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

Personal protective equipment
Types of protective materials and equipment foreseen for various types of tasks such as general or specialised cleaning activities.

Control slate chutes
Control the slate chutes by adjusting the gates using the gauges.
Monitor gauge
Oversee the data presented by a gauge concerning the measurement of pressure, temperature, thickness of a material, and others.
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.
Keep records of work progress
Maintain records of the progress of the work including time, defects, malfunctions, etc.
Tend discharge conveyor
Operate and monitor the equipment used to move bulk material, such as blended granules, from one place to another.
Use personal protection equipment
Make use of protection equipment according to training, instruction and manuals. Inspect the equipment and use it consistently.
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.

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