Layout Workers, Metal & Plastic
Lay out reference points and dimensions on metal or plastic stock or workpieces, such as sheets, plates, tubes, structural shapes, castings, or machine parts, for further processing. Includes shipfitters.
Also called: Layout Inspector, Layout Technician (Layout Tech), Layout Worker, Quality Technician
Knowledge:
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Engineering and Technology
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- manufacture and distribution of products
Skills:
- using math to solve problems
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilites:
- keep your arm or hand steady
- hold or move items with your hands
- notice when problems happen
- order or arrange things
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
- read and understand what is written
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Independence
- Achievement/Effort
- Cooperation
- Persistence
Technology:
Procedure management software
- Hexagon Metrology PC-DMIS
- Optical Gaging Products Measure-X
