Cutting / Slicing Machine Setter / Operator / Tender

Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Cutter; Cutter Operator; Cutting Machine Operator; Die Cutter Operator; Flat Cutter; Machine Operator; Paper Cutter; Sheeter; Skiver Operator; Slitter

Tasks

• Remove defective or substandard materials from machines, and readjust machine components so that products meet standards.
• Maintain production records, such as quantities, types, and dimensions of materials produced.
• Start machines to verify setups, and make any necessary adjustments.
• Press buttons, pull levers, or depress pedals to start and operate cutting and slicing machines.
• Review work orders, blueprints, specifications, or job samples to determine components, settings, and adjustments for cutting and slicing machines.
• Adjust machine controls to alter position, alignment, speed, or pressure.
• Examine, measure, and weigh materials or products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring devices, such as rulers, micrometers, or scales.
• Remove completed materials or products from cutting or slicing machines, and stack or store them for additional processing.
• Stack and sort cut material for packaging, further processing, or shipping, according to types and sizes of material.
• Type instructions on computer keyboards, push buttons to activate computer programs, or manually set cutting guides, clamps, and knives.
• Select and install machine components, such as cutting blades, rollers, and templates, according to specifications, using hand tools.
• Position stock along cutting lines, or against stops on beds of scoring or cutting machines.
• Monitor operation of cutting or slicing machines to detect malfunctions or to determine whether supplies need replenishment.
• Feed stock into cutting machines, onto conveyors, or under cutting blades, by threading, guiding, pushing, or turning handwheels.
• Move stock or scrap to and from machines manually, or by using carts, handtrucks, or lift trucks.

Knowledge

• Production and Processing
• English Language
• Mechanical
• Computers and Electronics
• Administration and Management
• Engineering and Technology
• Design
• Mathematics
• Education and Training
• Customer and Personal Service

Skills

• Reading Comprehension
• Monitoring

Abilities

• Near Vision
• Arm-Hand Steadiness
• Control Precision
• Problem Sensitivity
• Manual Dexterity
• Finger Dexterity
• Multilimb Coordination
• Information Ordering
• Visualization
• Oral Comprehension
• Written Comprehension
• Perceptual Speed
• Selective Attention
• Response Orientation
• Rate Control
• Reaction Time
• Static Strength
• Extent Flexibility
• Oral Expression
• Deductive Reasoning
• Inductive Reasoning
• Category Flexibility
• Trunk Strength
• Far Vision
• Depth Perception