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Job Description

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.

Job Details

• The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-4023.00
• The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 41,900.00
• The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 20.00
• Currently, there are 29,060 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic”.

Also Known As…

• Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Roughing Mill Operator
• Rolling Mill Operator
• Roll Form Operator
• Piercer Operator
• Mill Operator
• High Frequency Mill Operator
• Controller
• Cold Mill Operator
• Calender Operator
• Breakdown Mill Operator
• Vacuum Form Operator
• Tubing Machine Operator
• Tube Roller
• Tube Mill Operator
• Threader Operator
• Temper Mill Operator
• Tank Hoop Bender
• Tandem Mill Operator
• Table Runner
• Table Operator
• Table Lever Operator
• Strip Roller
• Strip Mill Operator
• Straightening Roll Operator
• Steel Roller
• Steel Finisher
• Stainless Steel Finisher
• Spline Rolling Machine Job Setter
• Speed Operator
• Spanner Operator
• Small Brake Form Operator
• Skin Pass Operator
• Skelp Processor
• Sheet Roller Operator
• Seamless Tube Roller
• Seam Hammerer
• Scroll Machine Operator
• Screwdown Operator
• Screw Down
• Scarfer
• Rougher Operator
• Rougher
• Rolls Mill Operator
• Rolling Attendant
• Roller Machine Operator
• Roller Leveler Operator
• Roller Leveler
• Roller
• Roll Tube Setter
• Roll Threader Operator
• Roll Table Operator
• Roll Setter
• Roll Over Press Operator
• Roll Operator
• Roll Forming Machine Set-Up Mechanic
• Roll Forming Machine Set Up Operator
• Roll Forming Machine Set Up Mechanic
• Roll Forming Machine Operator
• Rod Finisher
• Rip/Mould Operator
• Reeling Machine Setup Operator
• Reeling Machine Operator
• Reel Operator
• Reducing Machine Operator
• Primary Operator
• Primary Mill Roller
• Plastic Straightening Roll Operator
• Pipe Straightener
• Piercing Mill Operator
• Piercing Machine Operator
• Parts Finisher
• Milling/Polishing Operator
• Mill Control Operator
• Metal Sheet Roller Operator
• Medart Operator
• Manufacturing Operator
• Manufacturing Associate
• Manufacturing Assistant
• Manipulator Operator
• Manipulator
• Mangler
• Mangle Roller
• Mangle Roll Operator
• Machine Operator
• Leveler
• Hotbed Operator
• Hotbed Lever Operator
• Hot Strip Finisher
• Hot Roller
• Hot Mill Tin Roller
• Hot Mill Roller
• Hot Mill Operator
• High Speed Operator
• Guide Setter
• Forming Roll Operator
• Flat Breakdown Processor
• Flanger
• Flange Machine Operator
• First Leveler
• Finisher
• Finish Rolls Operator
• Finish Mill Operator
• Entry Table Operator
• Embossing Tool Setter
• Drum Straightener
• Drawing Machine Operator
• Delivery Table Operator
• Cold-Rolling Machine Setter
• Cold-Mill Operator
• Cold Strip Roller
• Cold Strip Feeder
• Cold Rolling Coordinator
• Cold Roller
• Cold Roll Operator
• Cold Roll Catcher
• Cold Reduction Roller
• Coiler Operator
• Caster Operator
• Bulldogger
• Brass Roller
• Bed Operator
• Barrel Roller Operator
• Bar Roller
• Bar Finish Operator

Tasks for “Operator”

• Calculate draft space and roll speed for each mill stand to plan rolling sequences and specified dimensions and tempers.
• Remove scratches and polish roll surfaces, using polishing stones and electric buffers.
• Thread or feed sheets or rods through rolling mechanisms, or start and control mechanisms that automatically feed steel into rollers.
• Manipulate controls and observe dial indicators to monitor, adjust, and regulate speeds of machine mechanisms.
• Start operation of rolling and milling machines to flatten, temper, form, and reduce sheet metal sections and to produce steel strips.
• Install equipment such as guides, guards, gears, cooling equipment, and rolls, using hand tools.
• Signal and assist other workers to remove and position equipment, fill hoppers, and feed materials into machines.
• Read rolling orders, blueprints, and mill schedules to determine setup specifications, work sequences, product dimensions, and installation procedures.
• Examine, inspect, and measure raw materials and finished products to verify conformance to specifications.
• Disassemble sizing mills removed from rolling lines, and sort and store parts.
• Activate shears and grinders to trim workpieces.
• Select rolls, dies, roll stands, and chucks from data charts to form specified contours and to fabricate products.
• Fill oil cups, adjust valves, and observe gauges to control flow of metal coolants and lubricants onto workpieces.
• Direct and train other workers to change rolls, operate mill equipment, remove coils and cobbles, and band and load material.
• Record mill production on schedule sheets.
• Position, align, and secure arbors, spindles, coils, mandrels, dies, and slitting knives.
• Set distance points between rolls, guides, meters, and stops, according to specifications.
• Adjust and correct machine set-ups to reduce thicknesses, reshape products, and eliminate product defects.
• Monitor machine cycles and mill operation to detect jamming and to ensure that products conform to specifications.

Related Technology & Tools

• Industrial furnaces
• Finishing mills
• Fluid pressure transducers
• Weighing load cells
• Width gauges
• Three-high rolling mills
• Hot metal detectors
• Crop shears
• Digital calipers
• Roll lubrication systems
• Long-handled brushes
• Steel tapes
• Roughing mills
• Cluster rolling mills
• Two-high rolling mills
• Electric overhead traveling EOT cranes
• Chain hoists
• Sheet metal gauges
• Plate outline gauges
• Four-high rolling mills
• Diameter gauges
• Tensiometers
• Height gauges
• Digital strain gauges
• Digital radius gauges
• Straight screwdrivers
• Tandem rolling mills
• Velocimeters
• Ring gauges
• Displacement transducers
• Two-high reversing rolling mills
• Optical gauges

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