How do they match: Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

  • Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

  • Adzing and Boring Machine Operator
  • Chucking and Boring Machine Operator
  • Groover and Striper Operator
  • Pipe and Tank Fabricator
  • Plow and Boring Machine Tender
  • Smoking Pipe Driller and Threader
  • Tongue and Groove Machine Operator
  • Trimmer and Borer Machine Operator

  • Adjust machine tables or cutting devices and set controls on machines to produce specified cuts or operations.
  • Change alignment and adjustment of sanding, cutting, or boring machine guides to prevent defects in finished products, using hand tools.
  • Clean or maintain products, machines, or work areas.
  • Control hoists to remove parts or products from work stations.
  • Determine product specifications and materials, work methods, and machine setup requirements, according to blueprints, oral or written instructions, drawings, or work orders.
  • Feed stock through feed mechanisms or conveyors into planing, shaping, boring, mortising, or sanding machines to produce desired components.
  • Select knives, saws, blades, cutter heads, cams, bits, or belts, according to workpiece, machine functions, or product specifications.

  • Clean production equipment.
  • Conduct test runs of production equipment.
  • Determine production equipment settings.
  • Feed materials or products into or through equipment.
  • Inspect production equipment.
  • Load materials into production equipment.
  • Lubricate production equipment.
  • Maintain production or processing equipment.
  • Maneuver workpieces in equipment during production.
  • Mark products, workpieces, or equipment with identifying information.
  • Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
  • Monitor equipment operation to ensure that products are not flawed.
  • Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
  • Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
  • Program equipment to perform production tasks.
  • Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.
  • Select production equipment according to product specifications.
  • Select production input materials.