Occupation Atlasedge bander operator
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/48318e0f-b54b-4654-b296-47c8e544da23
edge bander operator
Edge bander operators tend machines that veneer materials, mostly wood, to increase durability and make them aesthetically pleasing. They also regulate the speed of the belt, set temperature control to regulate heat, brush glue on edges of panels and start and regulate the machine.
Job Zone
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- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic6.49
- C Conventional4.39
- I Investigative2.06
- E Enterprising1.11
- A Artistic1.08
- S Social1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders (51-9191.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (11)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- check quality of raw materials
- dispose of cutting waste material
- edge banding
- ensure conformity to specifications
- ensure public safety and security
- maintain edge banding machinery
- measure parts of manufactured products
- operate board slotting machine
- operate edge banding machinery
- quality standards
- types of wood
Optional (18)
- apply a protective layer
- inspect quality of products
- manipulate wood
- manufacturing of daily use goods
- manufacturing of sports equipment
- monitor automated machines
- monitor stock level
- operate hot glue gun
- perform test run
- record production data for quality control
- remove excess glue
- remove processed workpiece
- repair edge banding machinery
- sand wood
- set up the controller of a machine
- supply machine
- troubleshoot
- weigh materials
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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