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“Machine Setup Operator” 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 Setup Operator”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Microsoft Office
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Microsoft Word
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JETCAM
EditCNC
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Microsoft Outlook
CNC TurboCAD/CAM
Autodesk AutoCAD
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