work progress
Maintain records of the progress of the work including time, defects, malfunctions, etc.
- Monitor gauge
Oversee the data presented by a gauge concerning the measurement of pressure, temperature, thickness of a material, and others.
- Use personal protection equipment
Make use of protection equipment according to training, instruction and manuals. Inspect the equipment and use it consistently.
- Control slate chutes
Control the slate chutes by adjusting the gates using the gauges.
- Ensure health, safety and security measures
Take responsibility for health, safety and security measures in the workplace including posture the body well, safely operate tools and machinery, and wear the right clothes and protection for the climate. Apply health and safety standards. Adhere strictly to the site safety rules and systems and equipment operational procedures.
- Follow quality standards
Apply a set of measures and standards concerning the quality of processes or products, ensuring that quality is maintained and improved during work activities.