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OTTAWA/CARLETON

Manufacturing

72100 – Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors

Median hourly wage:

$33.05/hr

What you do:

Machinists set up and operate a variety of machine tools to cut or grind metal, plastic or other materials to make or modify parts or products with precise dimensions. Machining and tooling inspectors inspect machined parts and tooling in order to maintain quality control standards. They are employed by machinery, equipment, motor vehicle, automotive parts, aircraft and other metal products manufacturing companies and by machine shops. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.

Main job duties:

Read and interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, charts and tables or study sample parts to determine machining operation to be performed, and plan best sequence of operations

Compute dimensions and tolerances and measure and lay out work pieces

Set up, operate and maintain a variety of machine tools including computer numerically controlled (CNC) tools to perform precision, non-repetitive machining operations such as sawing, turning, milling, boring, planing, drilling, precision grinding and other operations

Fit and assemble machined metal parts and subassemblies using hand and power tools

Verify dimensions of products for accuracy and conformance to specifications using precision measuring instruments

May set up and program machine tools for use by machining tool operators.

Skills:

Job title examples:

Automotive machinist
Aviation machinist
General machinist
Machining inspector
Machinist
Machinist apprentice

Hourly wages:

$21.88 low

$33.05 median

$45.50 high

Education & Training:

Completion of secondary school is usually required.

Completion of a four-year apprenticeship program or a combination of over four years of work experience and industry courses in machining may be required for trade certification.

Trade certification for machinists is available, but voluntary, in all provinces and territories.

Trade certification for tool and gauge inspectors is available, but voluntary, in Ontario.

Trade certification for machinists (CNC) is available, but voluntary, in New Brunswick, Quebec and Manitoba.

Several years of experience as a machinist, tool and die maker or machining tool operator may be required for machining and tooling inspectors.

Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified machinists upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.