Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender resume
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Also called brush machine setter, panel machine setter, shear setter and cutting and slicing machine setters operators and tenders.
$46,570
Median pay a year
44,980
People do this work
6
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Operating cutting equipment
Setting equipment controls
Stacking finished items
Removing products
Mounting attachments or tools
Studying blueprints or instructions
Watching operating equipment
Marking equipment with labels
Conducting test runs of equipment
Weighing finished products
Measuring product dimensions
Sorting materials or products
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Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender
Summary
Cutting and slicing machine operator setting up and running machines that cut materials like food, paper, and rubber. This includes checking work orders, measuring materials, and monitoring machines for proper operation
Experience
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Set up, operated, or tended machines that cut or slice materials like food, paper, or rubber
Reviewed work orders and blueprints to determine settings for cutting and slicing machines
Examined and measured materials to verify they met specifications using rulers and scales
Pressed buttons and pulled levers to start and operate cutting and slicing machines
Fed stock into cutting machines or onto conveyors by guiding or pushing materials
Monitored machines to detect malfunctions or to check if supplies needed replenishment
Stacked and sorted cut material for packaging or shipping according to types and sizes
Studying blueprints or instructions, Watching operating equipment
Checking & Planning
Marking equipment with labels, Conducting test runs of equipment, Weighing finished products
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Set up and operated cutting machinesChecked work orders and blueprintsMeasured and weighed materialsStarted machines and made adjustmentsFed materials into cutting machinesStacked and sorted cut materials
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Set up and operated cutting machines, ensuring accurate settings and smooth operation
Measured and weighed materials to verify compliance with specifications
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Mention if you monitored machine operation for any issues.
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Set up and operated cutting machines while checking for malfunctions to ensure accurate settings and smooth operation
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Checked for malfunctions during operationEnsured machines ran without problemsWatched for any supply shortages
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Measured and weighed materials to verify compliance with specifications
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Reduced waste by ensuring proper sizesImproved quality of finished productsHelped maintain production efficiency
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What a Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender does
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Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material.
What it pays
How much does a Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$39,440
Median
$46,570
75th percentile
$53,800
About 44,980 people do this work in the United States.
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Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender
Already yours: Operating cutting equipment, Mounting attachments or tools, Studying blueprints or instructions
4 of the 12 tasks this job is made of
Median pay
$46,570 a year
What you have not done yet. Marking equipment with labels, Conducting test runs of equipment, Weighing finished products
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Already yours: Operating cutting equipment, Mounting attachments or tools
2 of the 12 tasks this job is made of
Median pay
$58,750 a year
What you have not done yet. Operating metal or plastic forming equipment, Exchanging information with colleagues, Advising on various ways
This page is about the occupation Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.