Job Description

Determines suitable material, method and sequence of operations and machine settings
Fits fabricated metal parts and assembles them
Checks metal parts for accuracy, clearance and fit
Sets guides, stops and other controls on machining tools, sets up prescribed cutting and shaping tools and dies in machines and presses, and sets controls for textile machines
Forms metal stock and castings to press, cut, grind, plane, bore and drill metal
Cuts, threads, bends and installs hydraulic and pneumatic pipes and lines
Prepares pattern mechanisms to control the operation of textile machines used to spin, weave, knit, sew and tuft fabric
Performs maintenance of machines, mechanical parts and fluid power equipment
May erect machines and equipment