Advanced Manufacturing Archives

Career Examples

Assembly Technician
put together or repair products manually or using a machine, responsibilities include piecing together the product, often with a team, and performing quality assurance on the entire process

CNC Machinist
read sketches, blueprints, and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) and computer-aided design (CAD) files, and use code to input product design into a computer-guided machine

Industrial Mechanic
regularly inspecting machinery, diagnosing mechanical problems, implementing necessary repairs and conducting regular maintenance

Machinist
set up and operates mechanically and computer-controlled machine tools, such as milling machines, grinders or lathes, to produce precise metal parts, repair machinery or manufacture replacement parts for broken machines

Manufacturing Technician
takes goods from schematic to finished products, quality control to ensure that goods sold meet or exceed expectations to ensure customer satisfaction,properly maintain and clean equipment

Production Operator
work on an assembly line and to maintain the machine that performs a specialized task at your workstation

Robotics Technician
help to build, test, and maintain robotic equipment

Tool and Die Maker
set up and operate a variety of computer-controlled and mechanically controlled machine tools to produce precision metal parts, instruments, and tools

Welding Technician
weld different metal pieces together, cutting metal components down to size, and performing processes for finishing metal parts