How do they match: Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

  • Programmable Logic Control Technician
  • Programmer
  • CNC Programmer
  • Computer Numerical Control Programmer

  • Adjust machine feed and speed, change cutting tools, or adjust machine controls when automatic programming is faulty or if machines malfunction.
  • Confer with supervisors or programmers to resolve machine malfunctions or production errors or to obtain approval to continue production.
  • Enter commands or load control media, such as tapes, cards, or disks, into machine controllers to retrieve programmed instructions.
  • Implement changes to machine programs, and enter new specifications, using computers.
  • Modify cutting programs to account for problems encountered during operation, and save modified programs.
  • Review program specifications or blueprints to determine and set machine operations and sequencing, finished workpiece dimensions, or numerical control sequences.
  • Write simple programs for computer-controlled machine tools.

  • Program equipment to perform production tasks.