scope:

This publication applies to all military services and defense agencies. The data contained herein will be used to the maximum extent practicable in the development of labor performance standards in compliance with DOD Directive 5010.15.

PURPOSE. This volume of Machine Trades Occupations Standard Time Data is one of ten volumes of standard time data in the 11 volume series included in DWMSTDP. Machine Trades Occupations as categorized by the Department of Labor includes those occupations concerned with feeding, tending, operating, controlling, and setting up machines to cut, bore, mill, abrade, print, and similarly work such materials as metal, paper, wood, and, stone. This includes understanding machine functions, reading blueprints, making mathematical computations and exercising judgement to attain conformance to specifications. Disassembly, repair, reassembly, installation, and maintenance of machines and mechanical equipment, and weaving, knitting, spinning, and similarly working textiles are also included. This volume provides a single DoD source for Standard Time Data elements which can be used in the development of labor standards for:

Organizations, activities, or functional areas whose primary missions correlate to machine trades occupations, e.g., maintenance functions (aircraft, vehicles, vessels, etc.) including machine shop and mechanical equipment repair operations.

For machine trades operations within organizations, activities, or functional areas engaged in other than machine trades occupations, e.g., box nailing machine operator in a box assembly operation within a supply activity.

Elements of work performed by personnel whose primary jobs are other than machine trades, but who may actually do that type work as a part of their jobs; e.g., a sheet metal worker drilling parts to be installed with an up-right drill press.