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Many materials and parts in today’s consumer products are produced by numerical control machines. Abbreviated CNC, these machines cut, shape, or otherwise modify metal, plastic or wood parts. Computer programming determines which tools are to be used and how to use them, but machine operators are responsible for setting up, tending, and maintaining CNC machines.
Operators load the CNC machines with instructions or programs. They then determine the speed and feed ratios as well as the size and position of cuts. They select, measure, install, and secure the tools and attachments the machines will use, reading blueprints and using their knowledge of the job to select the proper tools.
While the machines are operating, operators may enter commands or adjust machine controls to correct errors. When the process is completed, they remove the finished products, taking measurements to ensure they meet requirements.
Most CNC workers are employed full time during regular business hours. Overtime is common and evening and weekend work is also common.
This past spring the Rockville Correctional Facility (RCF) offered a WorkINdiana course to 36 students that focused on providing customer service-based training and workplace skills. Students earned certifications through the International Business Training Association (IBTA) in Customer Service and Business Etiquette as well as Microsoft Word Specialist certifications from Certiport. As described by the IBTA, these courses were chosen to provide students with a “foundation-level, industry-neutral, certification that would differentiate participants in the eyes of potential employees as competent business professionals instead of ‘ordinary employment seekers.’”...[read more]
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U.S. Air Force veteran Guy Davies spent 8 years in the service then, after leaving service, moved on to a position as an offshore driller – a job that eventually paid him nearly a hundred dollars an hour and sent him to job sites all over the world. Sadly, that job ended in April, and he returned home to Ripley County to seek new job opportunities.
After reviewing available positions in the area, Davies decided to embark on a career in truck driving and met with an admissions counselor at Ivy Tech Community College in Lawrenceburg, who directed him to Adult Education classes at the Dearborn County WorkOne for testing, possible remediation, and WorkINdiana-funded training...[read more]
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