Basic Machine Operator Interview Preparation Guide

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I have a college safety training online course that one has to take before completing.

I enjoy the feel of the machine running, and being able to see how much work I have done and what a difference it can make.

Fixtures are a huge productivity opportunity. You’ll want to understand whether the applicant has skills in this area and understands the productivity issues.

I am happy to work with any machinery as long as know how to operate or trouble shoot the equipment. I do not have much experience with heavy machinery. In endoscopy I use computers, endoscopy stacks and Lancer re-processors which are stationary and simple to use.

People who work with heavy equipment need to make sure that their surroundings are safe for them. I place workplace safety high on the pedestal. A safe workplace leads to successful work processes.

I want to experience more in heavy equipment and employ in good company with good salary for my family.

This is not a skill everyone will have, but CMM’s are turning up on shop floors more and more. It’s worth knowing whether your applicant can handle one even if that isn’t in the cards for the initial job.

I enjoy the everyday challenge of solving random machine issues and coming up with new ideas on how certain tasks can be performed differently and more efficiently to make the job easier.

Yes, and I have learned to prioritize what you can, and if you can't make a deadline, notify others and don't panic about it, because if its going to be late, its going to be late. Mistakes can happen that can cost much more than the deadline when you are rushing to finish.

Heavy equipment operators spend a large part of their day operating heavy machinery in a safe manner. Performing daily safety and maintenance checks, ensuring that minor repair work is handled in a time-efficient manner, and overseeing inventory is all in a day’s work for someone working at this position.

First I doing exhale and inhale so that the pressure will goes out then I will start my work doing again with no stressful, all of us will experience the stressful situations so you will be the one to handle that or how do you handle that situations .

In capacity of warehouse assistant while working with ABC Company, it so happened that the company was in loss and was sold. The new administration changed everything, all rules and policy. This was rapid for me but being an adaptable person I managed well and worked with the new management on very good terms for the following 3 years until I had to resign due to family relocation in Chicago.

Apart from operating trucks of various sizes and types, and construction power equipment (backhoes and bulldozers), I am well-versed in operating jackhammers, mowers and brush chippers, along with managing traffic control devices.

I have the ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer), read and understand information and ideas presented in writing, generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways, listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences, tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

Every shop has routine maintenance that has to get done. Lubrication, coolant maintenance, and other tasks. You need to know if this applicant will help get that work done. Don’t be afraid to drill down deeper and ask them about more sophisticated maintenance they may have been involved with. You can even ask whether they were involved the last time a tech was brought in to fix a machine and get the story to help understand how well they followed what the tech did.

When I joined RJP industries back in 2009 I found out that the previous employee had not maintained the inventory and I was somehow held responsible for it since I did not report the fact on time. It was quite stressful and kind of unfair since I had fulfilled my duty, only did not report the discrepancies in previous records. I learnt from this incident to always communicate every major or minor issue to the management at once.

When I was responsible for ensuring accurate machine settings at the embroidery machine department, the supervisor called me and asked me to adjust the settings in a manner that both sides of the motive appear neat and are useable. I followed the manual and did it but the supervisor wanted more neatness. I took it as a challenge and after consistent multiple attempts and detailed study of the manual I finally achieved the correct settings.

Failing at ajob doesn't always mean its a bad thing, it helps you learn and be able to recognize areas that you need to improve on.

A decent grasp of Shop Math is pretty important for many CNC positions, and something you’ll likely find hard to teach if they don’t already need it.

Yes, I do enjoy working in all weather conditions outside, because not everyone can do it. It takes a special type of person to be able to withstand most weather conditions.

I would determine which machinery is performing top priority work and look at it first.

I do so by initiating and engaging in work related conversations with colleagues in break periods and other free time. I frankly share any problems I am facing related to technique and inquire if others are facing similar issues. Through healthy group discussions all of us find answers to many small problems which otherwise remain un-addressed.

Lack of knowledge or experience. I feel more out of place when I am unable to understand or communicate in an area without the knowledge to direct me. I normally tackle this by asking questions, observing or by doing. I will not complete a task I know nothing about without asking.

☛ What will be your key target in this Machine Operator job if we appoint you?
☛ How do you define your key team members?
☛ Which of your jobs had the most rapid change?
☛ What motivates you to do a good job?
☛ How would you feel about working for someone who knows less than you?
☛ Who has impacted you most in your career and how?
☛ What do you think, would you be willing to travel for work?

☛ What is your personal mission statement?
☛ How do you establish good communication and information flow with others?
☛ When you are not studying or working, what types of activities do you enjoy?
☛ Describe how you have balanced your academic work with your extracurricular activities.
☛ Did you have a strategic plan as Machine Operator?
☛ What is the most difficult thing about working with you?
☛ Tell me about your proudest achievement.

Talk about your education, work history, recent career experience and future goals. Tell them about the training you received or the work related experience you gained. Having a plan for your future demonstrates motivation and ambition, both of which are important qualities.