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Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

SOC 51-4021.00

Set up, operate, or tend machines to extrude or draw thermoplastic or metal materials into tubes, rods, hoses, wire, bars, or structural shapes.

Zone 2 Production

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Operation Monitoring

3.5

Operation and Control

3.4

Critical Thinking

3.1

Monitoring

3.1

Quality Control Analysis

3.1

Judgment and Decision Making

3.1

Speaking

3.0

Coordination

3.0

Knowledge Areas 8

Production and Processing

4.0

Mathematics

3.5

English Language

3.5

Administration and Management

2.8

Computers and Electronics

2.5

Mechanical

2.5

Public Safety and Security

2.3

Customer and Personal Service

2.3

Key Tasks

1Measure and examine extruded products to locate defects and to check for conformance to specifications, adjusting controls as necessary to alter products.

2Determine setup procedures and select machine dies and parts, according to specifications.

3Start machines and set controls to regulate vacuum, air pressure, sizing rings, and temperature, and to synchronize speed of extrusion.

4Reel extruded products into rolls of specified lengths and weights.

5Install dies, machine screws, and sizing rings on machines that extrude thermoplastic or metal materials.

Also Known As

Computer Numerical Control Operator (CNC Operator) Core Extruder Core Shaper Draw Machine Operator Drawbench Operator Equipment Technician Extruder Operator Extruding Press Adjuster Extruding Press Operator Extrusion Machine Operator