Multi Operation Machine Operator Salary

• Operates and prepares machine that automatically performs multioperations, such as roll-threading, heading (upsetting), slotting, slitting, or shearing to form chain or produce fasteners, such as bolts and rivets, from hot or cold metal rod or wire.
• Selects, installs, and aligns dies, rolls, cutting tools, guides, and stops to set up machine, using hand tools and measuring instruments.
• Sets controls to synchronize machine actions for various operations on work piece in specified sequence.
• Positions coil of metal wire or rod on feed spindle and threads it through straightening rolls into feed mechanism; or inserts end of heated rod into feed mechanism.
• Starts machine to produce sample product and measures for conformance with specifications, using measuring instruments.
• Adjusts settings of dies on controls, as required, to obtain product meeting specifications and quality standards.
• Starts machine to begin production and observes machine operations for evidence of malfunction and products for defects.
• May be designated according to type of product produced or according to whether metal is heated or cold forged.

Multi Operation Machine Operator Job Prevalence in the United States

Job family: Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Job family population: 18,330

Estimated population of Multi Operation Machine Operator jobs: 2,111

Rate of error: 4.5%