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Job Description

Set up, operate, or tend milling or planing machines to mill, plane, shape, groove, or profile metal or plastic work pieces.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-4035.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 41,180.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 19.00
Currently, there are 17,560 people on this job

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

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Tasks for “Milling and Planing Machine Operator and Tender”

Move controls to set cutting specifications, to position cutting tools and workpieces in relation to each other, and to start machines.
Select and install cutting tools and other accessories according to specifications, using hand tools or power tools.
Study blueprints, layouts, sketches, or work orders to assess workpiece specifications and to determine tooling instructions, tools and materials needed, and sequences of operations.
Compute dimensions, tolerances, and angles of workpieces or machines, according to specifications and knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.
Observe milling or planing machine operation and adjust controls to ensure conformance with specified tolerances.
Turn valves or pull levers to start and regulate the flow of coolant or lubricant to work areas.
Make templates or cutting tools.
Verify alignment of workpieces on machines, using measuring instruments such as rules, gauges, or calipers.
Mount attachments and tools such as pantographs, engravers, or routers to perform other operations such as drilling or boring.
Remove workpieces from machines, and check to ensure that they conform to specifications, using measuring instruments such as microscopes, gauges, calipers, and micrometers.
Position and secure workpieces on machines, using holding devices, measuring instruments, hand tools, and hoists.
Select cutting speeds, feed rates, and depths of cuts, applying knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.
Record production output.
Replace worn tools, using hand tools, and sharpen dull tools, using bench grinders.
Move cutters or material manually or by turning handwheels, or engage automatic feeding mechanisms to mill workpieces to specifications.

Related Technology & Tools

Turret lathes
Metal cutters
Soft jaws
Coordinate measuring machines CMM
Mechanical edge finders
Overhead cranes
Tool probes
Layout compasses
Inside digital ID micrometers
Bore gauges
Grease dispensers
Boring bars
Power hoists
Mechanical comparators
Digital bench scales
Precision milling vises
Coolant chillers
Multipurpose screwdrivers
Height setters
Digital height gauges
Adjustable spanner wrenches
Drill presses
Vernier calipers
Wire cleaning brushes
Outside digital OD micrometers
Dial calipers
Drop indicators
Coaxial indicators
Center finders
Metal planers
Vertical milling machines
Desktop computers
Vertical machining centers VMC
Precision rules
Crescent wrenches
Hand grinders
Allen wrench sets
Horizontal milling machines
Digital calipers
Industrial bench grinders
Machine deburring tools
Automatic tool changers
Collet chucks
Horizontal boring mills
Metal shears
Lapping tools
Fillet gauges
Setting jigs
Electronic edge finders
Protective safety glasses
Polishing tools
Height gauges
Pin gauge sets
Computer numerical control CNC milling machines
Wheeled forklifts
End mills

G code
EditCNC
Extensible markup language XML
Vero Software Alphacam
SmartCAM
Siemens PLM Software Solid Edge
Mastercam
Microsoft Excel
Kentech Kipware TB
Autodesk AutoCAD
Edgecam
M code
Microsoft Office