Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

• 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.
• Verify alignment of workpieces on machines, using measuring instruments such as rules, gauges, or calipers.
• Compute dimensions, tolerances, and angles of workpieces or machines, according to specifications and knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.
• Move controls to set cutting specifications, to position cutting tools and workpieces in relation to each other, and to start machines.
• 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.

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• 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.
• 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.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

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