Tank Car, Truck, & Ship Loaders
Also called: Loader, Loader Operator, PVC Loader (Polyvinyl Chloride Loader), Warehouse Man
What they do:
Load and unload chemicals and bulk solids, such as coal, sand, and grain into or from tank cars, trucks, or ships using material moving equipment. May perform a variety of other tasks relating to shipment of products. May gauge or sample shipping tanks and test them for leaks.
On the job, you would:
- Verify tank car, barge, or truck load numbers to ensure car placement accuracy based on written or verbal instructions.
- Observe positions of cars passing loading spouts, and swing spouts into the correct positions at the appropriate times.
- Operate ship loading and unloading equipment, conveyors, hoists, and other specialized material handling equipment such as railroad tank car unloading equipment.
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Basic Skills
Problem Solving
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Controlled Movement
Hand and Finger Use
Attention
Endurance
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People interested in this work like activities that include
practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They do well at jobs that need:
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