Milling and Planing 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.

• CNC Licensed Mill Operator
• CNC Mill Operator
• Machine Operator
• Mill Operator
• Computer Numerical Control Mill Operator
• CNC Mill Set Up Operator
• Machine Set Up Operator
• Miller
• Milling Operator
• Setup Man
• CNC Milling Operator
• PCB Beveler
• PCB Router
• Barrel Rib Matting Machine Operator
• Barrel Rifler
• Boring Mill Operator
• Broacher
• Broaching Machine Operator

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

What people in this job call themselves

Titles reported by people actually doing this work, which is often not the title on the job posting.

• CNC Licensed Mill Operator (Computer Numerical Control Licensed Mill Operator)
• CNC Mill Operator (Computer Numerical Control Mill Operator)
• CNC Mill Operator (Computerized Numerical Control Mill Operator)
• CNC Mill Set Up Operator (Computerized Numerical Control Mill Set Up Operator)

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.

• Remove workpieces from machines, and check to ensure that they conform to specifications, using measuring instruments such as microscopes, gauges, calipers, and micrometers.
• Verify alignment of workpieces on machines, using measuring instruments such as rules, gauges, or calipers.
• Move controls to set cutting specifications, to position cutting tools and workpieces in relation to each other, and to start machines.
• Observe milling or planing machine operation, and adjust controls to ensure conformance with specified tolerances.
• Select and install cutting tools and other accessories according to specifications, using hand tools or power tools.
• Position and secure workpieces on machines, using holding devices, measuring instruments, hand tools, and hoists.
• Replace worn tools, using hand tools, and sharpen dull tools, using bench grinders.
• Study blueprints, layouts, sketches, or work orders to assess workpiece specifications and to determine tooling instructions, tools and materials needed, and sequences of operations.
• Compute dimensions, tolerances, and angles of workpieces or machines according to specifications and knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.
• Move cutters or material manually or by turning handwheels, or engage automatic feeding mechanisms to mill workpieces to specifications.
• Mount attachments and tools, such as pantographs, engravers, or routers, to perform other operations, such as drilling or boring.
• Select cutting speeds, feed rates, and depths of cuts, applying knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.

15 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.

• Remove workpieces from machines, and check to ensure that they conform to specifications, using measuring instruments such as microscopes, gauges, calipers, and micrometers, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
• Verify alignment of workpieces on machines, using measuring instruments such as rules, gauges, or calipers, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
• Move controls to set cutting specifications, to position cutting tools and workpieces in relation to each other, and to start machines, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
• Observe milling or planing machine operation, and adjust controls to ensure conformance with specified tolerances, 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
• EditCNC
• Extensible markup language XML
• G-code
• Kentech machine shop software
• M-code
• Mastercam computer-aided design and manufacturing software
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office software
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Word
• Siemens Solid Edge
• SmartCAMcnc SmartCAM
• SWIVEL Software

16 software entries are recorded in total.

Tools and equipment

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

• Adjustable spanner wrenches
• Allen wrench sets
• Automatic tool changers
• Bore gauges
• Boring bars
• Center finders
• Coaxial indicators
• Collet chucks
• Computer numerical control CNC milling machines
• Coolant chillers
• Coordinate measuring machines CMM
• Crescent wrenches

Skills an ATS reads for

Worth naming only if they are genuinely yours. Keyword overlap is one input to a resume's score, not a verdict.

• EditCNC
• G-code

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. 03Critical Thinking
4. 04Monitoring
5. 05Active Listening

Knowledge areas

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

• Mechanical
• Production and Processing
• English Language
• Mathematics
• Computers and Electronics

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.

• 47%High School Diploma, or the equivalent
• 19%Bachelor's Degree
• 15%Post-Secondary Certificate, awarded for training completed after high school

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 Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic do?

Set up, operate, or tend milling or planing machines to mill, plane, shape, groove, or profile metal or plastic work pieces. Day to day that includes work like remove workpieces from machines, and check to ensure that they conform to specifications, using measuring instruments such as microscopes, gauges, calipers, and micrometers and Verify alignment of workpieces on machines, using measuring instruments such as rules, gauges, or calipers.

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

O*NET rates Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, 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 Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic list?

Software recorded for this occupation includes Autodesk AutoCAD, EditCNC, Extensible markup language XML, G-code, and Kentech machine shop 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 Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic work?

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

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

In O*NET's survey of people doing this job, 47% 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 Milling and Planing 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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