Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Set up, operate, or tend drilling machines to drill, bore, ream, mill, or countersink metal or plastic work pieces.
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic is Also Know as
In different settings, Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic is titled as
- Bore Mill Operator
- CNC Drilling Operator (Computer Numerical Control Drilling Operator)
- CNC Machinist (Computer Numerical Control Machinist)
- Drill Operator
- Drill Press Operator
- Drill Setup Operator
- Machine Operator
- Punch Operator
- Radial Drill Operator
- Setup Mill Operator
Education and Training of Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic is categorized in Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
Experience Required for Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
Education Required for Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
Degrees Related to Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Bachelor in Machine Tool Technology/Machinist
- Associate Degree Courses in Machine Tool Technology/Machinist
- Masters Degree Courses in Machine Tool Technology/Machinist
Training Required for Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
Related Ocuupations
Some Ocuupations related to Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in different industries are
- Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
- Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
- Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
- Tool and Die Makers
- Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas
- Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Machinists
- Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
- Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
- Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
- Machine Feeders and Offbearers
What Do Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic do?
- Verify conformance of machined work to specifications, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, micrometers, or fixed or telescoping gauges.
- Study machining instructions, job orders, or blueprints to determine dimensional or finish specifications, sequences of operations, setups, or tooling requirements.
- Select and set cutting speeds, feed rates, depths of cuts, and cutting tools, according to machining instructions or knowledge of metal properties.
- Install tools in spindles.
- Change worn cutting tools, using wrenches.
- Position and secure workpieces on tables, using bolts, jigs, clamps, shims, or other holding devices.
- Move machine controls to lower tools to workpieces and to engage automatic feeds.
- Turn valves and direct flow of coolants or cutting oil over cutting areas.
- Operate single- or multiple-spindle drill presses to bore holes so that machining operations can be performed on metal or plastic workpieces.
- Establish zero reference points on workpieces, such as at the intersections of two edges or over hole locations.
- Observe drilling or boring machine operations to detect any problems.
- Lift workpieces onto work tables either manually or with hoists or direct crane operators to lift and position workpieces.
- Lay out reference lines and machining locations on work, using layout tools, and applying knowledge of shop math and layout techniques.
- Perform minor assembly, such as fastening parts with nuts, bolts, or screws, using power tools or hand tools.
- Verify that workpiece reference lines are parallel to the axis of table rotation, using dial indicators mounted in spindles.
- Operate tracing attachments to duplicate contours from templates or models.
- Sharpen cutting tools, using bench grinders.
Qualities of Good Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Control Precision: The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
- Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- Arm-Hand Steadiness: The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
- Finger Dexterity: The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
- Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
- Manual Dexterity: The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
- Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
- Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
- Reaction Time: The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
- Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
- Visualization: The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
- Rate Control: The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene.
- Perceptual Speed: The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
- Far Vision: The ability to see details at a distance.
- Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
- Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
- Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
- Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
- Trunk Strength: The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing.
- Static Strength: The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
- Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
- Multilimb Coordination: The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
- Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
- Flexibility of Closure: The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
- Auditory Attention: The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.
- Hearing Sensitivity: The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.
- Fluency of Ideas: The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
- Depth Perception: The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.
- Visual Color Discrimination: The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
- Mathematical Reasoning: The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
- Number Facility: The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
- Time Sharing: The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources).
- Response Orientation: The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part.
- Extent Flexibility: The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
- Wrist-Finger Speed: The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.
- Stamina: The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.
- Originality: The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
- Gross Body Coordination: The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion.
- Gross Body Equilibrium: The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position.
- Memorization: The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures.
- Dynamic Strength: The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue.
- Explosive Strength: The ability to use short bursts of muscle force to propel oneself (as in jumping or sprinting), or to throw an object.
- Night Vision: The ability to see under low-light conditions.
- Peripheral Vision: The ability to see objects or movement of objects to one's side when the eyes are looking ahead.
- Speed of Closure: The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns.
- Glare Sensitivity: The ability to see objects in the presence of a glare or bright lighting.
- Sound Localization: The ability to tell the direction from which a sound originated.
- Spatial Orientation: The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you.
- Speed of Limb Movement: The ability to quickly move the arms and legs.
- Dynamic Flexibility: The ability to quickly and repeatedly bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with your body, arms, and/or legs.
Tools Used by Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Adjustable hand wrenches
- Adjustable jigs
- Ball peen hammers
- Bench grinders
- Boring tools
- Computer terminals
- Computerized numerical control CNC boring machines
- Computerized numerical control CNC drill presses
- Deburring tools
- Dial calipers
- Digital micrometers
- Drill presses
- Gauge blocks
- Go/no-go gauges
- Height gauges
- Hoisting equipment
- Holding clamps
- Horizontal boring mills
- Inspection loupes
- Jig boring machines
- Lathes
- Layout scales
- Metal scribers
- Multiple spindle drill presses
- Personal computers
- Precision files
- Precision gauges
- Prick punches
- Protective ear muffs
- Radial drill presses
- Safety glasses
- Shims
- Single spindle drill presses
- Steel rules
- Surface gauges
- Tapping machines
- Telescoping gauges
- Utility knives
- Workshop bench vises
Technology Skills required for Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Automated inventory software
- Computerized numerical control CNC software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Word
- SAP software