Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic resume example

Also advertised as

The same job is posted under many titles. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.

• Machine Operator
• Press Operator
• Saw Operator
• Set-Up Operator
• Die Setter
• Fabrication Operator
• Machine Setter
• Punch Press Operator
• Slitter Operator
• Flexo Press Operator
• Adjuster
• Angle Shear Operator
• Angle Shear Set Up Operator
• Arbor Press Operator
• Automatic Punch-Press Operator
• Automatic Screwmaker
• Automobile Bumper Straightener
• Bander Operator

O*NET records 40 titles for this occupation in total.

What this work actually involves

Tasks recorded for this occupation, in O*NET's words. If your experience covers one of these, it belongs on your resume in your own words.

• Examine completed workpieces for defects, such as chipped edges or marred surfaces and sort defective pieces according to types of flaws.
• Measure completed workpieces to verify conformance to specifications, using micrometers, gauges, calipers, templates, or rulers.
• Set stops on machine beds, change dies, and adjust components, such as rams or power presses, when making multiple or successive passes.
• Start machines, monitor their operations, and record operational data.
• Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.
• Test and adjust machine speeds or actions, according to product specifications, using gauges and hand tools.
• Install, align, and lock specified punches, dies, cutting blades, or other fixtures in rams or beds of machines, using gauges, templates, feelers, shims, and hand tools.
• Read work orders or production schedules to determine specifications, such as materials to be used, locations of cutting lines, or dimensions and tolerances.
• Position guides, stops, holding blocks, or other fixtures to secure and direct workpieces, using hand tools and measuring devices.
• Position, align, and secure workpieces against fixtures or stops on machine beds or on dies.
• Load workpieces, plastic material, or chemical solutions into machines.
• Adjust ram strokes of presses to specified lengths, using hand tools.

32 tasks are recorded in total; these are the most central.

Example bullets for this role

Built from this occupation's own tasks. The brackets stay empty on purpose: we will not invent a number for you, and a fabricated metric is the fastest way to lose an interview you had already won.

• Examine completed workpieces for defects, such as chipped edges or marred surfaces and sort defective pieces according to types of flaws, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
• Measure completed workpieces to verify conformance to specifications, using micrometers, gauges, calipers, templates, or rulers, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
• Set stops on machine beds, change dies, and adjust components, such as rams or power presses, when making multiple or successive passes, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
• Start machines, monitor their operations, and record operational data, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].

Software used in this role

Recorded for this occupation by O*NET. An applicant tracking system matches the exact product name, so write the tool the way the posting writes it.

• Autodesk AutoCAD
• Automated inventory software
• Computerized numerical control CNC software
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office software
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Word
• Operational databases
• SAP software
• Striker Systems SS-Punch

Tools and equipment

The physical equipment this occupation is recorded as using. Worth naming when a posting asks for it by name.

• Abrasive wheels
• Adjustable hand wrenches
• Allen wrenches
• Anvils
• Bench grinders
• Bench lathes
• Blanking presses
• C clamps
• Claw hammers
• Cleaning scrapers
• Combination squares
• Computer terminals

What this job rates as most important

O*NET rates every skill for importance to this occupation. These are the highest rated, in order.

1. 01Operations Monitoring
2. 02Operation and Control
3. 03Monitoring
4. 04Quality Control Analysis
5. 05Active Listening
6. 06Critical Thinking
7. 07Speaking
8. 08Troubleshooting

Knowledge areas

The subject knowledge this occupation draws on, rated by importance.

• Mechanical
• Production and Processing
• Mathematics

What qualifications people in this job have

From O*NET's survey of people doing this work. This is what postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.

• 67%High School Diploma, or the equivalent
• 16%Post-Secondary Certificate, awarded for training completed after high school
• 9%Less than a High School Diploma

What level this role is pitched at

O*NET places this occupation in “Some Preparation Needed”. These occupations usually require a high school diploma.

Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.

Common questions

What does a Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic do?

Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material. Day to day that includes work like examine completed workpieces for defects, such as chipped edges or marred surfaces and sort defective pieces according to types of flaws and Measure completed workpieces to verify conformance to specifications, using micrometers, gauges, calipers, templates, or rulers.

What skills should a Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic put on a resume?

O*NET rates Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, and Active Listening among the most important skills for this occupation. Name the ones that are genuinely yours and show where you used them. A resume that lists skills you do not have is weaker than one that lists fewer.

What software should a Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic list?

Software recorded for this occupation includes Autodesk AutoCAD, Automated inventory software, Computerized numerical control CNC software, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Office software. Applicant tracking systems match on the exact product name, so write the tool as the posting writes it rather than describing it in general terms.

What other job titles cover Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic work?

O*NET records 40 titles for this occupation, including Machine Operator, Press Operator, Saw Operator, and Set-Up Operator. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.

What qualifications does a Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic need?

In O*NET's survey of people doing this job, 67% reported their level of education as "High School Diploma, or the equivalent". That is what current postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.

Will this resume pass an ATS for a Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic role?

No tool outside an employer can tell you how that employer's system is configured, including ours. What you can control is that the resume parses cleanly, names the work in the words the posting uses, and does not claim anything you cannot back up.

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