Apprentices progress at their own pace – they demonstrate
competency in skills and knowledge through assessment tests,
but are not required to complete a specific number of hours.
competency in skills and knowledge through assessment tests,
but are not required to complete a specific number of hours.
CNC Operator –Turning
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National (OA)
Work Process Content
On the Job Training
Anonymous
20
Skills
Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
2
Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
2
- Position and secure workpieces on machines, using holding devices, measuring instruments, hand tools, and hoists.
- Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.
Remove workpieces from machines, and check to ensure that they conform to specifications, using measuring instruments such as microscopes, gauges, calipers, and micrometers.
0
Remove workpieces from machines, and check to ensure that they conform to specifications, using measuring instruments such as microscopes, gauges, calipers, and micrometers.
0
Align parts or workpieces to ensure proper assembly.
1
Align parts or workpieces to ensure proper assembly.
1
- Verify alignment of workpieces on machines, using measuring instruments such as rules, gauges, or calipers.
Feed materials or products into or through equipment.
1
Feed materials or products into or through equipment.
1
- Move cutters or material manually or by turning handwheels or engage automatic feeding mechanisms to mill workpieces to specifications.
Monitor equipment operation to ensure that products are not flawed.
1
Monitor equipment operation to ensure that products are not flawed.
1
- Observe milling or planing machine operation and adjust controls to ensure conformance with specified tolerances.
Set equipment controls to meet cutting specifications.
2
Set equipment controls to meet cutting specifications.
2
- Select cutting speeds, feed rates, and depths of cuts, applying knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.
- Move controls to set cutting specifications, to position cutting tools and workpieces in relation to each other, and to start machines.
Determine production equipment settings.
1
Determine production equipment settings.
1
- Select cutting speeds, feed rates, and depths of cuts, applying knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.
Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
1
Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
1
- Study blueprints, layouts, sketches, or work orders to assess workpiece specifications and to determine tooling instructions, tools and materials needed, and sequences of operations.
Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences.
1
Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences.
1
- Study blueprints, layouts, sketches, or work orders to assess workpiece specifications and to determine tooling instructions, tools and materials needed and sequences of operations.
Calculate dimensions of workpieces, products, or equipment.
1
Calculate dimensions of workpieces, products, or equipment.
1
- Compute dimensions, tolerances, and angles of workpieces or machines according to specifications and knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.
Operate grinding equipment.
1
Operate grinding equipment.
1
- Replace worn tools, using hand tools, and sharpen dull tools, using bench grinders.
Replace worn equipment components.
1
Replace worn equipment components.
1
- Replace worn tools, using hand tools, and sharpen dull tools, using bench grinders.
Sharpen cutting or grinding tools.
1
Sharpen cutting or grinding tools.
1
- Replace worn tools, using hand tools, and sharpen dull tools, using bench grinders.
Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
2
Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
2
- Select and install cutting tools and other accessories according to specifications, using hand tools or power tools.
- Mount attachments and tools, such as pantographs, engravers, or routers, to perform other operations, such as drilling or boring.
Adjust equipment controls to regulate coolant flow.
1
Adjust equipment controls to regulate coolant flow.
1
- Turn valves or pull levers to start and regulate the flow of coolant or lubricant to work areas.
Select production equipment according to product specifications.
1
Select production equipment according to product specifications.
1
- Select and install cutting tools and other accessories according to specifications, using hand tools or power tools.
Record operational or production data.
1
Record operational or production data.
1
- Record production output.
Construct patterns, templates, or other work aids.
1
Construct patterns, templates, or other work aids.
1
- Make templates or cutting tools.
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