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Cutters and Trimmers, Hand: reported tasks and exploration worksheet

Use hand tools or hand-held power tools to cut and trim a variety of manufactured items, such as carpet, fabric, stone, glass, or rubber.

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This source lists 18 tasks, including 11 marked Core and 7 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.

Task source dates: 08/2019.

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Core · Task 14349 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Mark or discard items with defects such as spots, stains, scars, snags, chips, scratches, or unacceptable shapes or finishes.

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Core · Task 14350 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Trim excess material or cut threads off finished products, such as cutting loose ends of plastic off a manufactured toy for a smoother finish.

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Core · Task 14351 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Cut, shape, and trim materials, such as textiles, food, glass, stone, and metal, using knives, scissors, and other hand tools, portable power tools, or bench-mounted tools.

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Core · Task 14361 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Position templates or measure materials to locate specified points of cuts or to obtain maximum yields, using rules, scales, or patterns.

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Core · Task 14354 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Read work orders to determine dimensions, cutting locations, and quantities to cut.

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Core · Task 14356 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Mark cutting lines around patterns or templates, or follow layout points, using squares, rules, and straightedges, and chalk, pencils, or scribes.

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Core · Task 14353 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Mark identification numbers, trademarks, grades, marketing data, sizes, or model numbers on products.

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Core · Task 14357 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Unroll, lay out, attach, or mount materials or items on cutting tables or machines.

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Core · Task 14352 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Separate materials or products according to size, weight, type, condition, color, or shade.

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Core · Task 14359 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Fold or shape materials before or after cutting them.

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Core · Task 14363 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Replace or sharpen dulled cutting tools such as saws.

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Supplemental · Task 14364 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Lower table-mounted cutters such as knife blades, cutting wheels, or saws to cut items to specified sizes.

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Supplemental · Task 14358 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Stack cut items and load them on racks or conveyors or onto trucks.

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Supplemental · Task 14365 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Adjust guides and stops to control depths and widths of cuts.

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Supplemental · Task 14355 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Count or weigh and bundle items.

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Supplemental · Task 14360 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Clean, treat, buff, or polish finished items, using grinders, brushes, chisels, and cleaning solutions and polishing materials.

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Supplemental · Task 14362 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Route items to provide cutouts for parts, using portable routers, grinders, and hand tools.

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Supplemental · Task 14366 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Transport items to work or storage areas, using carts.

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