- This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Study job orders and interpret blueprints to determine machining operations to be performed
- Set up and operate machine tools to perform repetitive machining operations, such as turning, milling, drilling, boring, planing, honing, broaching, grinding or other machining operations
- Verify dimensions of parts machined using micrometers, callipers and other precision measuring instruments
- Prepare etching solution and immerse metal parts or workpiece in etching solution to remove unwanted portions
- Perform routine maintenance on equipment and machinery
- May enter codes specifying speed, feed and cut of the toolpath for computer numerical controlled (CNC) machine tools.
Employment Requirements
- Secondary school education is required.
- College or other courses in machining may be required.
- Several weeks of on-the-job training are provided.
- Senior positions in this unit group, such as set-up operator, require experience as a machine operator.