Will “Mill Control Operator” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

Job Description

Set up, operate, or tend machines to roll steel or plastic forming bends, beads, knurls, rolls, or plate or to flatten, temper, or reduce gauge of material.

Job Details

• The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-4023.00
• The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 41,900.00
• The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 20.00
• Currently, there are 29,060 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic”.

Also Known As…

• Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Roughing Mill Operator
• Rolling Mill Operator
• Roll Form Operator
• Piercer Operator
• Mill Operator
• High Frequency Mill Operator
• Controller
• Cold Mill Operator
• Calender Operator
• Breakdown Mill Operator
• Vacuum Form Operator
• Tubing Machine Operator
• Tube Roller
• Tube Mill Operator
• Threader Operator
• Temper Mill Operator
• Tank Hoop Bender
• Tandem Mill Operator
• Table Runner
• Table Operator
• Table Lever Operator
• Strip Roller
• Strip Mill Operator
• Straightening Roll Operator
• Steel Roller
• Steel Finisher
• Stainless Steel Finisher
• Spline Rolling Machine Job Setter
• Speed Operator
• Spanner Operator
• Small Brake Form Operator
• Skin Pass Operator
• Skelp Processor
• Sheet Roller Operator
• Seamless Tube Roller
• Seam Hammerer
• Scroll Machine Operator
• Screwdown Operator
• Screw Down
• Scarfer
• Rougher Operator
• Rougher
• Rolls Mill Operator
• Rolling Attendant
• Roller Machine Operator
• Roller Leveler Operator
• Roller Leveler
• Roller
• Roll Tube Setter
• Roll Threader Operator
• Roll Table Operator
• Roll Setter
• Roll Over Press Operator
• Roll Operator
• Roll Forming Machine Set-Up Mechanic
• Roll Forming Machine Set Up Operator
• Roll Forming Machine Set Up Mechanic
• Roll Forming Machine Operator
• Rod Finisher
• Rip/Mould Operator
• Reeling Machine Setup Operator
• Reeling Machine Operator
• Reel Operator
• Reducing Machine Operator
• Primary Operator
• Primary Mill Roller
• Plastic Straightening Roll Operator
• Pipe Straightener
• Piercing Mill Operator
• Piercing Machine Operator
• Parts Finisher
• Operator
• Milling/Polishing Operator
• Metal Sheet Roller Operator
• Medart Operator
• Manufacturing Operator
• Manufacturing Associate
• Manufacturing Assistant
• Manipulator Operator
• Manipulator
• Mangler
• Mangle Roller
• Mangle Roll Operator
• Machine Operator
• Leveler
• Hotbed Operator
• Hotbed Lever Operator
• Hot Strip Finisher
• Hot Roller
• Hot Mill Tin Roller
• Hot Mill Roller
• Hot Mill Operator
• High Speed Operator
• Guide Setter
• Forming Roll Operator
• Flat Breakdown Processor
• Flanger
• Flange Machine Operator
• First Leveler
• Finisher
• Finish Rolls Operator
• Finish Mill Operator
• Entry Table Operator
• Embossing Tool Setter
• Drum Straightener
• Drawing Machine Operator
• Delivery Table Operator
• Cold-Rolling Machine Setter
• Cold-Mill Operator
• Cold Strip Roller
• Cold Strip Feeder
• Cold Rolling Coordinator
• Cold Roller
• Cold Roll Operator
• Cold Roll Catcher
• Cold Reduction Roller
• Coiler Operator
• Caster Operator
• Bulldogger
• Brass Roller
• Bed Operator
• Barrel Roller Operator
• Bar Roller
• Bar Finish Operator

Tasks for “Mill Control Operator”

• Thread or feed sheets or rods through rolling mechanisms, or start and control mechanisms that automatically feed steel into rollers.
• Record mill production on schedule sheets.
• Examine, inspect, and measure raw materials and finished products to verify conformance to specifications.
• Position, align, and secure arbors, spindles, coils, mandrels, dies, and slitting knives.
• Disassemble sizing mills removed from rolling lines, and sort and store parts.
• Install equipment such as guides, guards, gears, cooling equipment, and rolls, using hand tools.
• Adjust and correct machine set-ups to reduce thicknesses, reshape products, and eliminate product defects.
• Remove scratches and polish roll surfaces, using polishing stones and electric buffers.
• Calculate draft space and roll speed for each mill stand to plan rolling sequences and specified dimensions and tempers.
• Read rolling orders, blueprints, and mill schedules to determine setup specifications, work sequences, product dimensions, and installation procedures.
• Set distance points between rolls, guides, meters, and stops, according to specifications.
• Monitor machine cycles and mill operation to detect jamming and to ensure that products conform to specifications.
• Select rolls, dies, roll stands, and chucks from data charts to form specified contours and to fabricate products.
• Activate shears and grinders to trim workpieces.
• Start operation of rolling and milling machines to flatten, temper, form, and reduce sheet metal sections and to produce steel strips.
• Direct and train other workers to change rolls, operate mill equipment, remove coils and cobbles, and band and load material.
• Manipulate controls and observe dial indicators to monitor, adjust, and regulate speeds of machine mechanisms.
• Fill oil cups, adjust valves, and observe gauges to control flow of metal coolants and lubricants onto workpieces.
• Signal and assist other workers to remove and position equipment, fill hoppers, and feed materials into machines.

Related Technology & Tools

• Straight screwdrivers
• Velocimeters
• Roll lubrication systems
• Digital radius gauges
• Width gauges
• Chain hoists
• Finishing mills
• Hot metal detectors
• Fluid pressure transducers
• Plate outline gauges
• Tensiometers
• Crop shears
• Ring gauges
• Weighing load cells
• Steel tapes
• Cluster rolling mills
• Three-high rolling mills
• Roughing mills
• Height gauges
• Digital strain gauges
• Digital calipers
• Electric overhead traveling EOT cranes
• Tandem rolling mills
• Industrial furnaces
• Four-high rolling mills
• Two-high rolling mills
• Sheet metal gauges
• Displacement transducers
• Long-handled brushes
• Two-high reversing rolling mills
• Optical gauges
• Diameter gauges

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