Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

• Examine, measure, and weigh materials or products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring devices such as rulers, micrometers, or scales.
• Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material.
• Stack and sort cut material for packaging, further processing, or shipping, according to types and sizes of material.
• Review work orders, blueprints, specifications, or job samples to determine components, settings, and adjustments for cutting and slicing machines.
• Maintain production records, such as quantities, types, and dimensions of materials produced.
• Adjust machine controls to alter position, alignment, speed, or pressure.
• Press buttons, pull levers, or depress pedals to start and operate cutting and slicing machines.
• Remove defective or substandard materials from machines, and readjust machine components so that products meet standards.
• Type instructions on computer keyboards, push buttons to activate computer programs, or manually set cutting guides, clamps, and knives.
• Monitor operation of cutting or slicing machines to detect malfunctions or to determine whether supplies need replenishment.
• Start machines to verify setups, and make any necessary adjustments.
• Remove completed materials or products from cutting or slicing machines, and stack or store them for additional processing.
• Select and install machine components such as cutting blades, rollers, and templates, according to specifications, using hand tools.
• Move stock or scrap to and from machines manually, or by using carts, handtrucks, or lift trucks.
• Clean and lubricate cutting machines, conveyors, blades, saws, or knives, using steam hoses, scrapers, brushes, or oil cans.

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• 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.
• Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
• Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.

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