Rolling Machine Operators
On the Job
Rolling Machine Operators set up and operate machines to roll steel or plastic, forming bends, beads, rolls, or plates to flatten, temper, or reduce the gauge or material.
Physical Demands 
This career requires time standing, walking, or running.
Typical Work Tasks
People who work in this career often:
- Operate cutting equipment.
- Operate grinding equipment.
- Operate metal or plastic forming equipment.
- Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
- Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences.
- Study blueprints or other instructions to determine equipment setup requirements.
- Inspect metal, plastic, or composite products.
- Calculate specific material, equipment, or labor requirements for production.
- Select production equipment according to product specifications.
- Adjust equipment controls to regulate coolant flow.
Typical Working Conditions
- Wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats, or life jackets.
- Working with a group or team.
- Having face-to-face discussions.
- The importance of being accurate or exact.
- Meeting strict deadlines.
- Standing.
- Exposure to sounds or noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable.
- Responsibility for others' health and safety.
- Frequent decision-making.
- Exposure to hazardous equipment.
- Working indoors in non-environmentally controlled conditions.
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