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, 24% of Operator job descriptions contained cnc as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

cnc
24%
turner
20%
programmer
20%
machinery
15%
follow instructions
10%
machine operating
10%
machine operator
10%
production processes
10%
warehouse
10%
production
10%
manufacturing
10%
operator
10%
engineering
10%
injection moulding
10%
manufacturing processes
5%
interpersonal skills
5%
overtime
5%
training
5%
communication skills
5%
maintenance
5%
production engineering
5%
operational support
5%
metals
5%
metal
5%
routine maintenance
5%
machine operatives
5%
manufacturing operative
5%
line operator
5%
production operative
5%
production technician
5%
semi skilled operator
5%
band saw
5%
forklift operator
5%
machining
5%
setter
5%
spindle
5%
factory operative
5%
bending
5%
5 axis cnc
5%
cms
5%
cnc programming
5%
manual measuring equipment
5%
micrometers
5%
technical drawings
5%
tooling
5%
fork lift
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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