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

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

  • Press Operator
  • Anvil Seating Press Operator
  • Bulldozer Press Operator
  • Forge Press Operator
  • Forging Press Operator
  • Keel Press Operator

  • Measure and inspect machined parts to ensure conformance to product specifications.
  • Remove dies from machines when production runs are finished.
  • Select, align, and bolt positioning fixtures, stops, and specified dies to rams and anvils, forging rolls, or presses and hammers.
  • 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.
  • 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.

  • Conduct test runs of production equipment.
  • Maintain production or processing equipment.
  • Maneuver workpieces in equipment during production.
  • Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
  • Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
  • Repair production equipment or tools.
  • Select production equipment according to product specifications.