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

  • Lining Cutter
  • Fiber Product Cutting Machine Operator

  • Direct workers on cutting teams.
  • Examine, measure, and weigh materials or products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring devices, such as rulers, micrometers, or scales.
  • 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.
  • Review work orders, blueprints, specifications, or job samples to determine components, settings, and adjustments for cutting and slicing machines.

  • Clean production equipment.
  • Clean materials to prepare them for production.
  • Conduct test runs of production equipment.
  • Direct operational or production activities.
  • Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.
  • Feed materials or products into or through equipment.
  • Lubricate production equipment.
  • Mark products, workpieces, or equipment with identifying information.
  • Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
  • Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
  • Move products, materials, or equipment between work areas.
  • Position raw materials on processing or production equipment.
  • Record operational or production data.
  • Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.
  • Select production equipment according to product specifications.
  • Sort materials or products for processing, storing, shipping, or grading.
  • Weigh finished products.