Metal Sawing Machine Operator Metal, Machinery & Related Trades Workers

Types of cutting blades used in the sawing process, such as band saw blades, crosscut blades, plytooth blades and others, made from tool steel, carbide, diamond or other materials.

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The steps required through which a material is transformed into a product, its development and full-scale manufacturing.

The most optimal rotation or cycle time and over-all quality of a tool or a machine's processes.

The national and international requirements, specifications and guidelines to ensure that products, services and processes are of good quality and fit for purpose.

Method of quality control that uses statistics to monitor processes.

Qualities, specifications, applications and reactions to different fabricating processes of various types of metal, such as steel, aluminium, brass, copper and others.

Dispose of possibly hazardous waste material created in the cutting process, such as swarf, scrap and slugs, sort according to regulations, and clean up workplace.

Ensure that the necessary equipment is provided, ready and available for use before start of procedures.

Continuously check up on the automated machine's set-up and execution or make regular control rounds. If necessary, record and interpret data on the operating conditions of installations and equipment in …

Measure the size of a processed part when checking and marking it to check if it is up to standard by use of two and three dimensional precision measuring equipment …

Set up the desired product design in the CNC controller of the CNC machine for product manufacturing.

Read and comprehend standard blueprints, machine, and process drawings.

Evaluate which deficient processed workpieces do not meet the set-up standard and should be removed and sort the waste according to regulations.

Remove individual workpieces after processing, from the manufacturing machine or the machine tool. In case of a conveyor belt this involves quick, continuous movement.

Set up and give commands to a machine by dispatching the appropriate data and input into the (computer) controller corresponding with the desired processed product.

Ensure the machine is fed the necessary and adequate materials and control the placement or automatic feed and retrieval of work pieces in the machines or machine tools on the …

Supply the machine with the necessary tools and items for a particular production purpose.

Identify operating problems, decide what to do about it and report accordingly.

Utilise specialised software tools to generate computer code from specifications, such as diagrams, structured informations or other means of describing functionality.

Use computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) programmes to control machinery and machine tools in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimisation as part of the manufacturing processes of workpieces.

Wear relevant and necessary protective gear, such as protective goggles or other eye protection, hard hats, safety gloves.

Tend sawing machine designed for metal cutting processes, monitor and operate it, according to regulations.

The variety of cutting technologies, such as software or mechanics, guiding cutting processes through lasering, sawing, milling etc.

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The manufacture of electrical ovens and water heaters by metalworking processes.

The production of metal structures for construction.

The manufacture of steam or other vapour generators, the manufacture of auxiliary plant for use with steam generators: condensers, economisers, superheaters, steam collectors and accumulators. The manufacture of nuclear reactors, …

The manufacture of heavy weapons (artillery, mobile guns, rocket launchers, torpedo tubes, heavy machine guns), small arms (revolvers, shotguns, light machine guns), air or gas guns and pistols, and war …

Understand electrical engineering, a field of engineering that deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism.

Various processing methods on iron and iron-containing alloys such as steel, stainless steel and pig iron.

The manufacture of different cutlery items, such as forks, spoons, knives, razors or scissors.

The manufacture of metal doors, windows and their frames, shutters and gates, and the metal room partitions for floor attachment.

The manufacture of tins and cans for food products, collapsible tubes and boxes, and of metallic closures.

The manufacture of rivets, washers and similar non-threaded products, screw machine products, screws, nuts and similar threaded products.

The manufacture of reservoirs, tanks and similar containers of metal, of types normally installed as fixtures for storage or manufacturing use. The manufacture of metal containers for compressed or liquefied …

The manufacture of flatware , hollowware , dinnerware and other non-electrical utensils for use at the table or in the kitchen.

The manufacture of metal cable, plaited bands and other articles of that typr, uninsulated or insulated cable not capable of being used as a conductor of electricity, coated or cored …

The manufacture of pails, cans, drums, buckets, boxes, through metalworking processes.

The manufacture of knives and cutting blades for machines or for mechanical appliances, hand tools such as pliers, screwdrivers etc. The manufacture of non-power-driven agricultural hand tools, saws and saw …

Theoretical and practical applications of the science studying the action of displacements and forces on physical bodies to the development of machinery and mechanical devices.

Metal processes linked to the different types of metal, such as casting processes, heat treatment processes, repair processes and other metal manufacturing processes.

Employ cross-reference tools and programmes, listing file names and line numbers, to identify part numbers, descriptions, and the vendor as source of origin.

Read and interpret such technical resources such as digital or paper drawings and adjustment data in order to properly set up a machine or working tool, or to assemble mechanical …

Use various techniques to ensure the product quality is respecting the quality standards and specifications. Oversee defects, packaging and sendbacks of products to different production departments.

Inspect and mark parts of the workpiece to indicate how they will fit into the finished product.

Monitor the flow of the work pieces on the conveyor belt as they are processed by the machine to ensure optimal productivity.

Perform regular maintenance, possibly including corrections and alterations, on a machine or machine tool to ensure it remains in a proper productive state.

Test processed workpieces or products for basic faults.

Perform tests putting a system, machine, tool or other equipment through a series of actions under actual operating conditions in order to assess its reliability and suitability to realise its …

Offer help and advice to service technicians in case of machine malfunctions and other repair tasks.

Keep records of the machine's faults, interventions and irregularities for quality control.

Evaluate when to invest in replacing machines or machine tools and take the necessary actions.

Replace the old blade of a sawing machine with a new one by removing the chip brush, taking away the front blade guide, loosening the blade tension and removing the …

Apply ergonomy principles in the organisation of the workplace while manually handling equipment and materials.