Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Career Guide

1Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
2Spend Time Standing
3Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams
4Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
5Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
6Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable

Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material.
Review work orders, blueprints, specifications, or job samples to determine components, settings, and adjustments for cutting and slicing machines.
Examine, measure, and weigh materials or products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring devices, such as rulers, micrometers, or scales.
Press buttons, pull levers, or depress pedals to start and operate cutting and slicing machines.
Start machines to verify setups, and make any necessary adjustments.
Feed stock into cutting machines, onto conveyors, or under cutting blades, by threading, guiding, pushing, or turning handwheels.
Monitor operation of cutting or slicing machines to detect malfunctions or to determine whether supplies need replenishment.
Stack and sort cut material for packaging, further processing, or shipping, according to types and sizes of material.

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Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders