Woodworking List of Job Titles & Descriptions

Machine Setter Job Description - Sets up various types of woodworking machines, such as lathes, molders, planers, routers, sanders, saws, and shapers, for machine tenders and operators: Examines blueprints, drawings, work orders, and patterns to determine size and shape of item to be fabricated, machines to be set up, and sequence of machining operation. Selects and installs required knives, saws, bits, cutterheads, or abrasives on drum, arbor, spindle, or in chuck of machine, using handtools. Positions and attaches or installs guides, patterns, fixtures, or jigs to table or bed of machine with clamps or bolts, and turns handwheels or moves levers to adjust stops, guides, and cutting depths. Cuts or shapes sample and verifies cuts, angles, and dimensions to ensure conformance with specifications, using gauges, calipers, square, rule, or template. Turns handwheels, moves levers, or uses handtools to adjust machine. May reshape or sharpen knives and cutterheads. May be designated according to type of machine set up as Automatic-Lathe Setter (woodworking); Double-End-Tenoner Setter (woodworking); Drum-Sander Setter (woodworking); Molder Setter (woodworking); Planer Setter (woodworking); Tongue-And-Groove-Machine Setter (woodworking). May be designated: Router Setter (woodworking); Sander Setter (woodworking); Shaper Setter (woodworking).
Machine Setter Dot Code: 669.280-010