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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

SOC 51-4081.00

Set up, operate, or tend more than one type of cutting or forming machine tool or robot.

Zone 2 Production

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Operation Monitoring

3.9

Quality Control Analysis

3.4

Operation and Control

3.2

Critical Thinking

3.1

Monitoring

3.1

Troubleshooting

3.1

Reading Comprehension

3.0

Active Listening

3.0

Knowledge Areas 8

Mechanical

3.9

Mathematics

3.8

Production and Processing

3.5

Design

3.1

Engineering and Technology

3.0

English Language

2.7

Public Safety and Security

2.5

Computers and Electronics

2.5

Key Tasks

1Observe machine operation to detect workpiece defects or machine malfunctions, adjusting machines as necessary.

2Set up and operate machines, such as lathes, cutters, shears, borers, millers, grinders, presses, drills, or auxiliary machines, to make metallic and plastic workpieces.

3Inspect workpieces for defects, and measure workpieces to determine accuracy of machine operation, using rules, templates, or other measuring instruments.

4Read blueprints or job orders to determine product specifications and tooling instructions and to plan operational sequences.

5Start machines and turn handwheels or valves to engage feeding, cooling, and lubricating mechanisms.

Also Known As

Automatic Wheel-Line Operator Ballistics Laboratory Gunsmith Cell Technician Centrifugal Control Switch Machine Operator CNC Machine Setter (Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Setter) CNC Machinist (Computer Numerically Controlled Machinist) CNC Operator (Computer Numerically Controlled Operator) Combination Machine Tool Operator Combination Machine Tool Setter Die Setter