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, 57% of Operator job descriptions contained cnc as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

cnc
57%
manufacturing
38%
operator
32%
engineering
25%
production
25%
programmer
25%
cnc machine
19%
cnc mill
19%
milling
19%
setter
19%
mechanical
19%
machinist
19%
laser
13%
machinery
13%
cnc manufacturing
13%
cnc programming
13%
miller
13%
electrical
13%
machine
13%
manufacture
13%
materials
13%
operative
13%
engineer
13%
quality
13%
5-axis
13%
saw
13%
steel
13%
cnc operator
13%
assembly
13%
drawings
13%
lasers
13%
maintenance
13%
aerospace
13%
metal
13%
laser cutting
7%
press brake
7%
engineering drawings
7%
fanuc
7%
heidenhain
7%
general operator
7%
assessment
7%
equipment
7%
packing
7%
control
7%
line
7%
loading
7%
multi-skilled
7%
picking
7%
product
7%
technical
7%
axis
7%
component
7%
manual
7%
part
7%
plastic
7%
cutting
7%
drawing
7%
engineers
7%
fabricating
7%
fibre
7%
lazer
7%
operating
7%
programming
7%
setting
7%
essex
7%
machine shop
7%
harlow
7%
inspection
7%
machine operator
7%
workshop
7%
amada
7%
cnc setter
7%
supervisor
7%
training
7%
automotive
7%
cnc programmer
7%
days
7%
grinding
7%
laser programmer
7%
static
7%
west bromwich
7%
assembler
7%
blasting
7%
brazing
7%
components
7%
grinder
7%
health & safety
7%
honing
7%
industrial
7%
masking
7%
oil
7%
printing
7%
rollers
7%
technician
7%
technology
7%
thermal
7%
turner
7%
welding
7%
alloy
7%
coating
7%
jig
7%
specification
7%
spraying
7%
surfaces
7%

While these keywords are a good start, remember that every job is different. Instead of including all these keywords on your CV, identify the keywords most relevant to the job you're applying to and include those. For the best chance of success use our CV keyword scanner tool to help with this.

Including the right keywords in your CV will help you get past Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and win more job interviews from employers and recruiters.


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