Cutting Machine Operator
- Ideal for those who love precision and working with diverse materials.
- Ensure quality and accuracy in products that impact various industries.
- Master the art of cutting with advanced machinery and techniques.
💰 Earn $37K-$53K
📚 High School Diploma or GED
Overview
Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material.Scoop
High School Diploma or GED
Shaky (Decreasing by 1-5%)
Day-to-Day
- Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material.
- Review work orders, blueprints, specifications, or job samples to determine components, settings, and adjustments for cutting and slicing machines.
- Examine, measure, and weigh materials or products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring devices, such as rulers, micrometers, or scales.
- Press buttons, pull levers, or depress pedals to start and operate cutting and slicing machines.
- Start machines to verify setups, and make any necessary adjustments.
Best For You If...
YOU Like 💕
- Using data or completing tasks
- Working with my hands
You are skilled in 💫
- Operation and Control
- Operations Monitoring
- Speaking
- Quality Control Analysis
- Active Listening
- Monitoring
You value 🙏
- Having support
- Having freedom
- Personal relationships
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Cutting Machine Operator
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