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§ OCCUPATION · GLOBAL STANDARDS

numerical tool and process control programmer

Numerical tool and process control programmers develop computer programs to control automatic machines and equipment involved in manufacturing processes.

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Description

Numerical tool and process control programmers develop computer programs to control automatic machines and equipment involved in manufacturing processes. They analyse blueprints and job orders, conduct computer simulations and trial runs.

Theoretical Knowledge
ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required
ML (computer programming)C#PerlGroovyABAPTypeScriptPHPstatistical process controlScalaICT system programmingAssembly (computer programming)SAP R3Objective-CVBScriptJava (computer programming)COBOLblueprintscomputer programmingMicrosoft Visual C++CoffeeScriptAPLAJAXCommon LispScratch (computer programming)LispVisual BasicProlog (computer programming)RJavaScriptErlangquality and cycle time optimisationCAD softwareSAS languageSwift (computer programming)ASP.NETMATLABRuby (computer programming)C++HaskellSmalltalk (computer programming)Pascal (computer programming)OpenEdge Advanced Business LanguagePython (computer programming)
OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit
manufacturing processeslathe machine partselectrical engineeringengineering principlesmechanics3D modellingengineering processesmathematics
Practical Skills
ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences
program a CNC controlleruse measurement instrumentsuse CAD softwareensure equipment availabilitytroubleshootset up the controller of a machineapply control process statistical methodsread standard blueprints
OPTIONALOptional competences
use CAM softwareuse technical documentationtend latheadvise on safety improvementsadvise client on technical possibilitiesuse computer-aided engineering systemsperform data analysis

GLOBAL RESOURCE

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SKILLS OVERVIEW

66 total
51 essential · 15 optional

Data Source: Unified Global Standards (ISCED, ISCO, O*NET, ESCO)

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