Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing in Battle Creek, Michigan
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.
Career Projections for Battle Creek, Michigan
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing on average make:
$45,760 ($22.00/hour).
The number of positions in Battle Creek, Michigan are:
40
and by 2029 that number is projected to:
decrease to 39.
We predict that due to job growth or retirements there will be approximately:
4 every year.
The typical education needed to enter this job is:
a high school diploma/GED.
The typical training needed after hire is:
long-term on-the-job training.
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Other Job Titles
Adzing and Boring Machine Operator, Artificial Log Machine Operator, Automatic Clipper, Automatic Nailing Machine Operator, Automatic Profile Shaper Operator, Balloon Sander, Band Nailer, Bander, Barker Operator, Barrel Builder
Technology/Skills
Microsoft Excel
Tools Used
Adjustable hand wrenches, Automatic panel saws, Bench grinders, Biscuit jointers, Boring bars, Boring machines, Case clamps, Claw hammers, Combination squares, Computer terminals
Tasks
- Start machines, adjust controls, and make trial cuts to ensure that machinery is operating properly.
- Determine product specifications and materials, work methods, and machine setup requirements, according to blueprints, oral or written instructions, drawings, or work orders.
- Feed stock through feed mechanisms or conveyors into planing, shaping, boring, mortising, or sanding machines to produce desired components.
- Adjust machine tables or cutting devices and set controls on machines to produce specified cuts or operations.
- Monitor operation of machines and make adjustments to correct problems and ensure conformance to specifications.
Personality
Attention to Detail, Dependability, Adaptability/Flexibility, Independence, Integrity, Cooperation, Persistence, Self-Control, Analytical Thinking, Innovation
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