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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 “Secondary Set-Up Man”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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