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O*NET detailed work activityClean production equipment
Stays humanHands-on work
51 jobs65 tasks
This is physical, in-person work with real objects, tools, equipment and places that change from day to day. AI can't do it for you.
Part of Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areas, under the O*NET work activity group Performing General Physical Activities. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 65 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Clean ink fountains, plates, or printing unit cylinders when press runs are completed.
- Clean or sterilize tanks, screens, inflow pipes, production areas, or equipment, using hoses, brushes, scrapers, or chemical solutions.
- Clean and maintain equipment, using hand tools.
- Drain equipment, and pump water or other solutions through to flush and clean tanks or equipment.
- Add treating or neutralizing agents to products, and pump products through filters or centrifuges to remove impurities or to precipitate products.
- Clean or maintain products, machines, or work areas.
- Clean, oil, and make minor adjustments or repairs to machinery and equipment, such as opening valves or setting guides.
- Perform minor machine maintenance, such as oiling or cleaning machines, dies, or workpieces, or adding coolant to machine reservoirs.
- Lubricate, clean, or make minor repairs to machine parts to keep machines in working condition.
- Clean machines, tooling, or parts, using solvents or solutions and rags.
- Clean or oil presses or make minor repairs, using hand tools.
- Clean, adjust, and maintain equipment, using hand tools.
- Clean and maintain tools and equipment, using solvents, brushes, and rags.
- Disassemble, clean, and reassemble sprayers or power equipment, using solvents, wire brushes, and cloths.
- Clean dies, arbors, compression chambers, and molds, using swabs, sponges, or air hoses.
- Clean and lubricate boilers and auxiliary equipment and make minor adjustments as needed, using hand tools.
- Drain, clean, and refill machines or tanks at designated intervals, using cleaning solutions or water.
- Perform equipment maintenance tasks such as replacing needles, sanding rough areas of needles, or cleaning and oiling sewing machines.
- Remove solidified steel or slag from pouring nozzles, using long bars or oxygen burners.
- Help production workers by performing duties of lesser skill, such as supplying or holding materials or tools, or cleaning work areas and equipment.
- Clean and lubricate machines.
- Clean and maintain extruding and forming machines, using hand tools.
- Clean and maintain pressing machines, using cleaning solutions and lubricants.
- Remove polymer deposits from spinnerettes and equipment, using silicone spray, brass chisels, and bronze-wool pads.
- Clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using hand tools, or request that repair and maintenance work be performed.
- Clean, oil, and lubricate machines, using air hoses, cleaning solutions, rags, oil cans, or grease guns.
- Flush or clean equipment, using steam hoses or mechanical reamers.
- Clean or degrease parts, using wire brushes, portable grinders, or chemical baths.
- Clean machine filters, and lubricate equipment.
- Wash work areas, machines, equipment, vehicles, or products.
- Clean, maintain, calibrate, or repair measuring instruments or test equipment, such as dial indicators, fixed gauges, or height gauges.
- Clean and maintain gluing and cementing machines, using solutions, lubricants, brushes, and scrapers.
- Perform maintenance work such as cleaning and oiling machines.
- Remove excess, entangled, or completed filaments from machines, using hand tools.
- Clean and lubricate cutting machines, conveyors, blades, saws, or knives, using steam hoses, scrapers, brushes, or oil cans.
- Clean, oil, and lubricate machines, using air hoses, cleaning solutions, rags, oilcans, and grease guns.
- Maintain, adjust, and clean equipment, and perform minor repairs.
- Clean, inspect, or lubricate recyclable collection equipment or perform routine maintenance or minor repairs on recycling equipment, such as star gears, finger sorters, destoners, belts, and grinders.
- Lubricate or clean machines, using wrenches, grease guns, or solvents.
- Scrape accumulations of metal oxides from floors, molds, and crucibles, and sift and store them for reclamation.
- Adjust, clean, or repair products or processing equipment to correct defects found during inspections.
- Adjust, clean, and lubricate mechanical parts of machines, using hand tools and grease guns.
- Clean or maintain photoprocessing or darkroom equipment, using ultrasonic equipment or cleaning and rinsing solutions.
- Wipe finish rollers with cloths and wash finish trays with water when necessary.
- Clean, lubricate, and adjust equipment, using scrapers, solvents, air hoses, oil, and hand tools.
- Clean and lubricate equipment.
- Clean and maintain equipment, using water hoses and scrapers.
- Scrape, dislodge, or break excess frost, ice, or frozen product from equipment to prevent accumulation, using hands and hand tools.
- Clean, oil, and lubricate machines, using air hoses, cleaning solutions, rags, oilcans, and grease guns.
- Clean interiors of processing units by circulating chemicals and solvents within units.
- Select, clean, and install spacers, rubber sleeves, or cutters on arbors.
- Clean oxides and scales from parts or fittings, using steam sprays or chemical and water baths.
- Clean brass particles from files by drawing file cards through file grooves.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Clean and smooth molds, cores, and core boxes, and repair surface imperfections.
- Clean equipment and work areas.
- Check equipment to ensure that it meets health and safety regulations, and perform maintenance or cleaning, as necessary.
- Perform routine equipment maintenance such as cleaning and lubricating machines or replacing broken needles.
- Perform basic maintenance, such as cleaning and lubricating machine parts.
- Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools.
- Clean, lubricate, or maintain equipment, such as generators, turbines, pumps, or compressors, to prevent failure or deterioration.
- Clean and maintain tanks, filter beds, and other work areas, using hand tools and power tools.
- Inspect, clean, and assemble molds before beginning work.
- Smooth and clean inner surfaces of molds, using brushes, scrapers, air hoses, or grinding wheels, and fill imperfections with refractory material.
- Perform machine maintenance, such as cleaning and oiling equipment, and repair or replace worn or defective parts.
- Perform equipment maintenance, such as cleaning tanks and lubricating moving parts of conveyors.