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straightening machine operator

Straightening machine operators set up and tend straightening machines designed to form metal workpieces into their desired shape using pressing practices.

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DESCRIPTION

Straightening machine operators set up and tend straightening machines designed to form metal workpieces into their desired shape using pressing practices. They adjust the angle and the height of the straightening rolls and select the settings for the pressing force required to straighten the workpiece, taking into account the end product's yield strenght and size, without excess work hardening.

THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE

ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required
quality standards
types of metal

PRACTICAL SKILLS

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences
perform test run
OPTIONALOptional competences
mark processed workpiece
use CAM software
program a CNC controller

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Skills overview

47total
14 essential
33 optional

Breakdown

Knowledge
2
Skills
4

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Quick insight

This role requires 14 essential competences across both theoretical knowledge and practical skills.

DATA SOURCED FROM ESCO (EUROPEAN COMMISSION) & O*NET (U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR)

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