CompGeo Drilling/Boring Machine Tool Setters Metal/Plastic Salary Survey Benchmark Job Description and Competencies - Manufacturing Occupation Group

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Drilling/Boring Machine Tool Setters Metal/Plastic

Summary Job Description

Tasks

Set up, operate, or tend drilling machines to drill, bore, ream, mill, or countersink metal or plastic work pieces.

Verify conformance of machined work to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, micrometers, and fixed and telescoping gauges.

Study machining instructions, job orders, and blueprints to determine dimensional and finish specifications, sequences of operations, setups, and tooling requirements.

Select and set cutting speeds, feed rates, depths of cuts, and cutting tools according to machining instructions or knowledge of metal properties.

Install tools in spindles.

Change worn cutting tools, using wrenches.

Position and secure workpieces on tables, using bolts, jigs, clamps, shims, or other holding devices.

Move machine controls to lower tools to workpieces and to engage automatic feeds.

Turn valves and direct flow of coolants or cutting oil over cutting areas.

Operate single- or multiple-spindle drill presses to bore holes so that machining operations can be performed on metal or plastic workpieces.

Establish zero reference points on workpieces, such as at the intersections of two edges or over hole locations.

Observe drilling or boring machine operations to detect any problems.

Lift workpieces onto work tables either manually or with hoists, or direct crane operators to lift and position workpieces.

Lay out reference lines and machining locations on work, using layout tools, and applying knowledge of shop math and layout techniques.

Perform minor assembly, such as fastening parts with nuts, bolts, and screws, using power tools and hand tools.

Verify that workpiece reference lines are parallel to the axis of table rotation, using dial indicators mounted in spindles.

Operate tracing attachments to duplicate contours from templates or models.

Sharpen cutting tools, using bench grinders.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Drilling/Boring Machine Tool Setters 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.

Customer and Personal Service

Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Computers and Electronics

Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

English Language

Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Education and Training

Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

Engineering and Technology

Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.

Administration and Management

Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Drilling/Boring Machine Tool Setters Metal/Plastic

Important Skill Competencies

Competency Description

Operation Monitoring

Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

Monitoring

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

Operation and Control

Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

Reading Comprehension

Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Critical Thinking

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

Quality Control Analysis

Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

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.

Speaking

Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Social Perceptiveness

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

Troubleshooting

Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Drilling/Boring Machine Tool Setters Metal/Plastic

Important Ability Competencies

Competency Description

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.

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.

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).

Oral Comprehension

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

Written Comprehension

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

Static Strength

The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry 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 there is a problem.

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.

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.

Oral Expression

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

Inductive Reasoning

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

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).

Visualization

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

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.

Deductive Reasoning

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

Perceptual Speed

The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.

Rate Control

The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene.

Flexibility of Closure

The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.

Selective Attention

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

Reaction Time

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

Category Flexibility

The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.

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.

Speech Clarity

The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Drilling/Boring Machine Tool Setters Metal/Plastic

Tools/Technology Example

Product Category

Automated inventory software

Inventory management software

Computerized numerical control CNC software

Industrial control software

Microsoft Excel

Spreadsheet software

Microsoft Word

Word processing software

Adjustable hand wrenches

Adjustable wrenches

Adjustable jigs

Positioning jig

Ball peen hammers

Hammers

Bench grinders

Power grinders

Boring tools

Computer terminals

Mainframe console or dumb terminals

Computerized numerical control CNC boring machines

Boring machines

Computerized numerical control CNC drill presses

Workshop presses

Deburring tools

Deburring equipment

Dial calipers

Calipers

Digital micrometers

Micrometers

Drill presses

Workshop presses

Gauge blocks

Gage block set

Go/no-go gauges

Go or no go gauge

Hand files

Files

Height gauges

Hoisting equipment

Hoists

Holding clamps

Hold down clamps

Horizontal boring mills

Boring tools

Inspection loupes

Loupes

Jig boring machines

Boring tools

Lathes

Layout scales

Scales

Metal scribers

Scribers

Multiple spindle drill presses

Workshop presses

Personal computers

Precision gauges

Gage block set

Prick punches

Metal stamps or punches

Protective ear muffs

Ear muffs

Radial drill presses

Workshop presses

Safety glasses

Shims

Shim

Single spindle drill presses

Workshop presses

Steel rules

Rulers

Surface gauges

Gauges or inspection fixtures

Tapping machines

Tap machines or tapping machines

Telescoping gauges

Gauges or inspection fixtures

Utility knives

Workshop bench vises

Bench vises

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Drilling/Boring Machine Tool Setters Metal/Plastic

Prerequisite Qualification Category

Education and Experience Level

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)

Required Level of Education

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

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Drilling/Boring Machine Tool Setters Metal/Plastic

Alternate Job Title(s)

Assembler

Automatic Driller and Reamer

Automatic Drilling Machine Operator

Barrel Driller

Billet Driller

Bore Mill Operator

Bore Mill Operator for Plastic

Borematic Machine Operator

Borematic Operator

Borer

Boring Machine Operator

Boring Machine Set Up Operator

Boring Mill Operator

Boring Mill Operator for Metal

Boring Mill Set Up Operator

Chamfering Machine Operator

Choke Reamer

Collet Driller

Computer Numerical Control Drilling Operator (CNC Drilling Operator)

Computer Numerical Control Machine Operator (CNC Machine Operator)

Computer Numerical Control Mill Operator (CNC Mill Operator)

Computer Numerical Control Operator (CNC Operator)

Computer Numerical Control Set-Up Operator (CNC Set-Up Operator)

Computer Numerical Control Technician (CNC Technician)

Countersinker

Dice Maker

Drill Operator

Drill Press Hand

Drill Press Operator

Drill Press Operator for Metal

Drill Press Set Up Operator

Drill Press Tender

Drill Presser

Drill Punch Operator

Drill Setup Operator

Driller

Driller and Broacher

Driller and Reamer

Fabricator

Foot Drill Operator

Gang Drill Operator

Horizontal Boring Mill Operator

Horizontal Boring Mill Operator for Metal

Horizontal Boring Mill Set Up Operator

Horizontal Boring Mill Set-Up Operator

Hub Borer

Jewel Cupping Machine Operator

Jig Bore Operator

Jig Boring Machine Set-Up Operator

Jig Mill Operator

Jigger

Jigger Operator

Machine Operator

Manufacturing Assistant

Manufacturing Associate

Manufacturing Operator

Metal Drill Operator

Metal Drill Press Operator

Metal Drilling Machine Operator

Multiple Drill Operator

Multiple Spindle Drill Press Set-Up Operator

Plate Driller

Printed Circuit Boards Drill Press Operator

Printed Circuit Boards Pinner

Process Equipment Operator

Production Boring Machine Operator

Radial Drill Operator

Radial Drill Operator for Plastic

Radial Drill Press Operator

Radial Drill Press Operator for Plastic

Radial Drill Press Set-Up Operator

Reamer

Reaming Machine Operator

Reaming Machine Operator for Plastic

Reaming Machine Tender

Reaming Press Operator

Recenterer

Set-Up Mill Operator

Set-Up Technician

Setup / Operator

Single Spindle Drill Press Set Up Operator

Single Spindle Drill Press Set-Up Operator

Spot Facer

Stab Setter and Driller

Tapper

Tapper Operator

Test Borer

Threader Operator

Tool Radial Drill Press Set-Up Operator

Tool and Die Maker

Trade Marker

Valve Seater Operator

Vertical Boring Mill Operator

Wheel Borer

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Drilling/Boring Machine Tool Setters Metal/Plastic

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