Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

1. 01Compute dimensions, tolerances, and angles of workpieces or machines according to specifications and knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.
2. 02Select cutting speeds, feed rates, and depths of cuts, applying knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.
3. 03Verify alignment of workpieces on machines, using measuring instruments such as rules, gauges, or calipers.
4. 04Turn valves or pull levers to start and regulate the flow of coolant or lubricant to work areas.
5. 05Position and secure workpieces on machines, using holding devices, measuring instruments, hand tools, and hoists.
6. 06Replace worn tools, using hand tools, and sharpen dull tools, using bench grinders.
7. 07Study blueprints, layouts, sketches, or work orders to assess workpiece specifications and to determine tooling instructions, tools and materials needed, and sequences of operations.
8. 08Move cutters or material manually or by turning handwheels, or engage automatic feeding mechanisms to mill workpieces to specifications.
9. 09Mount attachments and tools, such as pantographs, engravers, or routers, to perform other operations, such as drilling or boring.
10. 10Record production output.
11. 11Remove workpieces from machines, and check to ensure that they conform to specifications, using measuring instruments such as microscopes, gauges, calipers, and micrometers.
12. 12Move controls to set cutting specifications, to position cutting tools and workpieces in relation to each other, and to start machines.

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