Forging 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.

• Blacksmith
• Forge Operator
• Hammer Operator
• Machine Operator
• Cold Header Operator
• Forge Press Operator
• Forger
• Header Set-Up Operator
• Process Technician
• Set Up Technician
• Air Table Operator
• Anvil Seating Press Operator
• Automatic Casting-Forging Machine Operator
• Board Hammer Operator
• Bolt Machine Operator
• Buckshot Swage Operator
• Bulldozer Operator
• Bulldozer Press 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.

• Read work orders or blueprints to determine specified tolerances and sequences of operations for machine setup.
• Position and move metal wires or workpieces through a series of dies that compress and shape stock to form die impressions.
• Measure and inspect machined parts to ensure conformance to product specifications.
• Set up, operate, or tend presses and forging machines to perform hot or cold forging by flattening, straightening, bending, cutting, piercing, or other operations to taper, shape, or form metal.
• Turn handles or knobs to set pressures and depths of ram strokes and to synchronize machine operations.
• Install, adjust, and remove dies, synchronizing cams, forging hammers, and stop guides, using overhead cranes or other hoisting devices, and hand tools.
• Start machines to produce sample workpieces, and observe operations to detect machine malfunctions and to verify that machine setups conform to specifications.
• Confer with other workers about machine setups and operational specifications.
• Trim and compress finished forgings to specified tolerances.
• Remove dies from machines when production runs are finished.
• Repair, maintain, and replace parts on dies.
• Select, align, and bolt positioning fixtures, stops, and specified dies to rams and anvils, forging rolls, or presses and hammers.

13 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.

• Read work orders or blueprints to determine specified tolerances and sequences of operations for machine setup, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
• Position and move metal wires or workpieces through a series of dies that compress and shape stock to form die impressions, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
• Measure and inspect machined parts to ensure conformance to product specifications, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
• Set up, operate, or tend presses and forging machines to perform hot or cold forging by flattening, straightening, bending, cutting, piercing, or other operations to taper, shape, or form metal, 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.

• Email software
• Inventory tracking software
• Machine control software

Tools and equipment

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

• Automatic conveyors
• Automatic roll forging machines
• Band cutters
• Beam type torque wrenches
• Bench grinders
• Bevel protractors
• Blanking presses
• Digital micrometers
• Disc grinders
• Drill presses
• Electric overhead traveling EOT cranes
• Face shields

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. 02Active Listening
3. 03Monitoring
4. 04Operation and Control
5. 05Reading Comprehension
6. 06Time Management

Knowledge areas

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

• Production and Processing
• Mathematics
• Education and Training
• Mechanical
• Engineering and Technology
• Design

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.

• 82%High School Diploma, or the equivalent
• 18%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 Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic do?

Set up, operate, or tend forging machines to taper, shape, or form metal or plastic parts. Day to day that includes work like read work orders or blueprints to determine specified tolerances and sequences of operations for machine setup and Position and move metal wires or workpieces through a series of dies that compress and shape stock to form die impressions.

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

O*NET rates Operations Monitoring, Active Listening, Monitoring, Operation and Control, and Reading Comprehension 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 Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic list?

Software recorded for this occupation includes Email software, Inventory tracking software, and Machine control 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 Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic work?

O*NET records 40 titles for this occupation, including Blacksmith, Forge Operator, Hammer Operator, and Machine Operator. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.

What qualifications does a Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic need?

In O*NET's survey of people doing this job, 82% 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 Forging 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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