Operator Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Engineering

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Operator Skills List in Engineering

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for an Operator role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Operator job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 29% of Operator job descriptions contained engineering as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

engineering
29%
cnc
23%
manufacturing
18%
cnc machine
18%
cnc operator
18%
machine operator
18%
junior production operative
12%
steel
12%
engineer
12%
machinery
12%
cnc programming
12%
graduate mechanical engineer
12%
junior electrical technician
12%
manufacturing engineer
12%
manufacturing operative
12%
mechanical technician
12%
production technician
12%
trainee repair engineer
12%
sheet metal
12%
metal
12%
felixstowe
9%
ipswich
9%
junior design
9%
cutting
9%
r&d
9%
research and development
9%
senior design
9%
operator
9%
cnc setter
9%
design engineer
9%
fabrication
9%
aerospace
9%
autocad
9%
design
9%
graduate
9%
medical
9%
solidworks
9%
suffolk
9%
bury st
9%
colchester
9%
machine operative
6%
cnc machinist
6%
technical engineering
6%
maintenance
6%
protocols
6%
aerospace industry
6%
assembly
6%
continuous improvement
6%
forklift
6%
probate
6%
computer numerical control
6%
blueprints
6%
mechanical
6%
manufacturing environment
6%
technical drawings
6%
laser
6%
extrusion
6%
components
6%
testing
6%
recruitment
6%
cnc setter operator
3%
mechanical engineer
3%
milling
3%
press operator
3%
printing press operator
3%
general operator
3%
aoi
3%
electronics
3%
inspection
3%
setter/operator
3%
rework
3%
safety
3%
chelmsford
3%
essex
3%
machines
3%
machining
3%
production
3%
technician
3%
training
3%
cnc turner
3%
goods
3%
packing
3%
aluminum
3%
metal cutting
3%
aerospace engineering
3%
aerospace manufacturing
3%
band saw
3%
cnc manufacturing
3%
cnc miller
3%
setter
3%
miller
3%
turner
3%
cnc engineer
3%
cnc engineering
3%
cnc operative
3%
cnc programmer
3%
machine cnc turner
3%
machinist
3%
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