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“Magnesium Mill Operator” will almost certainly be replaced by robots.

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Job Description

Set up, operate, or tend milling or planing machines to mill, plane, shape, groove, or profile metal or plastic work pieces.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-4035.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 41,180.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 19.00
Currently, there are 17,560 people on this job

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

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Tasks for “Magnesium Mill Operator”

Observe milling or planing machine operation and adjust controls to ensure conformance with specified tolerances.
Select and install cutting tools and other accessories according to specifications, using hand tools or power tools.
Move cutters or material manually or by turning handwheels, or engage automatic feeding mechanisms to mill workpieces to specifications.
Turn valves or pull levers to start and regulate the flow of coolant or lubricant to work areas.
Position and secure workpieces on machines, using holding devices, measuring instruments, hand tools, and hoists.
Compute dimensions, tolerances, and angles of workpieces or machines, according to specifications and knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.
Mount attachments and tools such as pantographs, engravers, or routers to perform other operations such as drilling or boring.
Select cutting speeds, feed rates, and depths of cuts, applying knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.
Make templates or cutting tools.
Remove workpieces from machines, and check to ensure that they conform to specifications, using measuring instruments such as microscopes, gauges, calipers, and micrometers.
Move controls to set cutting specifications, to position cutting tools and workpieces in relation to each other, and to start machines.
Study blueprints, layouts, sketches, or work orders to assess workpiece specifications and to determine tooling instructions, tools and materials needed, and sequences of operations.
Verify alignment of workpieces on machines, using measuring instruments such as rules, gauges, or calipers.
Record production output.
Replace worn tools, using hand tools, and sharpen dull tools, using bench grinders.

Related Technology & Tools

Allen wrench sets
Pin gauge sets
Machine deburring tools
Precision milling vises
Height gauges
Coordinate measuring machines CMM
Adjustable spanner wrenches
Protective safety glasses
Mechanical comparators
Digital height gauges
Height setters
Precision rules
Horizontal milling machines
Collet chucks
Fillet gauges
Dial calipers
Outside digital OD micrometers
Electronic edge finders
Horizontal boring mills
Wire cleaning brushes
Digital bench scales
Automatic tool changers
Digital calipers
Industrial bench grinders
Grease dispensers
Mechanical edge finders
Tool probes
Drop indicators
Soft jaws
Setting jigs
Layout compasses
Wheeled forklifts
Crescent wrenches
Vertical machining centers VMC
Power hoists
Drill presses
Center finders
Inside digital ID micrometers
Polishing tools
Coaxial indicators
Computer numerical control CNC milling machines
Vertical milling machines
Lapping tools
Metal cutters
Turret lathes
Hand grinders
Vernier calipers
Boring bars
Overhead cranes
End mills
Coolant chillers
Desktop computers
Metal shears
Bore gauges
Multipurpose screwdrivers
Metal planers

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