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“Trouble Shooter” 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 “Trouble Shooter”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

Microsoft Office
Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
Kentech Trig Kalculator
CCG Systems FASTER
Computer aided design CAD software
JETCAM
Microsoft Outlook
EditCNC
ERP software
Armchair Machinist software
CNC Consulting Machinists' Calculator
Kentech Kipware Studio
CNC TurboCAD/CAM
CNC Mastercam
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Autodesk AutoCAD