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

  • Ornamental Metal Worker
  • Ornamental Metal Worker Apprentice

  • Remove burrs, sharp edges, rust, or scale from workpieces, using files, hand grinders, wire brushes, or power tools.
  • Instruct other workers in machine set-up and operation.
  • Position, adjust, and secure stock material or workpieces against stops, on arbors, or in chucks, fixtures, or automatic feeding mechanisms, manually or using hoists.
  • Write programs for computer numerical control (CNC) machines to cut metal and plastic materials.

  • Adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of production materials or products.
  • Instruct workers to use equipment or perform technical procedures.
  • Measure materials to mark reference points, cutting lines, or other indicators.
  • Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
  • Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
  • Select production input materials.