How do they match: Machinists

  • Check work pieces to ensure that they are properly lubricated or cooled.
  • Establish work procedures for fabricating new structural products, using a variety of metalworking machines.
  • 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.
  • Monitor the feed and speed of machines during the machining process.
  • Prepare working sketches for the illustration of product appearance.
  • Support metalworking projects from planning and fabrication through assembly, inspection, and testing, using knowledge of machine functions, metal properties, and mathematics.

  • Assemble electromechanical or hydraulic systems.
  • Assemble machine tools, parts, or fixtures.
  • Advise others on ways to improve processes or products.
  • Maintain production or processing equipment.
  • Prepare fabrics or materials for processing or production.