Rolling Machine Operators
- Manufacturing
Tasks
What tasks do Rolling Machine Operators perform?
Adjust and correct machine set-ups to reduce thicknesses, reshape products, and eliminate product defects.
Monitor machine cycles and mill operation to detect jamming and to ensure that products conform to specifications.
Start operation of rolling and milling machines to flatten, temper, form, and reduce sheet metal sections and to produce steel strips.
Examine, inspect, and measure raw materials and finished products to verify conformance to specifications.
Knowledge
What do Rolling Machine Operators need to know?
Mechanical
Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
Production and Processing
Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Skills
What skills do Rolling Machine Operators need?
Operations Monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
Operation and Control
Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
Quality Control Analysis
Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
You might also be interested in…
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Operators
$42,675 Median Yearly Income+3.33% Projected Job GrowthMilling and Planing Machine Operators
$47,195 Median Yearly Income-3.91% Projected Job GrowthConveyor Operators and Tenders
$39,340 Median Yearly Income+5.26% Projected Job GrowthLathe and Turning Machine Operators
$47,112 Median Yearly Income-1.59% Projected Job GrowthGrinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Operators
$42,524 Median Yearly Income-1.69% Projected Job Growth
Data on career profiles are based on information supplied by the O*NET Program, sponsored by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment, and Training Administration.