AI Assistant for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Set up, operate, or tend woodworking machines, such as drill presses, lathes, shapers, routers, sanders, planers, and wood nailing machines. May operate computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment.

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Core Responsibilities

  • 1Set up, program, operate, or tend computerized or manual woodworking machines, such as drill presses, lathes, shapers, routers, sanders, planers, or wood-nailing machines.(Core task)
  • 2Examine finished workpieces for smoothness, shape, angle, depth-of-cut, or conformity to specifications and verify dimensions, visually and using hands, rules, calipers, templates, or gauges.(Core task)
  • 3Start machines, adjust controls, and make trial cuts to ensure that machinery is operating properly.(Core task)
  • 4Monitor operation of machines and make adjustments to correct problems and ensure conformance to specifications.(Core task)
  • 5Examine raw woodstock for defects and to ensure conformity to size and other specification standards.(Core task)
  • 6Adjust machine tables or cutting devices and set controls on machines to produce specified cuts or operations.(Core task)
  • 7Install and adjust blades, cutterheads, boring-bits, or sanding-belts, using hand tools and rules.(Core task)
  • 8Change alignment and adjustment of sanding, cutting, or boring machine guides to prevent defects in finished products, using hand tools.(Core task)
  • 9Determine product specifications and materials, work methods, and machine setup requirements, according to blueprints, oral or written instructions, drawings, or work orders.(Core task)
  • 10Feed stock through feed mechanisms or conveyors into planing, shaping, boring, mortising, or sanding machines to produce desired components.(Core task)

Top Skills Required

Operations Monitoring
Operation and Control
Quality Control Analysis
Monitoring
Speaking
Critical Thinking
Equipment Maintenance
Troubleshooting
Active Listening
Equipment Selection

Knowledge Areas

MechanicalProduction and ProcessingMathematicsPublic Safety and Security

Technology & Tools Used

In-Demand Technologies

Adobe AcrobatAdobe Creative Cloud softwareAdobe IllustratorAdobe InDesignAdobe PhotoshopApple macOSAutodesk AutoCADDassault Systemes SolidWorks

Other Tools

AS/400 DatabaseComputer aided design and drafting CADD softwareComputer aided manufacturing CAM softwareComputerized numerical control CNC softwareDassault Systemes CATIAEnterprise resource planning ERP softwareInventory control software

Daily Work Activities

Controlling Machines and Processes
Handling and Moving Objects
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
Getting Information
Performing General Physical Activities
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings

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