Setup and remove workpieces from machines and check to ensure that they conform to specifications, using measuring instruments such as gauges, calipers, and micrometers.
Observe machine operation and adjust controls to ensure conformance with specified tolerances.
Study blueprints, layouts, sketches, or work orders to assess workpiece specifications and to determine tooling instructions, tools and materials needed, and sequences of operations.
Move controls to set cutting specifications, to position cutting tools and workpieces in relation to each other.
Qualifications
Two or more years of related experience in a manufacturing environment.
G-Code or programming experience preferred.
Knowledgeable of arithmetic, fractions, decimals and basic trigonometry and their applications.
Ability to read and understand technical documents and shop drawings.