Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Monitor operation of cutting or slicing machines to detect malfunctions or to determine whether supplies need replenishment.

Select and install machine components, such as cutting blades, rollers, and templates, according to specifications, using hand tools.

Change or replace saw blades, cables, cutter heads, and grinding wheels, using hand tools.

Adjust machine controls to alter position, alignment, speed, or pressure.

Cut stock manually to prepare for machine cutting, using tools such as knives, cleavers, handsaws, or hammers and chisels.

Remove defective or substandard materials from machines, and readjust machine components so that products meet standards.

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.