Manufacturing

Technical

Skills

Skill

Index

All

skills

one

list

—

grouped

breakdowns

below

CNC

Milling

Turning

Manual

Machining

(

Lathe

Mill

Grinder

)

EDM

—

Wire

Sinker

Tool

Die

Making

Surface

Cylindrical

Grinding

Deburring

Surface

Finishing

MIG

TIG

Stick

Welding

Robotic

Welding

Cells

Laser

Plasma

Cutting

10.

Press

Brake

Turret

Punch

11.

Tube

Bending

Orbital

Welding

12.

Structural

Layout

Fixture

Building

13.

Manual

Semi

Automated

Assembly

14.

Line

Balancing

Takt

Time

15.

Torque

Fastening

Controls

16.

Kitting

Sub

Assembly

17.

Cleanroom

ESD

Assembly

18.

Error

Proofing

(

Poka

Yoke

)

19.

Interpretation

(

ASME

14.5)

20.

Tolerance

Stack

Analysis

21.

CMM

Programming

Operation

22.

Hand

Metrology

Gauging

23.

Vision

Optical

Inspection

24.

SPC

Process

Capability

25.

First

Article

Inspection

(

9102)

26.

Non

Destructive

Testing

(

NDT

)

27.

Root

Cause

Analysis

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Whys

)

28.

Measurement

Systems

Analysis

29.

ISO

9001:2015

30.

IATF

16949

31.

9100

32.

ISO

13485 &

FDA

CFR

820

33.

PPAP

APQP

Documentation

34.

Internal

Supplier

Auditing

35.

GMP

cGMP

Manufacturing

36.

CAD

Modeling

37.

CAM

Programming

38.

PLM

PDM

BOM

Management

39.

Blueprint

Schematic

Reading

40.

Work

Instructions

SOPs

Routers

41.

Engineering

Change

(

ECN

ECO

)

42.

PLC

Programming

43.

HMI

SCADA

Development

44.

Industrial

Robot

Programming

45.

Machine

Vision

Integration

46.

Motion

Control

Servo

Systems

47.

Control

Panel

Build

Wiring

48.

Industrial

Networking

(

EtherNet

Profinet

)

49.

Value

Stream

Mapping

50.

Visual

Management

51.

Kaizen

Problem

Solving

52.

SMED

Setup

Reduction

53.

Kanban

Pull

Systems

54.

Standard

Work

Time

Studies

55.

TPM

OEE

Improvement

56.

Six

Sigma

(

DMAIC

)

57.

Materials

Selection

Properties

58.

Heat

Treatment

Metallurgy

59.

Surface

Treatment

Plating

60.

Injection

Molding

Tooling

61.

Casting

Forging

Processes

62.

Additive

Manufacturing

63.

Composite

Fabrication

64.

Preventive

Predictive

Maintenance

65.

CMMS

Work

Order

Management

66.

Hydraulic

Pneumatic

Systems

67.

Mechanical

Troubleshooting

Rebuilds

68.

Vibration

Analysis

Thermography

69.

ERP

MRP

Transaction

Management

70.

Capacity

Production

Scheduling

71.

Inventory

Cycle

Counting

72.

Supplier

Quality

Development

73.

Cost

Estimation

Should

Cost

Analysis

74.

MES

Production

Traceability

75.

IIoT

Machine

Data

Acquisition

76.

Data

Analysis

Reporting

77.

Digital

Twin

Process

Simulation

78.

Machine

Safeguarding

Risk

Assessment

79.

Lockout

Tagout

(

LOTO

)

80.

Ergonomics

Human

Factors

81.

Environmental

Compliance

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SKILLS

CAT EGO RY

Machining

Metalworking

CNC

Milling

Turning

— 3-, 4-

and

axis

setup

workholding

tool

offsets

feeds

and

speeds

process

inspection

Manual

Machining

—

Engine

lathe

vertical

mill

drill

press

and

surface

grinder

work

for

one

offs

tooling

and

repair

parts

EDM

—

Wire

Sinker

—

Burning

hardened

tool

steel

fine

feature

cavities

and

tight

tolerance

punch

and

die

details

Tool

Die

Making

—

Progressive

and

transfer

dies

jigs

fixtures

and

check

gauges

built

fitted

and

maintained

Surface

Cylindrical

Grinding

—

Flatness

parallelism

roundness

and

finish

control

hardened

precision

components

Deburring

Surface

Finishing

—

Hand

deburr

vibratory

and

tumble

finishing

edge

break

standards

and

cosmetic

surface

prep

Fabrication

Welding

MIG

TIG

Stick

Welding

—

Carbon

steel

stainless

and

aluminum

;

fit

joint

prep

and

weld

quality

consistent

with

AWS

practice

Robotic

Welding

Cells

—

Fixture

design

weld

program

teach

electrode

maintenance

and

nugget

peel

testing

Laser

Plasma

Cutting

—

Nesting

kerf

and

edge

quality

control

consumable

management

cut

chart

maintenance

Press

Brake

Turret

Punch

—

Bend

sequence

planning

tooling

selection

bend

allowance

and

flat

pattern

verification

Tube

Bending

Orbital

Welding

—

Mandrel

bending

bend

die

setup

and

sanitary

high

purity

tube

welding

Structural

Layout

Fixture

Building

—

Structural

drawing

interpretation

tack

and

square

weld

fixturing

for

repeatable

assemblies

Assembly

Production

Operations

Manual

Semi

Automated

Assembly

—

Build

work

instruction

sequence

control

station

verification

and

operator

sign

off

Line

Balancing

Takt

Time

—

Cycle

time

studies

station

content

balancing

WIP

limits

and

flow

design

Torque

Fastening

Controls

—

Calibrated

tools

rundown

strategy

torque

auditing

and

fastener

traceability

Kitting

Sub

Assembly

—

BOM

verification

kit

staging

kanban

replenishment

and

line

side

presentation

Cleanroom

ESD

Assembly

—

ISO

Class

7–8

protocol

gowning

ESD

control

and

particulate

monitoring

Error

Proofing

(

Poka

Yoke

)

—

Detection

and

prevention

devices

sensor

based

verification

defect

containment

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Quality

Assurance

Metrology

Interpretation

(

ASME

14.5)

—

Datum

schemes

MMC

LMC

modifiers

profile

and

position

tolerance

analysis

Tolerance

Stack

Analysis

—

Worst

case

and

statistical

stack

ups

contributor

analysis

and

design

feedback

CMM

Programming

Operation

—

DMIS

and

Calypso

programming

probe

qualification

alignment

and

reporting

Hand

Metrology

Gauging

—

Micrometers

calipers

height

gauges

and

thread

gauges

gauge

calibration

control

Vision

Optical

Inspection

—

Vision

systems

optical

comparators

profile

measurement

and

automated

inspection

routines

SPC

Process

Capability

—

bar

and

attribute

charts

Cpk

Ppk

studies

control

plan

linkage

and

reaction

plans

First

Article

Inspection

(

9102)

—

Full

FAI

reporting

ballooned

drawings

and

characteristic

accountability

Non

Destructive

Testing

(

NDT

)

—

Dye

penetrant

magnetic

particle

ultrasonic

and

radiographic

methods

;

certified

levels

Root

Cause

Analysis

/ 5

Whys

)

—

Containment

fishbone

and

fault

tree

analysis

corrective

and

preventive

action

Measurement

Systems

Analysis

—

Gage

bias

and

linearity

studies

attribute

agreement

analysis

Standards

Compliance

Auditing

ISO

9001:2015

—

QMS

documentation

process

ownership

internal

audit

cycles

and

corrective

action

tracking

IATF

16949

—

Automotive

QMS

control

plans

PPAP

submissions

MSA

and

customer

specific

requirements

9100

—

Aerospace

QMS

special

process

control

key

characteristic

management

and

requirement

flow

down

ISO

13485 &

FDA

CFR

820

—

Medical

device

manufacturing

device

history

records

process

validation

(

traceability

PPAP

APQP

Documentation

—

Submission

levels

1–5,

PFMEA

control

plans

and

run

rate

studies

Internal

Supplier

Auditing

—

Audit

planning

checklist

development

finding

classification

and

closure

verification

GMP

cGMP

Manufacturing

—

Batch

records

deviation

handling

cleaning

validation

and

hygiene

zoning

CAD

CAM

Engineering

Documentation

CAD

Modeling

—

SolidWorks

Siemens

Creo

and

Inventor

;

parametric

and

direct

modeling

assemblies

and

drafting

CAM

Programming

—

Mastercam

and

Fusion

360

toolpaths

stock

setup

simulation

and

post

processor

verification

PLM

PDM

BOM

Management

—

Teamcenter

and

Windchill

workflows

revision

control

and

multi

level

BOM

structure

Blueprint

Schematic

Reading

—

Orthographic

and

section

views

welding

symbols

electrical

and

hydraulic

schematics

Work

Instructions

SOPs

Routers

—

Operator

level

documentation

setup

sheets

visual

standards

and

revision

control

Engineering

Change

(

ECN

ECO

)

—

Change

request

routing

impact

assessment

effectivity

dates

and

cut

control

3 / 5

Automation

Controls

Robotics

PLC

Programming

—

Allen

Bradley

Studio

5000

and

Siemens

TIA

Portal

;

ladder

logic

structured

text

and

live

troubleshooting

HMI

SCADA

Development

—

FactoryTalk

View

and

Ignition

screens

alarm

configuration

and

operator

interface

design

Industrial

Robot

Programming

—

FANUC

ABB

and

KUKA

teach

pendant

programming

end

arm

tooling

and

safety

zones

Machine

Vision

Integration

—

Cognex

and

Keyence

systems

for

presence

absence

measurement

and

guidance

applications

Motion

Control

Servo

Systems

—

Servo

tuning

VFD

configuration

encoder

feedback

and

safety

interlock

design

Control

Panel

Build

Wiring

—

Panel

layout

NFPA

practice

wire

numbering

and

point

verification

Industrial

Networking

—

EtherNet

Profinet

and

Modbus

TCP

device

integration

and

network

troubleshooting

Lean

Manufacturing

Continuous

Improvement

Value

Stream

Mapping

—

Current

and

future

state

maps

lead

time

and

cycle

time

analysis

kaizen

bursts

Visual

Management

—

Audit

scoring

workplace

standards

shadow

boards

and

sustainment

routines

Kaizen

Problem

Solving

—

Rapid

improvement

events

coaching

and

countermeasure

tracking

SMED

Setup

Reduction

—

Changeover

element

analysis

internal

external

conversion

and

target

setup

times

Kanban

Pull

Systems

—

Two

bin

and

kanban

design

supermarket

sizing

and

replenishment

signals

Standard

Work

Time

Studies

—

Takt

and

pitch

calculation

work

content

balancing

and

standard

work

documentation

TPM

OEE

Improvement

—

Autonomous

maintenance

availability

performance

quality

loss

tracking

and

improvement

plans

Six

Sigma

(

DMAIC

)

—

Define

measure

analyze

improve

control

project

execution

;

green

and

black

belt

methods

Materials

Processes

Finishing

Materials

Selection

Properties

—

Carbon

and

alloy

steels

aluminum

alloys

titanium

stainless

grades

and

engineering

plastics

Heat

Treatment

Metallurgy

—

Annealing

hardening

tempering

carburizing

induction

hardening

and

hardness

verification

Surface

Treatment

Plating

—

Anodizing

passivation

chromate

conversion

powder

coating

and

plating

callouts

Injection

Molding

Tooling

—

Tool

design

review

cycle

optimization

and

defect

troubleshooting

(

short

shots

flash

warpage

Casting

Forging

Processes

—

Sand

investment

and

die

casting

;

open

and

closed

die

forging

and

process

control

Additive

Manufacturing

—

FDM

SLS

SLA

and

DMLS

;

design

for

additive

support

strategy

and

post

processing

Composite

Fabrication

—

Prepreg

layup

autoclave

cure

resin

transfer

molding

and

composite

inspection

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Maintenance

Reliability

Preventive

Predictive

Maintenance

—

schedule

building

route

based

inspections

and

condition

based

triggers

CMMS

Work

Order

Management

—

Asset

hierarchy

work

order

planning

spare

parts

inventory

and

maintenance

KPIs

Hydraulic

Pneumatic

Systems

—

Circuit

diagnosis

cylinder

and

valve

rebuild

pressure

and

flow

testing

Mechanical

Troubleshooting

Rebuilds

—

Bearings

gearboxes

pumps

conveyors

couplings

and

shaft

alignment

Vibration

Analysis

Thermography

—

Data

collection

spectrum

interpretation

and

early

fault

detection

Production

Planning

Supply

Chain

ERP

MRP

Transaction

Management

—

Work

order

release

shop

floor

reporting

and

BOM

routing

accuracy

SAP

Epicor

Oracle

Capacity

Production

Scheduling

—

Rough

cut

capacity

planning

bottleneck

management

and

master

schedule

adherence

Inventory

Cycle

Counting

—

ABC

analysis

min

max

and

safety

stock

cycle

count

programs

and

accuracy

targets

Supplier

Quality

Development

—

Supplier

audits

PPAP

approval

SCAR

resolution

and

incoming

inspection

plans

Cost

Estimation

Should

Cost

Analysis

—

Cycle

time

material

and

labor

build

tooling

amortization

and

quote

review

Digital

Manufacturing

Industry

4.0

MES

Production

Traceability

—

Work

order

execution

serialization

electronic

device

history

records

and

genealogy

capture

IIoT

Machine

Data

Acquisition

—

OPC

and

MQTT

data

collection

edge

gateways

and

historian

configuration

Data

Analysis

Reporting

—

SQL

queries

Power

and

Excel

dashboards

and

production

KPI

reporting

Digital

Twin

Process

Simulation

—

Line

layout

modeling

throughput

simulation

and

capacity

scenario

analysis

Safety

Environment

Machine

Safeguarding

Risk

Assessment

—

ISO

12100

risk

assessment

light

curtains

interlocks

and

guarding

upgrades

Lockout

Tagout

(

LOTO

)

—

Energy

control

procedures

machine

specific

lockout

and

annual

audits

Ergonomics

Human

Factors

—

Workstation

design

lift

and

reach

analysis

and

musculoskeletal

risk

reduction

Environmental

Compliance

—

RCRA

waste

handling

air

permit

reporting

stormwater

and

Tier

chemical

reporting

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