According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Monitor machine cycles and mill operation to detect jamming and to ensure that products conform to specifications. | 91% |
| Adjust and correct machine set-ups to reduce thicknesses, reshape products, and eliminate product defects. | 91% |
| Start operation of rolling and milling machines to flatten, temper, form, and reduce sheet metal sections and to produce steel strips. | 89% |
| Examine, inspect, and measure raw materials and finished products to verify conformance to specifications. | 87% |
| Read rolling orders, blueprints, and mill schedules to determine setup specifications, work sequences, product dimensions, and installation procedures. | 86% |
| Thread or feed sheets or rods through rolling mechanisms, or start and control mechanisms that automatically feed steel into rollers. | 85% |
| Manipulate controls and observe dial indicators to monitor, adjust, and regulate speeds of machine mechanisms. | 85% |
| Set distance points between rolls, guides, meters, and stops, according to specifications. | 82% |
| Calculate draft space and roll speed for each mill stand to plan rolling sequences and specified dimensions and tempers. | 82% |
| Install equipment such as guides, guards, gears, cooling equipment, and rolls, using hand tools. | 81% |
| Select rolls, dies, roll stands, and chucks from data charts to form specified contours and to fabricate products. | 81% |
| Position, align, and secure arbors, spindles, coils, mandrels, dies, and slitting knives. | 80% |
| Fill oil cups, adjust valves, and observe gauges to control flow of metal coolants and lubricants onto workpieces. | 77% |
| Activate shears and grinders to trim workpieces. | 77% |
| Signal and assist other workers to remove and position equipment, fill hoppers, and feed materials into machines. | 77% |
| Record mill production on schedule sheets. | 76% |
| Remove scratches and polish roll surfaces, using polishing stones and electric buffers. | 75% |
| Direct and train other workers to change rolls, operate mill equipment, remove coils and cobbles, and band and load material. | 74% |
| Disassemble sizing mills removed from rolling lines, and sort and store parts. | 72% |
