How do they match: Machinists

  • Turret Lathe Machinist
  • Metal Machinist
  • CNC Operator
  • CNC Machine Operator
  • Carbide Operator
  • Computer Numerical Control Operator
  • Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Operator
  • Four-Slide Operator
  • Machine Operator
  • Precision Machine Operator
  • Set-Up Operator
  • Utility Operator

  • Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments out of metal. 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.

  • Operate equipment to verify operational efficiency.
  • Establish work procedures for fabricating new structural products, using a variety of metalworking machines.
  • Lay out, measure, and mark metal stock to display placement of cuts.
  • Maintain machine tools in proper operational condition.
  • Set up or operate metalworking, brazing, heat-treating, welding, or cutting equipment.
  • Set up, adjust, or operate basic or specialized machine tools used to perform precision machining operations.
  • Study sample parts, blueprints, drawings, or engineering information to determine methods or sequences of operations needed to fabricate products.
  • Support metalworking projects from planning and fabrication through assembly, inspection, and testing, using knowledge of machine functions, metal properties, and mathematics.
  • Test experimental models under simulated operating conditions, for purposes such as development, standardization, or feasibility of design.

  • Operate metal or plastic forming equipment.
  • Operate cutting equipment.
  • Operate grinding equipment.
  • Operate welding equipment.
  • Determine metal or plastic production methods.
  • Monitor equipment operation to ensure proper functioning.
  • Plan production or operational procedures or sequences.
  • Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences.