CompGeo Lathe/Turning Machine Tool Operators Metal/Plastic Salary Survey Benchmark Job Description and Competencies - Manufacturing Occupation Group

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Lathe/Turning Machine Tool Operators Metal/Plastic

Summary Job Description

Tasks

Set up, operate, or tend lathe and turning machines to turn, bore, thread, form, or face metal or plastic materials, such as wire, rod, or bar stock.

Inspect sample workpieces to verify conformance with specifications, using instruments such as gauges, micrometers, and dial indicators.

Study blueprints, layouts or charts, and job orders for information on specifications and tooling instructions, and to determine material requirements and operational sequences.

Adjust machine controls and change tool settings in order to keep dimensions within specified tolerances.

Move controls to set cutting speeds and depths and feed rates, and to position tools in relation to workpieces.

Start lath or turning machines and observe operations to ensure that specifications are met.

Select cutting tools and tooling instructions, according to written specifications or knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.

Crank machines through cycles, stopping to adjust tool positions and machine controls to ensure specified timing, clearances, and tolerances.

Lift metal stock or workpieces manually or using hoists, and position and secure them in machines, using fasteners and hand tools.

Replace worn tools, and sharpen dull cutting tools and dies using bench grinders or cutter-grinding machines.

Position, secure, and align cutting tools in toolholders on machines, using hand tools, and verify their positions with measuring instruments.

Compute unspecified dimensions and machine settings, using knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.

Install holding fixtures, cams, gears, and stops to control stock and tool movement, using hand tools, power tools, and measuring instruments.

Move toolholders manually or by turning handwheels, or engage automatic feeding mechanisms to feed tools to and along workpieces.

Turn valve handles to direct the flow of coolant onto work areas or to coat disks with spinning compounds.

Mount attachments, such as relieving or tracing attachments, to perform operations such as duplicating contours of templates or trimming workpieces.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Lathe/Turning Machine Tool Operators Metal/Plastic

Important Knowledge Competencies

Competency Description

Mechanical

Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

Mathematics

Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Production and Processing

Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

Design

Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Lathe/Turning Machine Tool Operators Metal/Plastic

Important Skill Competencies

Competency Description

Operation 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.

Monitoring

Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Active Listening

Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Operation and Control

Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

Critical Thinking

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Reading Comprehension

Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Speaking

Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Social Perceptiveness

Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Coordination

Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Complex Problem Solving

Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Equipment Selection

Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.

Judgment and Decision Making

Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Time Management

Managing one's own time and the time of others.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Lathe/Turning Machine Tool Operators Metal/Plastic

Important Ability Competencies

Competency Description

Control Precision

The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.

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.

Finger Dexterity

The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.

Reaction Time

The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.

Near Vision

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

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 there is a problem.

Oral Comprehension

The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Oral Expression

The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

Selective Attention

The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.

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.

Multilimb Coordination

The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.

Static Strength

The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.

Information Ordering

The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Trunk Strength

The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing.

Written Comprehension

The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

Deductive Reasoning

The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

Inductive Reasoning

The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

Visualization

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

Speech Clarity

The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

Depth Perception

The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.

Speech Recognition

The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Lathe/Turning Machine Tool Operators Metal/Plastic

Prerequisite Qualification Category

Education and Experience Level

Required Level of Education

High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)

Required Level of Education

Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in Personnel Services, Engineering-related Technologies, Vocational Home Economics, Construction Trades, Mechanics and Repairers, Precision Production Trades)

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Lathe/Turning Machine Tool Operators Metal/Plastic

Alternate Job Title(s)

Acme - Gridley Tool Setter

Automatic Screwmaker

Automatic Spinning Lathe Operator

Automatic Spinning Lathe Setter

Axle Turner

Back Facer

Balance Recesser

Balance Wheel Facer

Bar Pointer

Bar Turner

Barrel Finisher

Barrel Turner

Bell Spinner

Bevel Mill Operator

Bolt Threader

Brake Drum Lathe Operator

Bullard Machine Operator

Bullard Operator

Chaser

Chucker

Chucking Machine Set Up Operator

Computer Numerical Control Lathe Operator (CNC Lathe Operator)

Computer Numerical Control Lathe Programmer (CNC Lathe Programmer)

Computer Numerical Control Machinist (CNC Machinist)

Computer Numerical Control Mill Operator (CNC Mill Operator)

Computer Numerical Control Operator (CNC Operator)

Concaver

Cup Trimming Machine Operator

Deburrer

Dial Lathe Operator

Engine Lathe Operator

Engine Lathe Set Up Operator

Engine Lathe Set-Up Operator, Tool

Facing Machine Operator

Fittings Finisher

Fountain Pen Turner

Gear Cutter

Gear Cutting Machine Operator

Gear Cutting Machine Set Up Operator

Gear Generator Set Up Operator

Gear Hobber

Gear Hobber Operator

Gear Hobber Set Up Operator

Gear Machine Operator

Gear Setter

Gear Shaper

Gear Shaver Set Up Operator

Grooving Lathe Tender

Gun Profiler

Hand Spinner

Hob Machine Operator

Hobber

Hobbing Machine Operator

Hobbing Press Operator

Hydraulic Spinner

Hydrotel Operator

Jewel Bearing Broacher

Jewel Lathe Operator

Knurling Machine Operator

Lap Cutter Truer Operator

Lathe Hand

Lathe Machine Operator

Lathe Operator

Lathe Scalper Operator

Lathe Set Up Person

Lathe Tender

Lathe Turner

Lathe Winder

Machine Deburrer

Machine Operator

Machinist

Manufacturing Assistant

Manufacturing Associate

Manufacturing Operator

Mult-Au-Matic Operator

Multiple Spindle Screw Machine Operator

Multiple Spindle Screw Machine Set-Up Operator

Nipple Machine Operator

Nipple Threader

Numerical Control Operator (NC Operator)

Nut Tapper

Nut Threader

Optical Lathe Operator

Pattern Repairer

Pipe Threader

Planer

Planer Hand

Planer Operator

Radial Router Operator

Rim Turning Finisher

Rim Turning Machine Operator

Ring Cutter Lathe Operator

Roll Turner

Routing Machine Operator

Rubber Turner

Screw Machine Hand

Screw Machine Operator

Screw Machine Set Up Operator

Screw Machine Set-Up Operator

Screw Machine Setter

Screw Machine Tender

Screw Machine Tool Setter

Set Up / Operator

Single Spindle Screw Machine Operator

Single Spindle Screw Machine Set-Up Operator

Spar Cap Beveler

Spinner

Spinning Lathe Operator

Swiss Type Screw Machine Operator

Swiss-Type Screw Machine Set-Up Operator

Threading Machine Operator

Threading Machine Setter

Tool Lathe Operator

Tool Maker

Tool Setter

Tool Turret Lathe Set-Up Operator

Tumble Tailstock Turret Lathe Operator

Turning Machine Operator

Turret Lathe Operator

Turret Lathe Set Up Operator

V-Groove Cutter

Vertical Lathe Operator

Vertical Multiple Spindle Chucking Machine Set-Up Operator

Winding Lathe Operator

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Lathe/Turning Machine Tool Operators Metal/Plastic

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