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“Machine Repair Person” 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 Repair Person”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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