Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Operating powered machines to crush, grade, and clean rock and gravel transfers directly to civilian aggregate-crushing operations.
How to prepare: Target aggregate-crusher operator openings and seek hands-on familiarization with the employer's crusher controls, material-flow monitoring, and conveyor equipment.
What the civilian work involves
- Move controls to start, stop, or adjust machinery and equipment that crushes, grinds, polishes, or blends materials.
- Observe operation of equipment to ensure continuity of flow, safety, and efficient operation, and to detect malfunctions.
- Tend accessory equipment, such as pumps and conveyors, to move materials or ingredients through production processes.