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Job Description

Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments. Includes precision instrument makers who fabricate, modify, or repair mechanical instruments. May also fabricate and modify parts to make or repair machine tools or maintain industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-4041.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 43,220.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 20.00
Currently, there are 391,120 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Machinists”.

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Tasks for “Development Mechanic”

Program computers or electronic instruments, such as numerically controlled machine tools.
Fit and assemble parts to make or repair machine tools.
Test experimental models under simulated operating conditions for purposes such as development, standardization, or feasibility of design.
Machine parts to specifications, using machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, shapers, or grinders.
Prepare working sketches for the illustration of product appearance.
Align and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, or materials onto machines.
Support metalworking projects from planning and fabrication through assembly, inspection, and testing, using knowledge of machine functions, metal properties and mathematics.
Set up, adjust, or operate basic or specialized machine tools used to perform precision machining operations.
Monitor the feed and speed of machines during the machining process.
Install repaired parts into equipment or install new equipment.
Operate equipment to verify operational efficiency.
Separate scrap waste and related materials for reuse, recycling, or disposal.
Study sample parts, blueprints, drawings, or engineering information to determine methods or sequences of operations needed to fabricate products.
Install experimental parts or assemblies, such as hydraulic systems, electrical wiring, lubricants, or batteries into machines or mechanisms.
Maintain machine tools in proper operational condition.
Confer with engineering, supervisory, or manufacturing personnel to exchange technical information.
Lay out, measure, and mark metal stock to display placement of cuts.
Establish work procedures for fabricating new structural products, using a variety of metalworking machines.
Measure, examine, or test completed units to check for defects and ensure conformance to specifications, using precision instruments, such as micrometers.
Calculate dimensions or tolerances, using instruments such as micrometers or vernier calipers.
Confer with numerical control programmers to check and ensure that new programs or machinery will function properly and that output will meet specifications.
Check work pieces to ensure that they are properly lubricated or cooled.
Advise clients about the materials being used for finished products.
Evaluate machining procedures and recommend changes or modifications for improved efficiency or adaptability.
Set up or operate metalworking, brazing, heat-treating, welding, or cutting equipment.
Dismantle machines or equipment, using hand tools or power tools to examine parts for defects and replace defective parts where needed.
Design fixtures, tooling, or experimental parts to meet special engineering needs.
Dispose of scrap or waste material in accordance with company policies and environmental regulations.
Diagnose machine tool malfunctions to determine need for adjustments or repairs.

Related Technology & Tools

Personal digital assistants PDA
Composition hammers
Outside micrometers
Telescoping gauges
Dial calipers
Welding lenses
Spirit levels
Edge finders
Sledgehammers
Shapers
Ring gauges
Welding shields
Reamers
Hermaphrodite calipers
Single-cut mill saw files
Deburring tools
Angle plates
Metal spray equipment
Anvils
Personal computers
Flat files
Gauges
Boring bars
Aviation snips
Shielded arc welding tools
Punches
Hand saws
Horizontal lathes
Prick punches
Radius gauges
Engine lathes
Putty knives
Staging equipment
Milling machines
Vernier gear tooth calipers
Full face shields
Threading machines
Metal inert gas MIG welders
Ratchet sets
Power sanders
Portable welding equipment
Adjustable wrenches
Screw pitch gauges
Pipe wrenches
Oxyacetylene welding equipment
Hex wrenches
Grinding dogs
Spindle blade screwdrivers
Rubber mallets
Thread gauges
Bandsaws
Metal shears
Arbor presses
Chucks
Ladders
Grinding wheel arbors
V blocks
Turret lathes
Jointers
Drum lathes
Vernier calipers
Centrifugal spin casters
Combination wrenches
Chippers
Milling vises
Inside micrometers
Cold chisels
Shears
Combination drills
Handheld welders
Feeler gauges
Beverly shears
Screwdrivers
Sine bars
Parallel blocks
Valve grinding machines
Vernier bevel protractors
Cutoff saws
Lathes
Desktop computers
Channel lock pliers
Machine shop rigging equipment
Outside spring calipers
Height gauges
Half-round files
Machinists' hammers
Swaging tools
Milling angle form cutters
Brass hammers
Steel wedges
Planers
Knee mills
Steel rules
Heat-treating equipment
Binocular light compound microscopes
Inside spring calipers
Torches
Sensitive drill presses
3-axis computerized numerical control CNC machines
Angled feeler gauges
Hand clamps
Forklifts
Shims
Tube benders
Socket wrench sets
Wedges
Computerized numerical control CNC turning lathes
Breaker lathes
Ball peen hammers
Radial drill presses
Horizontal mills
Power drills
Broachers
Radial drills
Square chisels
Calipers
Surface gauges
Tongs
Chamfer tools
Phillips head screwdrivers
Center drills
Brake presses
Micrometers
Turning lathes
Undercut tools
Sandblasters
Horizontal boring bars
Pillar drill machines
Side cutting pliers
Cold saws
Plasma welders
Cylinder honers
Soldering equipment
Multi-axis computerized numerical control CNC machines
Vertical milling machines
Flywheel lathes
Pipe threaders
Brazing equipment
Utility knives
Hydraulic presses
Resurfacing machines
Magnetic retrievers
Hacksaws
Power hacksaws
Vernier height gauges
Platforms
Dial indicators
Needlenose pliers
Cylindrical grinders
Metal cutting taps
Buffers
Crankshaft grinders
Workshop cranes
Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
Boring tools
Laser printers
Grinders
Combination pliers
Computerized numerical control CNC machining centers
Hex keys
Vertical turret lathes VTL
Planer gauges
Machinists' squares
Pry bars
Scribers
Sharpening equipment
Marking blocks
Surface grinding machines

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Microsoft Office
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Microsoft Word
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