How do they match: Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

  • Adjust ram strokes of presses to specified lengths, using hand tools.
  • Install, align, and lock specified punches, dies, cutting blades, or other fixtures in rams or beds of machines, using gauges, templates, feelers, shims, and hand tools.
  • Mark identifying data on workpieces.
  • Measure completed workpieces to verify conformance to specifications, using micrometers, gauges, calipers, templates, or rulers.
  • Read work orders or production schedules to determine specifications, such as materials to be used, locations of cutting lines, or dimensions and tolerances.
  • Scribe reference lines on workpieces as guides for cutting operations, according to blueprints, templates, sample parts, or specifications.
  • Start machines, monitor their operations, and record operational data.
  • Test and adjust machine speeds or actions, according to product specifications, using gauges and hand tools.
  • Turn controls to set cutting speeds, feed rates, or table angles for specified operations.

  • Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
  • Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
  • Record operational or production data.
  • Select production equipment according to product specifications.
  • Set equipment controls to meet cutting specifications.