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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
Set up or set up and operate machines to punch, crimp, cut blanks, or notch metal or plastic workpieces between preset dies, according to specifications. | Measure completed workpieces to verify conformance to specifications, using micrometers, gauges, calipers, templates, or rulers. | |||
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Examine completed workpieces for defects such as chipped edges and marred surfaces, and sort defective pieces according to types of flaws. | ||||
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Read work orders and production schedules to determine specifications, such as materials to be used, locations of cutting lines, and dimensions and tolerances. | ||||
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Load workpieces, plastic material, or chemical solutions into machines. | ||||
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Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material. | ||||
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Start machines, monitor their operations, and record operational data. | ||||
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Test and adjust machine speeds and actions, according to product specifications, and using gauges and hand tools. | ||||
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Install, align, and lock specified punches, dies, cutting blades or other fixtures in rams or beds of machines, using gauges, templates, feelers, shims, and hand tools. | ||||
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Clean and lubricate machines. | ||||
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Position, align, and secure workpieces against fixtures or stops on machine beds or on dies. | ||||
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Scribe reference lines on workpieces as guides for cutting operations, according to blueprints, templates, sample parts, or specifications. | ||||
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Set blade tensions, heights, and angles to perform prescribed cuts, using wrenches. | ||||
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Adjust ram strokes of presses to specified lengths, using hand tools. | ||||
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Place workpieces on cutting tables, manually or using hoists, cranes, or sledges. | ||||
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Position guides, stops, holding blocks, or other fixtures to secure and direct workpieces, using hand tools and measuring devices. | ||||
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Thread ends of metal coils from reels through slitters, and secure ends on recoilers. | ||||
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Turn valves to start flow of coolant against cutting areas and to start airflow that blows cuttings away from kerfs. | ||||
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Set stops on machine beds, change dies, and adjust components, such as rams or power presses, when making multiple or successive passes. | ||||
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Lubricate workpieces with oil. | ||||
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Replace defective blades or wheels, using hand tools. | ||||
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Mark identifying data on workpieces. | ||||
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Turn controls to set cutting speeds, feed rates, and table angles for specified operations. | ||||
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Plan sequences of operations, applying knowledge of physical properties of workpiece materials. | ||||
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Hand-form, cut, or finish workpieces, using tools such as table saws, hand sledges, and anvils. | ||||
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Grind out burrs and sharp edges, using portable grinders, speed lathes, and polishing jacks. | ||||
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Sharpen dulled blades, using bench grinders, abrasive wheels, or lathes. | ||||
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Remove housings, feed tubes, tool holders, and other accessories in order to replace worn or broken parts such as springs and bushings. | ||||
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Hone cutters with oilstones to remove nicks. | ||||
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Select, clean, and install spacers, rubber sleeves, and cutters on arbors. | ||||
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Preheat workpieces, using heating furnaces or hand torches. | ||||
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Set up or set up and operate machines to punch, crimp, cut blanks, or notch metal or plastic workpieces between preset dies, according to specifications. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Cutting/Punching/Press Mach Setrs/Opers/Tndrs Metal/Plastic
Cutting/Punching/Press Mach Setrs/Opers/Tndrs Metal/Plastic
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
- Knowledges
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- Abilites
- Tools and Technology
- Education and Experience
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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. | |||
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Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. | |||
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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. | |||
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Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. | |||
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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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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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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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Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. | |||
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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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Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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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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Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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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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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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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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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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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. | |||
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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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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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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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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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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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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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Static Strength | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. | |||
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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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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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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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Auditory Attention | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. | |||
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Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing 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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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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Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
Automated inventory software | Inventory management software | |||
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Computerized numerical control CNC software | Computer aided manufacturing CAM software | |||
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Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | |||
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Microsoft Word | Word processing software | |||
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Striker Systems SS-Punch | Computer aided manufacturing CAM software | |||
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Abrasive wheels | Abrasive drums | |||
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Adjustable hand wrenches | Adjustable wrenches | |||
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Allen wrenches | Hex keys | |||
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Anvils | Anvils | |||
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Bench grinders | Power grinders | |||
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Bench lathes | Lathes | |||
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Blanking presses | Workshop presses | |||
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C clamps | C clamps | |||
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Claw hammers | Hammers | |||
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Cleaning scrapers | Cleaning scrapers | |||
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Combination squares | Squares | |||
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Computer terminals | Mainframe console or dumb terminals | |||
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Computerized numerical control CNC turret punching machines | Workshop presses | |||
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Core cutters | Punching pliers | |||
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Crimping machines | Bending machines | |||
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Cutting machines | Cutting machines | |||
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Dial calipers | Calipers | |||
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Die cutting presses | Workshop presses | |||
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Digital micrometers | Micrometers | |||
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Feeler gauges | Feeler gauges | |||
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Forklifts | Forklifts | |||
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Forming presses | Workshop presses | |||
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Gauge blocks | Gage block set | |||
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Gear-cutting machines | Gear cutting tools | |||
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Grease guns | Grease guns | |||
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Hand files | Files | |||
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Hand nibblers | Nibblers | |||
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Hand torches | Blow torches | |||
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Handsaws | Saws | |||
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Handtrucks | Hand trucks or accessories | |||
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Heating furnaces | Induction heaters | |||
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Hobbing presses | Workshop presses | |||
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Hoisting equipment | Hoists | |||
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Honing stones | Sharpening stones or tools or kits | |||
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Hydraulic presses | Hydraulic press frames | |||
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Labeling machines | Label making machines | |||
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Layout scales | Scales | |||
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Layout templates | Templates | |||
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Lift trucks | Articulating boom lift | |||
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Locking hand pliers | Locking pliers | |||
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Metal chisels | Cold chisels | |||
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Metal scribers | Scribers | |||
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Multi-axis computerized numerical control CNC machines | Milling cutters | |||
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Multiple punch presses | Workshop presses | |||
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Notching machines | Cutting machines | |||
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Overhead cranes | Track cranes | |||
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Pallet jacks | Pallet trucks | |||
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Personal computers | Personal computers | |||
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Portable grinders | Power grinders | |||
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Power guillotine cutters | Cutting machines | |||
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Power saws | Power saws | |||
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Power shears | Shears | |||
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Precision rulers | Rulers | |||
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Press brakes | Workshop presses | |||
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Protective ear muffs | Ear muffs | |||
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Protractors | Protractors | |||
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Punch presses | Workshop presses | |||
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Safety gloves | Protective gloves | |||
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Sawing machines | Sawing machines | |||
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Shear presses | Workshop presses | |||
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Shearing machines | Cutting machines | |||
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Sheet metal hand tongs | Tongs | |||
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Shims | Shim | |||
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Sledgehammers | Hammers | |||
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Slitting machines | Cutting machines | |||
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Speed lathes | Lathes | |||
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Steam cleaning equipment | Pressure or steam cleaners | |||
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Straight screwdrivers | Screwdrivers | |||
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Straightedges | Straight edges | |||
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Table saws | Power saws | |||
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Thermal cutting machines | Cutting machines | |||
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Toggle presses | Workshop presses | |||
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Tool dies | Taps or dies | |||
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Transit levels | Level sensors or transmitters | |||
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Tube benders | Tube bending machinery | |||
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Turret presses | Workshop presses | |||
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Utility knives | Utility knives | |||
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Vernier calipers | Calipers | |||
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Wire brushes | Wire brushes | |||
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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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Related Work Experience | None | |||
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On-Site or In-Plant Training | Up to and including 1 month | |||
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On-the-Job Training | Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Adjuster | |||
Angle Shear Operator | |||
Angle Shear Set Up Operator | |||
Arbor Press Operator | |||
Assembler | |||
Automatic Punch-Press Operator | |||
Automatic Screwmaker | |||
Automobile Bumper Straightener | |||
Bander Operator | |||
Banding Machine Operator | |||
Bench Shear Operator | |||
Bender Machine Operator | |||
Bending Machine Set Up Operator | |||
Bending Roll Hand | |||
Bending Roll Operator | |||
Beveler | |||
Billet Cutter | |||
Billet Shearer | |||
Blanker | |||
Bliss Press Operator | |||
Body Press Operator | |||
Bolt Cutter | |||
Brake Machine Operator | |||
Brake Operator | |||
Brass Cutter | |||
Brass-Wind Instruments Tube Bender | |||
Bullet Assembly Press Operator | |||
CNC Bender Operator (Computer Numerically Controlled Bender Operator) | |||
CNC Break Press Operator (Computer Numerically Controlled Break Press Operator) | |||
CNC Punch Press Operator (Computer Numerically Controlled Punch Press Operator) | |||
Calender Roll Press Operator | |||
Can Cutter | |||
Center Punch Operator | |||
Clearance Cutter | |||
Clincher | |||
Clinching Machine Operator | |||
Coil Cutter | |||
Coil Shaper | |||
Cold Saw Operator | |||
Corner Former | |||
Crimping Machine Operator | |||
Crimping Machine Operator for Metal | |||
Crimping Press Operator | |||
Cut Off Saw Set Up Operator | |||
Cut-Off Machine Operator | |||
Cutter | |||
Cutting and Creasing Press Operator | |||
Debridging Machine Operator | |||
Diamond Saw Operator | |||
Dicer Operator | |||
Die Cast Operator | |||
Die Cutter | |||
Die Setter | |||
Dimpling Machine Operator | |||
Dinkey Press Operator | |||
Draw Press Operator | |||
Drawing Press Operator | |||
Duplicator Punch Operator | |||
Duplicator Punch Set Up Operator | |||
Equipment Technician | |||
Fabrication Machine Operator | |||
Fabricator | |||
Filament Cutter | |||
Finish Saw Operator | |||
Flying Shear Operator | |||
Folder Machine Operator | |||
Folding Machine Operator | |||
Foot Press Operator | |||
Forming Press Operator | |||
Four Slide Machine Setter | |||
Four Slide Operator | |||
Friction Saw Operator | |||
Gasket Former | |||
Gasket Maker | |||
Grinder Operator | |||
Hack Saw Operator | |||
Hammer Mill Operator | |||
Hammer Operator | |||
Heavy Duty Press Operator | |||
Hoop Puncher | |||
Hot Dimpling Machine Operator | |||
Hot Punch Press Operator | |||
Hot Saw Operator | |||
Hot Stamp Operator | |||
Hydropress Operator | |||
Iron Bender | |||
Ironworker | |||
Ironworker-Machine Operator | |||
Jigsawyer | |||
Joggle Press Operator | |||
Key Cutter | |||
Kick Press Operator | |||
Kick Press Setter | |||
Knuckle Bender | |||
Last Sawyer | |||
Link Cutter | |||
Machine Operator | |||
Machine Operator Slitter Technician | |||
Machine Setter | |||
Machining Associate | |||
Machinist | |||
Manufacturing Assistant | |||
Manufacturing Associate | |||
Manufacturing Operator | |||
Metal Bending Machine Operator | |||
Metal Bonding Press Operator | |||
Metal Cut-Off Saw Operator | |||
Metal Cut-Off Saw Tender | |||
Metal Cutter | |||
Metal Punch Press Operator | |||
Metal Shaping Machine Operator | |||
Metal Slitter | |||
Metal Stamper | |||
Metal Stamping Machine Operator | |||
Metal Trimmer | |||
Metal Tube Cutter | |||
Metal and Plastic Sawing Machine Tool Setter | |||
Metal and Plastic Shear and Slitter Machine Setter | |||
Metallic Yarn Slitting Machine Operator | |||
Mold Technician | |||
Mottle Lay Up Operator | |||
Nibbler Operator | |||
Notcher | |||
Notching Machine Operator | |||
Nut Blanker Operator | |||
Offstacker | |||
Operator | |||
Perforator Operator | |||
Pierce and Shave Press Operator | |||
Pipe Bender | |||
Pipe Stem Sawyer | |||
Planisher | |||
Planishing Press Operator | |||
Plastic Cutter | |||
Plastic Press Operator | |||
Plate Slitter and Inspector | |||
Pneumatic Press Hand | |||
Power Brake Operator | |||
Power Press Tender | |||
Press Brake Machine Setter/Set-Up Operator | |||
Press Brake Operator | |||
Press Machine Operator | |||
Press Operator | |||
Press Setter | |||
Printed Circuit Board Panels Trimmer | |||
Printed Circuit Boards Die Set-Up Operator | |||
Profile Saw Operator | |||
Profile Saw Setup Operator | |||
Profile Trimmer | |||
Punch Machine Hand | |||
Punch Machine Operator | |||
Punch Operator | |||
Punch Press Operator | |||
Punch Press Setter | |||
Punch-Press Operator | |||
Rivet Hole Puncher | |||
Rolling Mill Operator | |||
Rotary Shear Operator | |||
Saw Inspector Operator | |||
Saw Operator | |||
Sawyer | |||
Scrap Cutter | |||
Scraper | |||
Screw Cutter | |||
Set-Up Operator | |||
Shear Operator | |||
Shear Setter | |||
Shearman | |||
Sheeter Operator | |||
Sheetmetal Worker | |||
Sinter Press Operator | |||
Sintering Press Operator | |||
Sizing Machine Operator | |||
Slasher | |||
Slat Twister | |||
Slitter Operator | |||
Slitter Service and Setter | |||
Slitting Machine Operator | |||
Snap Shearer | |||
Spring Coiling Machine Setter | |||
Spring Tester | |||
Square Cutter | |||
Stamp Press Operator | |||
Stamping Press Operator | |||
Steel Cutter | |||
Straight Line Press Setter | |||
Straightener | |||
Straightening Machine Operator | |||
Straightening Press Operator | |||
Stretcher Operator | |||
Strip Metal Punch and Straightener Operator | |||
Swage Tender | |||
Swaging Machine Adjuster | |||
Sweep Press Operator | |||
Table Saw Operator | |||
Tablet Machine Operator | |||
Tape Control Turret Punch-Press Operator | |||
Tension Line Operator | |||
Terminal Press Operator | |||
Thermal Cutting Machine Operator | |||
Tin Cutter | |||
Toggle Press Operator | |||
Trim Machine Adjuster | |||
Trimmer Machine Operator | |||
Trimming Machine Operator | |||
Tube Cutter | |||
Tubing Machine Tender | |||
Turret Punch-Press Operator | |||
Twisting Machine Operator | |||
Under Cutter | |||
Under Cutting Machine Operator | |||
Vertical Contour Band-Saw Operator | |||
Vertical Punch Operator | |||
Welder | |||
Wheel Press Operator | |||
Wheel Presser | |||
Wire Coiner | |||
Wire Cutter | |||
Wire Machine Cutter | |||
Wire Sawyer | |||
Wire Straightener | |||
Wire Turning Machine Operator | |||
Zipper Cutter | |||
Zipper Trimmer | |||
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