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

  • Paring Machine Operator
  • Press Cutter
  • Presser
  • Nail Cutter
  • Beam Press Operator
  • Cutting Pressman
  • Cutting and Creasing Press Operator
  • Hot Die Press Operator
  • Hot Die-Press Operator
  • Platen Press Operator

  • Press buttons, pull levers, or depress pedals to start and operate cutting and slicing machines.
  • Adjust machine controls to alter position, alignment, speed, or pressure.
  • Change or replace saw blades, cables, cutter heads, and grinding wheels, using hand tools.
  • Cut stock manually to prepare for machine cutting, using tools such as knives, cleavers, handsaws, or hammers and chisels.
  • Feed stock into cutting machines, onto conveyors, or under cutting blades, by threading, guiding, pushing, or turning handwheels.
  • Move stock or scrap to and from machines manually, or by using carts, handtrucks, or lift trucks.
  • Select and install machine components, such as cutting blades, rollers, and templates, according to specifications, using hand tools.
  • Turn cranks or press buttons to activate winches that move cars under sawing cables or saw frames.

  • Clean materials to prepare them for production.
  • Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing.