Milling and Planing Machine 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.
• Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

People in this career often know a lot about:

• Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

People in this career often have talent in:

• 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.
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• 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.

People in this career often do these activities:

• Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.
• Align parts or workpieces to ensure proper assembly.
• Set equipment controls to meet cutting specifications.
• Monitor equipment operation to ensure that products are not flawed.
• Select production equipment according to product specifications.

• Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
• Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
• Operate grinding equipment.
• Sharpen cutting or grinding tools.
• Replace worn equipment components.
• Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
• Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences.
• Calculate dimensions of workpieces, products, or equipment.
• Feed materials or products into or through equipment.
• Determine production equipment settings.
• Record operational or production data.
• Construct patterns, templates, or other work aids.
• Adjust equipment controls to regulate coolant flow.

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