Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to, the following: Setting up and operating manual machines (i.e., lathes, mills, drills, grinders, hand tools etc.); ability to read and interpret blueprints, process and/or work instructions, sketches and related technical data to determine tooling requirements, set up procedure, machining methods. Use of precision measuring instruments and equipment (i.e., vernier calipers, inside, outside and depth micrometers, height gages, dial indicators, parallel blocks, go-no go gages, thread gages etc.) to attain accurate dimensions and maintain tolerances.