A professional who sets up and operates profile milling machine equipped with built-in or attached tracing mechanism that guides cutting tool in parallel relationship to stylus to mill two-dimensional scale profiles from models, according to specifications. Respnsibilities include:

• Examines layout or workpiece, blueprints, and work order to ascertain type of tooling required and finished dimensions of workpiece.
• Positions and secures workpiece and template or model on machine table, using clamp, vise, blocks, measuring instruments, and wrenches.
• Selects and inserts specified stylus and cutting tool, using handtools.
• Starts machine, turns controls to change speed of cutting tool, directional movement of stylus, and automatic feed rate to ensure conformance of milled workpiece to specifications.
• Verifies conformance of workpiece, using dial and surface gauges, templates, calipers, and micrometers.
• Removes milled workpiece and template or model from machine table.
• May mill nonmetallic materials.
• May turn lever to start flow of coolant or lubricant on machining area.
• May manually move stylus to mill workpiece.