How do they match: Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

  • Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

  • Set Up Mold Technician
  • Set Up Technician
  • Die Setter
  • Drop Hammer Set Up Operator
  • Header Set-Up Operator
  • Header Setup Operator
  • Heat Set Operator

  • Set up, operate, or tend forging machines to taper, shape, or form metal or plastic parts.

  • Set up, operate, or tend presses and forging machines to perform hot or cold forging by flattening, straightening, bending, cutting, piercing, or other operations to taper, shape, or form metal.
  • Confer with other workers about machine setups and operational specifications.
  • Read work orders or blueprints to determine specified tolerances and sequences of operations for machine setup.
  • Start machines to produce sample workpieces, and observe operations to detect machine malfunctions and to verify that machine setups conform to specifications.
  • Turn handles or knobs to set pressures and depths of ram strokes and to synchronize machine operations.

  • Set equipment guides, stops, spacers, or other fixtures.
  • Study blueprints or other instructions to determine equipment setup requirements.