How do they match: Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

  • Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

  • Stock Cutter
  • Stock Layer
  • Core Cutter and Reamer
  • Cutting and Creasing Press Operator
  • Groover and Turner
  • Insulation Cutter and Former
  • Machine Featheredger and Reducer

  • Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material.

  • Move stock or scrap to and from machines manually, or by using carts, handtrucks, or lift trucks.
  • Cut stock manually to prepare for machine cutting, using tools such as knives, cleavers, handsaws, or hammers and chisels.
  • Examine, measure, and weigh materials or products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring devices, such as rulers, micrometers, or scales.
  • Feed stock into cutting machines, onto conveyors, or under cutting blades, by threading, guiding, pushing, or turning handwheels.
  • Maintain production records, such as quantities, types, and dimensions of materials produced.
  • Mark cutting lines or identifying information on stock, using marking pencils, rulers, or scribes.
  • Position stock along cutting lines, or against stops on beds of scoring or cutting machines.
  • Remove completed materials or products from cutting or slicing machines, and stack or store them for additional processing.
  • Remove defective or substandard materials from machines, and readjust machine components so that products meet standards.
  • Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material.
  • Stack and sort cut material for packaging, further processing, or shipping, according to types and sizes of material.
  • Turn cranks or press buttons to activate winches that move cars under sawing cables or saw frames.

  • Move products, materials, or equipment between work areas.
  • Clean materials to prepare them for production.
  • Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing.
  • Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.
  • Feed materials or products into or through equipment.
  • Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.
  • Position raw materials on processing or production equipment.
  • Sort materials or products for processing, storing, shipping, or grading.