Machine Operator Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Manufacturing

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Machine Operator Skills List in Manufacturing

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Machine Operator role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Machine Operator job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 43% of Machine Operator job descriptions contained machine operator as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

machine operator
43%
production
27%
manufacturing
20%
cnc
16%
machine operating
12%
warehouse
12%
operator
12%
machine operative
8%
vinyl
8%
cutting machine
8%
cad
8%
machinery
8%
engineering
8%
setter
8%
programmer
8%
machine operatives
8%
metals
4%
machining
4%
printer operator
4%
printers
4%
production operator
4%
quality control
4%
recycling operative
4%
spindle
4%
fork lift
4%
machine
4%
shifts
4%
turner
4%
bending
4%
forklift
4%
metal
4%
machines
4%
operational support
4%
production engineering
4%
production processes
4%
roofing
4%
machine operator experience
4%
overtime
4%
machine setter
4%
paint sprayer
4%
semi skilled operator
4%
semi-skilled operator
4%
skilled operator
4%
sprayer
4%
setter & operator
4%
technical drawings
4%
micrometers
4%
apprentice
4%
brixton
4%
bromley
4%
croydon
4%
lambeth
4%
mechanical engineer
4%
mitcham
4%
manual measuring equipment
4%
peckham
4%
production operative
4%
cnc programming
4%
tooling
4%
technician
4%
workshop engineer
4%
workshop technician
4%
factory
4%
factory operative
4%
factory work
4%
cms
4%
operative
4%
process operator
4%
college
4%
college leaver
4%
5 axis cnc
4%
excel
4%

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.

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