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“Machine Set-Up” will maybe be replaced by robots.

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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 “Machine Set-Up”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Microsoft Word
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Microsoft Office
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Kentech Trig Kalculator
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Microsoft Outlook