Rolling Machine Setter / Operator / Tender (Metal/Plastic)

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.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Breakdown Mill Operator; Calender Operator; Cold Mill Operator; Machine Operator; Mill Operator; Rolling Mill Operator; Roughing Mill Operator; Temper Mill Operator; Tube Mill Operator; Weld Mill Operator

Tasks

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

Knowledge

• Mechanical
• Production and Processing
• English Language
• Education and Training

Skills

• Monitoring
• Speaking
• Active Listening
• Critical Thinking
• Reading Comprehension
• Active Learning

Abilities

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