Set up, operate, or watch over machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.

Set up, operate, or watch over machines to roll steel or plastic forming bends, beads, knurls, rolls, or plate or to flatten, temper, or reduce gauge of material.

Set up, operate, or watch over forging machines to taper, shape, or form metal or plastic parts.

Set up, operate, or watch over machines to extrude or draw thermoplastic or metal materials into tubes, rods, hoses, wire, bars, or structural shapes.

Develop programs to control machining or processing of metal or plastic parts by automatic machine tools, equipment, or systems.

Operate computer controlled machines or robots to perform one or more machine functions on metal or plastic work pieces.

Operate or watch over cooking equipment, such as steam cooking vats, deep fry cookers, pressure cookers, kettles, and boilers, to prepare food products.

Set up and operate equipment that mixes or liquifies ingredients used in the manufacturing of food products. Includes candy makers and cheese makers.

Operate or watch over food or tobacco roasting, baking, or drying equipment, including hearth ovens, kiln driers, roasters, char kilns, and vacuum drying equipment.

Work in slaughtering, meat packing, or wholesale establishments performing precision functions involving the preparation of meat. Their work may include specialized slaughtering tasks, cutting standard or premium cuts of meat for marketing, making sausage, or wrapping meats.