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9417 – Machining tool operators
Machining tool operators set up and operate or tend metal-cutting machines designed for repetitive machining work. They are employed by metal products and other manufacturing companies and in machine shops. This unit group also includes workers who etch or chemically mill metal pieces.
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Example titles
- Aircraft parts etcher
- Boring mill operator - metal machining
- Computer numerical control (CNC) machining tool operator
- Lathe machining operator
- Machining tool operator
- Milling machine set-up operator
- Production gear cutter
- Production grinder operator - metal machining
- Radial drill operator - metal machining
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Study job orders and interpret blueprints to determine machining operations to be performed
- Set up and operate machine tools to perform repetitive machining operations, such as turning, milling, drilling, boring, planing, honing, broaching, grinding or other machining operations
- Verify dimensions of parts machined using micrometers, callipers and other precision measuring instruments
- Prepare etching solution and immerse metal parts or workpiece in etching solution to remove unwanted portions
- Perform routine maintenance on equipment and machinery
- May enter codes specifying speed, feed and cut of the toolpath for computer numerical controlled (CNC) machine tools.
Employment requirements
- Some secondary school education is required.
- College or other courses in machining may be required.
- Several months of on-the-job training are provided.
- Senior positions in this unit group, such as set-up operator, require experience as a machine operator.
Additional information
- Experienced machining tool operators may become machinists or tool and die makers through apprenticeship training.
Exclusions
- CAD/CAM and CNC programmers (in 2233 Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians)
- Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations (7201)
- Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors (7231)
- Tool and die makers (7232)
Breakdown summary
- Broad occupational category
- 9 – Occupations in manufacturing and utilities
- Skill level
- C – Occupations usually require secondary school and/or occupation-specific training.
- Major group
- 94 – Processing and manufacturing machine operators and related production workers
- Minor group
- 941 – Machine operators and related workers in mineral and metal products processing and manufacturing
- Associated Career Handbook profiles
- 9417.0 – Machining tool operators
- Version
- NOC 2016 Version 1.3