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

People in this career often have these skills:

• Operations Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

People in this career often know a lot about:

• Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

People in this career often have talent in:

• Arm-Hand Steadiness - The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.

• Visualization - The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.

People in this career often do these activities:

• Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
• Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
• Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
• Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences.
• Select production equipment according to product specifications.

• Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
• Set equipment controls to meet cutting specifications.
• Watch operating equipment to detect malfunctions.
• Operate grinding equipment.
• Operate cutting equipment.
• Measure materials to mark reference points, cutting lines, or other indicators.
• Replace worn equipment components.
• Set equipment guides, stops, spacers, or other fixtures.
• Select production input materials.
• Operate metal or plastic forming equipment.
• Smooth metal surfaces or edges.
• Clean production equipment.
• Maintain production or processing equipment.
• Lubricate production equipment.
• Repair production equipment or tools.
• Notify others of equipment repair or maintenance needs.
• Calculate dimensions of workpieces, products, or equipment.
• Adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of production materials or products.
• Adjust equipment controls to regulate coolant flow.
• Adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of water, cleaning solutions, or other liquids.
• Instruct workers to use equipment or perform technical procedures.
• Program equipment to perform production tasks.
• Write computer programming code.
• Record operational or production data.
• Align parts or workpieces to ensure proper assembly.
• Clear equipment jams.

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