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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

SOC 51-4031.00

Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.

Green Occupation Zone 2 Production
8
Skills
8
Knowledge
2
Job Zone
Yes
Green

Top Skills 8

Operation Monitoring
3.5
Operation and Control
3.4
Monitoring
3.2
Quality Control Analysis
3.2
Active Listening
3.0
Speaking
3.0
Critical Thinking
3.0
Troubleshooting
3.0

Knowledge Areas 8

Mechanical
3.5
Production and Processing
3.2
Mathematics
3.0
English Language
2.8
Design
2.5
Engineering and Technology
2.5
Administration and Management
2.4
Customer and Personal Service
2.2

Key Tasks

1Examine completed workpieces for defects, such as chipped edges or marred surfaces and sort defective pieces according to types of flaws.
2Measure completed workpieces to verify conformance to specifications, using micrometers, gauges, calipers, templates, or rulers.
3Set stops on machine beds, change dies, and adjust components, such as rams or power presses, when making multiple or successive passes.
4Start machines, monitor their operations, and record operational data.
5Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.

Also Known As

Adjuster Angle Shear Operator Angle Shear Set Up Operator Arbor Press Operator Automatic Punch-Press Operator Automatic Screwmaker Automobile Bumper Straightener Bander Operator Banding Machine Operator Bench Shear Operator

Tools & Equipment

Abrasive wheels Adjustable hand wrenches Allen wrenches Anvils Bench grinders

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