CompGeo Milling/Planing Machine Operators, Metal/Plastic Salary Survey Benchmark Job Description and Competencies - Manufacturing Occupation Group

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Milling/Planing Machine Operators, Metal/Plastic

Summary Job Description

Tasks

Set up, operate, or tend milling or planing machines to mill, plane, shape, groove, or profile metal or plastic work pieces.

Remove workpieces from machines, and check to ensure that they conform to specifications, using measuring instruments such as microscopes, gauges, calipers, and micrometers.

Observe milling or planing machine operation and adjust controls to ensure conformance with specified tolerances.

Position and secure workpieces on machines, using holding devices, measuring instruments, hand tools, and hoists.

Study blueprints, layouts, sketches, or work orders to assess workpiece specifications and to determine tooling instructions, tools and materials needed, and sequences of operations.

Move controls to set cutting specifications, to position cutting tools and workpieces in relation to each other, and to start machines.

Compute dimensions, tolerances, and angles of workpieces or machines, according to specifications and knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.

Verify alignment of workpieces on machines, using measuring instruments such as rules, gauges, or calipers.

Select cutting speeds, feed rates, and depths of cuts, applying knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.

Move cutters or material manually or by turning handwheels, or engage automatic feeding mechanisms to mill workpieces to specifications.

Replace worn tools, using hand tools, and sharpen dull tools, using bench grinders.

Select and install cutting tools and other accessories according to specifications, using hand tools or power tools.

Record production output.

Turn valves or pull levers to start and regulate the flow of coolant or lubricant to work areas.

Make templates or cutting tools.

Mount attachments and tools such as pantographs, engravers, or routers to perform other operations such as drilling or boring.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Milling/Planing Machine Operators, Metal/Plastic

Important Knowledge Competencies

Competency Description

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.

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: Milling/Planing Machine Operators, Metal/Plastic

Important Skill Competencies

Competency Description

Operation Monitoring

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

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.

Monitoring

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

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.

Speaking

Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Social Perceptiveness

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

Complex Problem Solving

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

Quality Control Analysis

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

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: Milling/Planing Machine Operators, Metal/Plastic

Important Ability Competencies

Competency Description

Oral Expression

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

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.

Oral Comprehension

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

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.

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.

Selective Attention

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

Control Precision

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

Written Comprehension

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

Reaction Time

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

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.

Written Expression

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

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).

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.

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.

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.

Static Strength

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

Hearing Sensitivity

The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.

Auditory Attention

The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.

Category Flexibility

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

Mathematical Reasoning

The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.

Number Facility

The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.

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.

Visualization

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

Extent Flexibility

The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Milling/Planing Machine Operators, 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)

On-the-Job Training

Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month

Required Level of Education

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

Related Work Experience

Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Milling/Planing Machine Operators, Metal/Plastic

Alternate Job Title(s)

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Barrel Rifler

Broacher

Broaching Machine Operator

Broaching Machine Set Up Operator

CNC Inspector (Computer Numerical Control Inspector)

CNC Lathe Operator (Computer Numerical Control Lathe Operator)

CNC Machine Operator (Computerized Numerical Control Machine Operator)

CNC Machinist (Computerized Numerical Control Machinist)

CNC Mill Operator (Computerized Numerical Control Mill Operator)

CNC Mill Set Up Operator (Computerized Numerical Control Mill Set Up Operator)

CNC Operator (Computerized Numerical Control Operator)

CNC Programmer (Computerized Numerical Control Programmer)

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Planer Setup Operator

Planer Type Milling Machine Set-Up Operator

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Printed Circuit Boards Beveler

Printed Circuit Boards Router

Production Broaching Machine Operator

Profiler

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Profiling Machine Operator

Profiling Machine Setup Operator

Rotary Head Milling Machine Set-Up Operator

Router Machine Operator

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Scalping Machine Operator

Scribing Machine Operator

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Thread Milling Machine Set Up Operator

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CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing

Benchmark Title: Milling/Planing Machine Operators, Metal/Plastic

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