Western Piedmont Community College

On-the-job Training

• Safety - Maintain work equipment or machinery.
  • Maintains a clean and safe work environment
  • Utilize Personal protective equipment (PPE) when applicable.
  • Follow plant safety guidelines.
• Documentation - Organize, document, and interpret documentation.
  • Document results of performance inspection.
  • Complete and maintain paperwork for parts.
  • Study sample parts, blueprints, drawings, or engineering information to determine methods or sequences of operations needed to fabricate products.
  • Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences.
  • Create diagrams or blueprints for workpieces or products.
• Measurement and Calculating - Calculate dimensions of workpieces, products, or equipment.
  • Measure, examine, or test completed units to check for defects and ensure conformance to specifications, using precision instruments, such as micrometers.
  • Calculate dimensions or tolerances, using instruments, such as micrometers or vernier calipers.
  • Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.
• Operate Equipment - Operate cutting and grinding equipment.
  • Machine parts to specifications, using machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, shapers, or grinders.
  • Set up or operate metalworking, brazing, heat-treating, welding, or cutting equipment.
  • Detect malfunctions in machine operations such as worn or damaged cutting tools.
  • Maintain machine tools in proper operational condition.
• Maintenance/Repair - Disassemble equipment for maintenance or repair.
  • Be able to perform milling, turning, drilling, tapping, de-burring, sawing, and sanding.
  • Maintain both manual and CNC equipment.
  • Program computers or electronic instruments, such as numerically controlled machine tools.
  • Monitor the feed and speed of machines during the machining process.
  • Align and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, or materials onto machines.
  • Install repaired parts into equipment or install new equipment.
  • Check work pieces to ensure that they are properly lubricated or cooled.
  • Install experimental parts or assemblies, such as hydraulic systems, electrical wiring, lubricants, or batteries into machines or mechanisms.
• Troubleshooting - Monitor equipment operation to ensure proper functioning.
  • Detect and report defective materials and questionable conditions.
  • Perform inspection of machined products.
  • Detect malfunctions in machine operations such as worn or damaged cutting tools.
  • Conduct test runs of production equipment.
  • Diagnose machine tool malfunctions to determine need for adjustments or repairs.
  • Dismantle machines or equipment, using hand tools or power tools to examine parts for defects and replace defective parts where needed.