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Set up, operate, or tend machines to roll steel or plastic forming bends, beads, knurls, rolls, or plate or to flatten, temper, or reduce gauge of material. | Adjust and correct machine set-ups to reduce thicknesses, reshape products, and eliminate product defects. | |||
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Monitor machine cycles and mill operation to detect jamming and to ensure that products conform to specifications. | ||||
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Examine, inspect, and measure raw materials and finished products to verify conformance to specifications. | ||||
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Read rolling orders, blueprints, and mill schedules to determine setup specifications, work sequences, product dimensions, and installation procedures. | ||||
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Manipulate controls and observe dial indicators in order to monitor, adjust, and regulate speeds of machine mechanisms. | ||||
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Start operation of rolling and milling machines to flatten, temper, form, and reduce sheet metal sections and to produce steel strips. | ||||
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Set distance points between rolls, guides, meters, and stops, according to specifications. | ||||
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Thread or feed sheets or rods through rolling mechanisms, or start and control mechanisms that automatically feed steel into rollers. | ||||
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Position, align, and secure arbors, spindles, coils, mandrels, dies, and slitting knives. | ||||
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Direct and train other workers to change rolls, operate mill equipment, remove coils and cobbles, and band and load material. | ||||
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Fill oil cups, adjust valves, and observe gauges to control flow of metal coolants and lubricants onto workpieces. | ||||
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Record mill production on schedule sheets. | ||||
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Install equipment such as guides, guards, gears, cooling equipment, and rolls, using hand tools. | ||||
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Signal and assist other workers to remove and position equipment, fill hoppers, and feed materials into machines. | ||||
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Calculate draft space and roll speed for each mill stand in order to plan rolling sequences and specified dimensions and tempers. | ||||
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Select rolls, dies, roll stands, and chucks from data charts in order to form specified contours and to fabricate products. | ||||
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Activate shears and grinders to trim workpieces. | ||||
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Remove scratches and polish roll surfaces, using polishing stones and electric buffers. | ||||
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Disassemble sizing mills removed from rolling lines, and sort and store parts. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders
The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. | |||
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Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. | |||
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Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. | |||
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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. | |||
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English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. | |||
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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. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Operation Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. | |||
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Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. | |||
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Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. | |||
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Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. | |||
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Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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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. | |||
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Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |||
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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. | |||
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Equipment Maintenance | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. | |||
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Repairing | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. | |||
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Management of Personnel Resources | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. | |||
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Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. | |||
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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. | |||
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Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. | |||
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Equipment Selection | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Reaction Time | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. | |||
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Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. | |||
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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. | |||
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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. | |||
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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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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. | |||
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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. | |||
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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. | |||
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Static Strength | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. | |||
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Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. | |||
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Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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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). | |||
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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. | |||
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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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Auditory Attention | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. | |||
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Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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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. | |||
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Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. | |||
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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. | |||
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Response Orientation | The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part. | |||
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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. | |||
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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. | |||
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Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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Hearing Sensitivity | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. | |||
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Speed of Limb Movement | The ability to quickly move the arms and legs. | |||
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Stamina | The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath. | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |||
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Speed of Closure | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. | |||
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Wrist-Finger Speed | The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. | |||
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Dynamic Strength | The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue. | |||
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Extent Flexibility | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. | |||
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Gross Body Coordination | The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion. | |||
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Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. | |||
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Time Sharing | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
Required Level of Education | High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate) | |||
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On-the-Job Training | Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months | |||
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On-Site or In-Plant Training | Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months | |||
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Related Work Experience | None | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Bar Roller | |||
Barrel Roller Operator | |||
Bed Operator | |||
Brass Roller | |||
Breakdown Mill Operator | |||
Bulldogger | |||
Calender Operator | |||
Caster Operator | |||
Coiler Operator | |||
Cold Mill Operator | |||
Cold Reduction Roller | |||
Cold Roll Catcher | |||
Cold Roll Operator | |||
Cold Roller | |||
Cold Strip Feeder | |||
Cold Strip Roller | |||
Cold-Mill Operator | |||
Cold-Rolling Machine Setter | |||
Controller | |||
Delivery Table Operator | |||
Drawing Machine Operator | |||
Drum Straightener | |||
Embossing Tool Setter | |||
Entry Table Operator | |||
Finish Mill Operator | |||
Finish Rolls Operator | |||
Finisher | |||
First Leveler | |||
Flange Machine Operator | |||
Flanger | |||
Forming Roll Operator | |||
Guide Setter | |||
High Frequency Mill Operator | |||
Hot Mill Operator | |||
Hot Mill Roller | |||
Hot Mill Tin Roller | |||
Hot Roller | |||
Hot Strip Finisher | |||
Hotbed Lever Operator | |||
Hotbed Operator | |||
Leveler | |||
Machine Operator | |||
Mangle Roll Operator | |||
Mangle Roller | |||
Mangler | |||
Manipulator | |||
Manipulator Operator | |||
Manufacturing Assistant | |||
Manufacturing Associate | |||
Manufacturing Operator | |||
Medart Operator | |||
Metal Sheet Roller Operator | |||
Mill Control Operator | |||
Mill Operator | |||
Operator | |||
Piercer Operator | |||
Piercing Machine Operator | |||
Piercing Mill Operator | |||
Pipe Straightener | |||
Plastic Straightening Roll Operator | |||
Primary Mill Roller | |||
Reducing Machine Operator | |||
Reel Operator | |||
Reeling Machine Operator | |||
Reeling Machine Setup Operator | |||
Rod Finisher | |||
Roll Form Operator | |||
Roll Forming Machine Operator | |||
Roll Forming Machine Set Up Mechanic | |||
Roll Forming Machine Set Up Operator | |||
Roll Forming Machine Set-Up Mechanic | |||
Roll Operator | |||
Roll Over Press Operator | |||
Roll Setter | |||
Roll Table Operator | |||
Roll Threader Operator | |||
Roll Tube Setter | |||
Roller | |||
Roller Leveler | |||
Roller Leveler Operator | |||
Roller Machine Operator | |||
Rolling Attendant | |||
Rolling Mill Operator | |||
Rolls Mill Operator | |||
Rougher | |||
Rougher Operator | |||
Roughing Mill Operator | |||
Scarfer | |||
Screw Down | |||
Screwdown Operator | |||
Scroll Machine Operator | |||
Seam Hammerer | |||
Seamless Tube Roller | |||
Sheet Roller Operator | |||
Skelp Processor | |||
Skin Pass Operator | |||
Spanner Operator | |||
Speed Operator | |||
Spline Rolling Machine Job Setter | |||
Steel Finisher | |||
Steel Roller | |||
Straightening Roll Operator | |||
Strip Mill Operator | |||
Strip Roller | |||
Table Lever Operator | |||
Table Operator | |||
Table Runner | |||
Tandem Mill Operator | |||
Tank Hoop Bender | |||
Temper Mill Operator | |||
Tube Mill Operator | |||
Tube Roller | |||
Tubing Machine Operator | |||
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