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

  • Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

  • Set Up Mold Technician
  • Set Up Technician
  • Machine Operator
  • Operator
  • Plastic Molding Operator
  • Plastic Process Technician
  • Plastic Shaper
  • Air Table Operator
  • Anvil Seating Press Operator
  • Automatic Casting-Forging Machine Operator
  • Board Hammer Operator
  • Bolt Machine Operator
  • Buckshot Swage Operator
  • Bulldozer Operator
  • Bulldozer Press Operator
  • Cold Header Operator
  • Die Setter
  • Die Machine Operator
  • Drop Forge Operator
  • Drop Hammer Set Up Operator
  • Drophammer Operator
  • Expander Machine Operator
  • Forge Tender
  • Forge Operator
  • Forge Press Operator
  • Forging Machine Operator
  • Forging Machine Hand
  • Forging Operator
  • Forging Die Setter
  • Forging Press Operator
  • Forging Roll Operator
  • Gang Punch Operator
  • Hammer Operator
  • Header Set-Up Operator
  • Header Machine Operator
  • Header Operator
  • Header Setup Operator
  • Heat Set Operator
  • Heavy Forging Machine Operator
  • Hydraulic Operator
  • Injection Molding Operator
  • Insert Molding Operator
  • Keel Press Operator
  • Lever Tender
  • Lever Operator
  • Manipulator Operator
  • Manufacturing Operator
  • Multi Operation Machine Operator
  • Planishing Hammer Operator
  • Power Hammer Operator
  • Press Operator
  • Restrike Hammer Operator
  • Roller Machine Operator
  • Spike Machine Operator
  • Steam Hammer Operator
  • Steel Shot Header Operator
  • Swager Operator
  • Swaging Machine Operator
  • Upset Operator
  • Upsetting Machine Operator

  • Set up, operate, or tend forging machines to taper, shape, or form metal or plastic parts.

  • Set up, operate, or tend presses and forging machines to perform hot or cold forging by flattening, straightening, bending, cutting, piercing, or other operations to taper, shape, or form metal.
  • Confer with other workers about machine setups and operational specifications.
  • Install, adjust, and remove dies, synchronizing cams, forging hammers, and stop guides, using overhead cranes or other hoisting devices, and hand tools.
  • Measure and inspect machined parts to ensure conformance to product specifications.
  • Position and move metal wires or workpieces through a series of dies that compress and shape stock to form die impressions.
  • Read work orders or blueprints to determine specified tolerances and sequences of operations for machine setup.
  • Remove dies from machines when production runs are finished.
  • Sharpen cutting tools and drill bits, using bench grinders.
  • Start machines to produce sample workpieces, and observe operations to detect machine malfunctions and to verify that machine setups conform to specifications.
  • Turn handles or knobs to set pressures and depths of ram strokes and to synchronize machine operations.

  • Set equipment guides, stops, spacers, or other fixtures.
  • Operate metal or plastic forming equipment.
  • Operate cutting equipment.
  • Operate grinding equipment.
  • Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
  • Remove accessories, tools, or other parts from equipment.
  • Repair production equipment or tools.
  • Sharpen cutting or grinding tools.