How do they match: Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

  • Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

  • Line Patroller
  • CNC Operator
  • Computer Numerical Control Operator
  • Draw Machine Operator
  • Drawbench Operator
  • Extruder Operator
  • Extruding Press Operator
  • Extrusion Operator
  • Extrusion Machine Operator
  • Extrusion Press Operator
  • Forming Machine Operator
  • Injection Machine Operator
  • Machine Operator
  • Manufacturing Operator
  • Manufacturing Production Operator
  • Manufacturing Machine Operator
  • Nozzle Operator
  • Plastic Extrusion Operator
  • Plastics Extruder Operator
  • Press Operator
  • Retort Press Operator
  • Setup Operator
  • Stretch Machine Operator
  • Wire Drawing Machine Operator
  • Wire Mill Operator

  • Set up, operate, or tend machines to extrude or draw thermoplastic or metal materials into tubes, rods, hoses, wire, bars, or structural shapes.

  • Operate shearing mechanisms to cut rods to specified lengths.
  • Change dies on extruding machines, according to production line changes.
  • Clean work areas.
  • Measure and examine extruded products to locate defects and to check for conformance to specifications, adjusting controls as necessary to alter products.
  • Reel extruded products into rolls of specified lengths and weights.
  • Replace worn dies when products vary from specifications.
  • Test physical properties of products with testing devices such as acid-bath testers, burst testers, and impact testers.

  • Operate cutting equipment.
  • Operate metal or plastic forming equipment.
  • Clean work areas.
  • Determine production equipment settings.
  • Inspect metal, plastic, or composite products.
  • Load materials into production equipment.
  • Maintain production or processing equipment.
  • Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
  • Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
  • Measure ingredients or substances to be used in production processes.
  • Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
  • Package products for storage or shipment.
  • Repair production equipment or tools.
  • Select production equipment according to product specifications.