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O*NET detailed work activityClear equipment jams
Stays humanHands-on work
11 jobs12 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 Maintain tools or equipment, under the O*NET work activity group Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 12 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Stop or reset machines when malfunctions occur, clear machine jams, and report malfunctions to a supervisor.
- Remove jammed materials from machines and readjust components as necessary to resume normal operations.
- Remove clogs, defects, or impurities from machines, tanks, conveyors, screens, or other processing equipment.
- Dislodge and clear jammed materials or other items from machinery and equipment, using hand tools.
- Correct machinery malfunctions by performing actions such as removing jams, and inform supervisors of malfunctions as necessary.
- Dislodge and clear jammed materials or other items from machinery or equipment, using hand tools.
- Clear machine jams, using hand tools.
- Clear or dislodge blockages in bins, screens, or other equipment, using poles, brushes, or mallets.
- Stop equipment and clear blockages or jams, using fingers, wire, or hand tools.
- Extract or lift jammed pieces from machines, using fingers, wire hooks, or lift bars.