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Drill press operator

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Cnc press operative Automatic drill punch operator Automatic driller and reamer Automatic drilling machine operative Automatic drilling machine operator Automatic drilling technician Automatic reaming machine operator Barrel reamer Cnc-press operative Drill operating technician Drill operative Drill operator Drill press operative Drill press operator Drill press operator for metal Drill press tender Drill presser Drill-press operative Metal cnc press operative Metal cnc press operator Metal cnc-press operative Metal cnc-press operator Metal drill press operative Metal drill press operator Metal drill-press operative Metal drill-press operator Plastic cnc press operative Plastic cnc press operator Plastic cnc-press operative Plastic cnc-press operator Plastic drill press operative Plastic drill press operator Plastic drill-press operative Plastic drill-press operator Reamer operator Tapper operator

Drill press operators set up and operate drill presses designed to cut excess material from or enlarge a hole in a fabricated workpiece using a hardened, rotary, multipointed cutting tool that inserts the drill into the workpiece axially.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Setting one or more types of machine tool for production of metal articles in standardized series;
(b) Operating and monitoring metal working machines, such as lathes, milling, planing, boring, drilling, grinding or honing machines, including multipurpose numerically controlled metal working machines;
(c) Performing similar tasks when machining plastics and other metal substitutes;
(d) Observing machine operations to detect work piece defects or machine malfunctions, and adjusting machines as necessary;
(e) Inspecting work pieces for defects, and measuring work pieces to determine accuracy of machine operation, using rules, templates or other measuring instruments;
(f) Changing worn machine accessories, such as cutting tools and brushes, using hand tools.

Knowledge

  • Mechanics and metal trades
  • Wholesale and retail sales
  • Chemical engineering and processes
  • Electricity and energy
  • Materials (glass, paper, plastic and wood)

Digital competencies

  • Maintaining operational records
  • Monitoring quality of products
  • Positioning materials, tools or equipment
  • Marking materials or objects for identification
  • Complying with health and safety procedures

Digital competencies

No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.

Personal competencies

  • Working efficiently
  • Communicating

Professional groups of the occupation

Craft and related trades workers

Metal, machinery and related trades workers

Blacksmiths, toolmakers and related trades workers

Metal working machine tool setters and operators

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Metal working machine tool setters and operators

320

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

13,93%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-17,74% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

63,75%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

5,00%

Part-time contracts

1,16% Turnover index

414

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-11%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Metal, machinery and related trades workers

94%

6%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Metal, machinery and related trades workers

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Blacksmiths, toolmakers and related trades workers

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Metal working machine tool setters and operators

No experience
10%
Less than 1 year
8%
Between 1 and 2 years
18%
Between 2 and 4 years
43%
Between 4 and 8 years
9%
More than 8 years
12%
Manufacturing
37%
Construction
17%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
15%
Administrative and support service activities
7%
Education
6%
Others
18%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.