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Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

SOC 51-4035.00

Set up, operate, or tend milling or planing machines to mill, plane, shape, groove, or profile metal or plastic work pieces.

Zone 2 Production

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Operation Monitoring

3.8

Monitoring

3.2

Operation and Control

3.2

Active Listening

3.1

Reading Comprehension

3.0

Speaking

3.0

Critical Thinking

3.0

Mathematics

2.9

Knowledge Areas 8

Production and Processing

3.6

Mechanical

3.5

Mathematics

3.3

English Language

3.0

Customer and Personal Service

2.6

Design

2.5

Education and Training

2.5

Engineering and Technology

2.4

Key Tasks

1Position and secure workpieces on machines, using holding devices, measuring instruments, hand tools, and hoists.

2Remove workpieces from machines, and check to ensure that they conform to specifications, using measuring instruments such as microscopes, gauges, calipers, and micrometers.

3Verify alignment of workpieces on machines, using measuring instruments, such as rules, gauges, or calipers.

4Move cutters or material manually or by turning handwheels, or engage automatic feeding mechanisms to mill workpieces to specifications.

5Observe milling or planing machine operation and adjust controls to ensure conformance with specified tolerances.

Also Known As

Barrel Rib Matting Machine Operator Barrel Rifler Broacher Broaching Machine Operator Broaching Machine Set Up Operator CNC Machine Operator (Computerized Numerical Control Machine Operator) CNC Mill Operator (Computerized Numerical Control Mill Operator) CNC Mill Set Up Operator (Computerized Numerical Control Mill Set Up Operator) CNC Operator (Computerized Numerical Control Operator) CNC Programmer (Computerized Numerical Control Programmer)