Occupation Atlasmetal additive manufacturing operator
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/418f3a43-a6b2-4101-aaa0-832fe7d82885
metal additive manufacturing operator
Metal additive manufacturing operators operate machines using additive manufacturing processes, such as fitting and setting up, maintenance and repair. They have factual and broad understanding in the field of metal additive manufacturing process. They are able to develop solutions on basic and specific problems related with additive manufacturing machines and processes and self-manage the handling of feedstock (approval, storage, contamination, traceability).
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Typically associated skills
Essential (22)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- apply health and safety standards
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- follow work schedule
- functionalities of machinery
- liaise with engineers
- liaise with managers
- machine tools
- maintain additive manufacturing systems
- maintenance operations
- manufacture metal additive manufacturing parts
- monitor machine operations
- operate precision measuring equipment
- perform machine maintenance
- prepare parts for post processing
- quality assurance procedures
- remove processed workpiece
- set up additive manufacturing systems
- troubleshoot
- use personal protection equipment
- waste management
- work safely with machines
- write production reports
O*NET equivalents
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