| Top Tasks (Specific duties and responsibilities of this job.) |
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| Read blueprints, drawings, or written specifications to determine sizes and shapes of patterns and required machine setups. |
| Lay out patterns on wood stock and draw outlines of units, sectional patterns, or full-scale mock-ups of products, based on blueprint specifications and sketches, and using marking and measuring devices. |
| Verify dimensions of completed patterns, using templates, straightedges, calipers, and/or protractors. |
| Set up, operate, and adjust a variety of woodworking machines such as bandsaws and lathes to cut and shape sections, parts, and patterns, according to specifications. |
| Trim, smooth, and shape surfaces, and plane, shave, file, scrape, and sand models to attain specified shapes, using hand tools. |
| Fit, fasten, and assemble wood parts together to form patterns, models, or sections, using glue, nails, dowels, bolts, and screws. |
| Correct patterns to compensate for defects in castings. |
| Construct wooden models, templates, full scale mock-ups, jigs, and/or molds for shaping parts of products. |
| Compute dimensions, areas, volumes, and weights. |
| Mark identifying information such as colors or codes on patterns, parts, and templates to indicate assembly methods. |
| Top Skills used in this Job |
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| Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
| Operations Analysis - Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
| Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
| Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
| Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
| Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
| Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
| Mathematics - Using mathematics to solve problems. |
| Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
| Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
