DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
51-4023 Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Occupational Description:
Set up, operate, or tend machines to roll steel or plastic forming bends, beads, knurls, rolls, or plate, or to flatten, temper, or reduce gage of material.| Percentiles | |||||||||
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| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| Central Minnesota | 110 | 12 | $20.77/hr | $1.98/hr | $13.87/hr | $16.26/hr | $19.53/hr | $24.16/hr | $30.53/hr |
| Minnesota | 720 | 99 | $21.28/hr | $0.89/hr | $15.23/hr | $17.32/hr | $19.99/hr | $24.40/hr | $30.39/hr |
| U S | 32,470 | 3,085 | $20.45/hr | $0.25/hr | $13.01/hr | $15.61/hr | $19.76/hr | $24.62/hr | $29.59/hr |
| *SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. | |||||||||
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| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
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| Employment | Median Wage | % Change 2022 - 2032 | |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 880 | $18.18/hr | 4.7% |
| Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 460 | $22.04/hr | 8.2% |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 450 | $18.17/hr | 7.4% |
| Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 170 | $19.67/hr | 5.2% |
| Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Tasks for Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Starts operation of rolling and milling machines to flatten, temper, form, and reduce sheet metal sections and produce steel strips.
- Installs equipment, such as guides, guards, gears, cooling equipment and rolls, using hand tools.
- Examines, inspects, measures, and feels raw materials and finished product to verify conformance to specifications, visually or using measurement instruments.
- Fills oil cups, adjusts valves, and observes gauges to control flow of metal coolant and lubricants onto workpiece.
- Signals and assists other workers to remove and position equipment, fill hoppers, and feed materials into machine.
- Directs and trains other workers to change rolls, operate mill equipment, remove coils and cobbles, and band and load material.
- Records mill production on schedule sheet.
- Removes scratches and polishes roll surface, using polishing stone and electric buffer.
- Disassembles sizing mills removed from rolling line, and sorts and stores parts.
- Activates shear and grinder to trim workpiece, cut steel strips, and monitor forming of gears to specified length and diameter.
- Threads or feeds sheets or rods through rolling mechanism, or starts and controls mechanism that automatically feeds steel into rollers.
- Calculates draft space and roll speed for each mill stand to plan rolling sequence and specified dimensions and temper.
- Reads rolling order and mill schedules to determine setup specifications, work sequence, product dimensions, and installation procedures.
- Positions, aligns, and secures arbor, spindle, coils, mandrel, dies, and slitting knives onto machine.
- Resets, adjusts, and corrects machine set-up to reduce thickness, reshape products, and eliminate product defects.
- Monitors machine cycles and mill operation to detect jamming and to ensure fabricated products conform to specifications.
- Sets distance points between rolls, guides, meters, and stops, according to specifications.
- Selects rolls, dies, roll stands, and chucks from data charts to form specified contours and to fabricate products.
- Manipulates controls and observes dial indicators to monitor, adjust, and regulate speed of machine mechanisms.
