Computer numerically controlled tool programmer developing programs to control machines and processing materials, setting up and maintaining equipment while analyzing job orders and creating geometric layouts
Experience
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Determined the sequence of machine operations and selected cutting tools for workpieces
Analyzed job orders, drawings, and blueprints to calculate dimensions and tool selection
Wrote programs for machine controllers and stored them on tapes or disks
Observed machines on trial runs to ensure proper function and item specifications
Revised programs to fix errors and retested them to ensure problems were solved
Performed preventative maintenance and minor repairs on machines
Prepared geometric layouts using computer drafting software or graph paper
Skills
Technical Skills
Programming equipment, Entering specifications into equipment
Checking & Planning
Determining equipment settings, Inspecting completed work, Conducting test runs of equipment, Calculating equipment, Verifying information or specifications, Selecting production equipment, Creating diagrams for workpieces