Utilize Personal protective equipment (PPE) when applicable.
Follow plant safety guidelines.
Documentation - Organize, document, and interpret documentation.
Document results of performance inspection.
Complete and maintain paperwork for parts.
Study sample parts, blueprints, drawings, or engineering information to determine methods or sequences of operations needed to fabricate products.
Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences.
Create diagrams or blueprints for workpieces or products.
Measurement and Calculating - Calculate dimensions of workpieces, products, or equipment.
Measure, examine, or test completed units to check for defects and ensure conformance to specifications, using precision instruments, such as micrometers.
Calculate dimensions or tolerances, using instruments, such as micrometers or vernier calipers.
Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.
Operate Equipment - Operate cutting and grinding equipment.
Machine parts to specifications, using machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, shapers, or grinders.
Set up or operate metalworking, brazing, heat-treating, welding, or cutting equipment.
Detect malfunctions in machine operations such as worn or damaged cutting tools.
Maintain machine tools in proper operational condition.
Maintenance/Repair - Disassemble equipment for maintenance or repair.
Be able to perform milling, turning, drilling, tapping, de-burring, sawing, and sanding.
Maintain both manual and CNC equipment.
Program computers or electronic instruments, such as numerically controlled machine tools.
Monitor the feed and speed of machines during the machining process.
Align and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, or materials onto machines.
Install repaired parts into equipment or install new equipment.
Check work pieces to ensure that they are properly lubricated or cooled.
Install experimental parts or assemblies, such as hydraulic systems, electrical wiring, lubricants, or batteries into machines or mechanisms.
Troubleshooting - Monitor equipment operation to ensure proper functioning.
Detect and report defective materials and questionable conditions.
Perform inspection of machined products.
Detect malfunctions in machine operations such as worn or damaged cutting tools.
Conduct test runs of production equipment.
Diagnose machine tool malfunctions to determine need for adjustments or repairs.
Dismantle machines or equipment, using hand tools or power tools to examine parts for defects and replace defective parts where needed.
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