Shear and Slitter Machine Setters and Set-Up Operators, Metal and Plastic

Set up or set up and operate power-shear or slitting machines to cut metal or plastic material, such as plates, sheets, slabs, billets or bars, to specified dimensions and angles.

Job Task

• Installs and aligns knives, disk cutters or fixtures to shear, bevel, or trim fabricated items.
• Tests and adjusts cutting speed and action, according to specified length of product, using gauges and hand tools.
• Starts machine, adjusts blade and controls, using wrenches, rule, gauge, or template, and monitors operation.
• Selects, cleans, and installs spacers, rubber sleeves, and cutter on arbors.
• Lubricates and cleans machine.
• Lifts workpiece manually or by hoist, and positions and secures against guides and stops.
• Lays out cutting lines on metal stock to obtain maximum number of pieces from stock.
• Measures dimensions of workpiece, using tape, gauge, template, or rule and square, for conformance to specifications.
• Hones cutters with oilstone to remove nicks.
• Observes machine operation and examines cut strips for flatness, holes, burrs, and surface defects.
• Threads end of metal coil from reel through slitter and secures ends on recoiler.
• Reads production schedule to determine setup or adjustment of equipment.
• Operates shear or slitter that cuts or shears metal, such as plates, sheets, slabs, billets, or bars, to size.

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