Key Competencies * Attention to Detail * Dependability * Integrity * Analytical Thinking * Initiative * Cooperation * Independence * Achievement/Effort * Adaptability/Flexibility * Self Control
Representative Tasks * Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, or dial indicators. * Study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies. * Set up and operate conventional or computer numerically controlled machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, or grinders to cut, bore, grind, or otherwise shape parts to prescribed dimensions and finishes.
Industry
Manufacturing,Job Family Production
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