Operator Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Manufacturing

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Operator Skills List in Manufacturing

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, 10% of Operator job descriptions contained production technician as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

production technician
10%
cnc
10%
injection moulding
10%
cnc programming
10%
machine operator
10%
manufacturing
10%
operator
10%
engineering
10%
turner
5%
machinery
5%
programmer
5%
machine operating
5%
tooling
5%
technical drawings
5%
micrometers
5%
manual measuring equipment
5%
cms
5%
bending
5%
fork lift
5%
factory operative
5%
metal
5%
metals
5%
operational support
5%
production engineering
5%
production processes
5%
warehouse
5%
communication skills
5%
follow instructions
5%
interpersonal skills
5%
manufacturing processes
5%
training
5%
quality control
5%
food manufacturing
5%
handover
5%
permanent basis
5%
cnc machine
5%
cnc manufacturing
5%
machine tools
5%
chemical technician
5%
manufacturing environment
5%
process operator
5%
process technician
5%
production operator
5%
5 axis cnc
5%
manufacturing operative
5%
production operative
5%
semi skilled operator
5%
band saw
5%
forklift operator
5%
machining
5%
setter
5%
spindle
5%
unskilled
5%
line operator
5%
production
5%
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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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