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# Competences — metal additive manufacturing operator
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/418f3a43-a6b2-4101-aaa0-832fe7d82885).
## Essential
- **apply health and safety standards** (skill/competence)
- **ensure compliance with environmental legislation** (skill/competence)
- **follow work schedule** (skill/competence)
- **functionalities of machinery** (knowledge)
- **liaise with engineers** (skill/competence)
- **liaise with managers** (skill/competence)
- **machine tools** (knowledge)
- **maintain additive manufacturing systems** (skill/competence)
- **maintenance operations** (knowledge)
- **manufacture metal additive manufacturing parts** (skill/competence)
- **monitor machine operations** (skill/competence)
- **operate precision measuring equipment** (skill/competence)
- **perform machine maintenance** (skill/competence)
- **prepare parts for post processing** (skill/competence)
- **quality assurance procedures** (knowledge)
- **remove processed workpiece** (skill/competence)
- **set up additive manufacturing systems** (skill/competence)
- **troubleshoot** (skill/competence)
- **use personal protection equipment** (skill/competence)
- **waste management** (knowledge)
- **work safely with machines** (skill/competence)
- **write production reports** (skill/competence)
## Optional
- handle metal powder (skill/competence)
- metal and metal ore products (knowledge)
- train crew members (skill/competence)
- verify laser beam measurement (skill/competence)
- write calibration report (skill/competence)
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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 5 ads, as of 2026-07-17)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
### Hard skills
- additive manufacturing — **40 %**
- quality control — **40 %**
- precision engineering — **20 %**
- preventative maintenance — **20 %**
- motion control integration — **20 %**
- part processing — **20 %**
- post-processing — **20 %**
- powder handling — **20 %**
- system maintenance — **20 %**
- technical drawing interpretation — **20 %**
- troubleshooting — **20 %**
- additive manufacturing operation — **20 %**
- cad/cam programming — **20 %**
- cnc machining — **20 %**
- component inspection — **20 %**
- data documentation — **20 %**
- equipment maintenance — **20 %**
- component cleaning — **20 %**
- feedstock purchasing — **20 %**
- inventory management — **20 %**
- machine maintenance — **20 %**
- material processing — **20 %**
- mechanical aptitude — **20 %**
- metal additive manufacturing — **20 %**
- metal part production — **20 %**
- metal powder handling — **20 %**
### Methods
- lean manufacturing — **20 %**
- gd&t — **20 %**
- continuous improvement — **20 %**
- continuous improvement initiatives — **20 %**
- sla (stereolithography) — **20 %**
### Responsibilities
- system operation — **20 %**
- visual inspection — **20 %**
- workstation maintenance — **20 %**
- powder disposal — **20 %**
- part production — **20 %**
- part inspection — **20 %**
- preventative maintenance performance — **20 %**
- process monitoring — **20 %**
- production data recording — **20 %**
- routine maintenance scheduling — **20 %**
- safety inspections — **20 %**
- schedule adherence — **20 %**
- corrective action implementation — **20 %**
- collaboration with engineers and technicians — **20 %**
- area maintenance — **20 %**
- equipment maintenance — **20 %**
- equipment operation — **20 %**
- equipment troubleshooting — **20 %**
- error identification — **20 %**
- data documentation — **20 %**
- depowdering operation — **20 %**
- component finishing — **20 %**
- machine operation — **20 %**
- material purchasing — **20 %**
- design modification — **20 %**
- material preparation — **20 %**
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