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, 24% of Operator job descriptions contained machine operator as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

machine operator
24%
mechanical
24%
engineering
18%
manufacturing engineer
18%
cnc
15%
machinery
12%
graduate mechanical engineer
12%
manufacturing operative
12%
mechanical technician
12%
production technician
12%
trainee repair engineer
12%
assembly
12%
operator
12%
cnc operator
12%
machinist
12%
manufacturing
9%
press
9%
laser
9%
sheet metal
9%
aerospace
9%
aerospace industry
9%
continuous improvement
9%
engineer
9%
forklift
9%
probate
9%
recruitment
9%
testing
9%
drawings
6%
metal
6%
pharmaceutical manufacturing
6%
aylesford
6%
cnc machinist
6%
cnc setter
6%
fitter
6%
gillingham
6%
gravesend
6%
longfield
6%
machining
6%
maidstone
6%
rochester
6%
setter operator
6%
sittingbourne
6%
technician
6%
cutting
6%
operating
6%
programming
6%
setting
6%
lathe
6%
milling
6%
turner
6%
turning
6%
junior electrical technician
6%
junior production operative
6%
controls
3%
gas
3%
heat
3%
alloy
3%
coating
3%
masking
3%
oil
3%
printing
3%
robotics
3%
rollers
3%
specification
3%
spraying
3%
surfaces
3%
technology
3%
thermal
3%
treatment
3%
metal worker
3%
production operative
3%
autocad
3%
cad
3%
cad tools
3%
cad/cam
3%
cmm
3%
cmm inspection
3%
engineering drawings
3%
inspection
3%
micrometres
3%
technical drawing
3%
chemical
3%
chemical operator
3%
food manufacturing
3%
mixers
3%
operative
3%
process engineer
3%
process operative
3%
process operator
3%
processor
3%
hvac
3%
refrigeration
3%
drawing
3%
elect
3%
engineers
3%
excel
3%
fabricating
3%
fibre
3%
lasers
3%
lazer
3%
maintenance
3%
materials
3%
programmer
3%
quality
3%
quality control
3%
college
3%
college leaver
3%
machines
3%
printer operator
3%
printers
3%
saw operator
3%
machine setter
3%
press operator
3%
printing press operator
3%
production
3%
despatch
3%
flt
3%
goods in
3%
logistics
3%
packer
3%
picker
3%
stores
3%
warehouse
3%
electrical
3%
amada
3%
brake press
3%
equipment
3%
mechanic
3%
mechanics
3%
metalwork
3%
programme
3%
punch machine
3%
setter
3%
welder
3%
workshop
3%
blueprints
3%
cnc machine
3%
computer numerical control
3%
manufacturing environment
3%
technical drawings
3%
cnc programming
3%
components
3%
general operator
3%
protocols
3%
pharmaceutical production
3%
production operator
3%
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