Press Machine Operator Interview Questions

16 Provide an example when your ethics were tested.
17 How do you balance cooperation with others and independent thinking? Share an example. (Try to determine if the candidate has a cooperative attitude or is otherwise good-natured.)
18 What is the most challenging part of setting stops on machine beds, change dies, and adjust components, such as rams or power presses, when making multiple or successive passes?
19 What have you found to be the best way to plan sequences of operations, applying knowledge of physical properties of workpiece materials? Share an example.
20 Name a time when your patience was tested. How did you keep your emotions in check?
21 Provide an experience in which you were sensitive to somone's needs or feelings. How did your helpfulness affect your work environment?
22 Tell me about a time when you developed your own way of doing things or were self-motivated to finish an important task.
23 Provide a time when you worked in a rapidly evolving workplace. How did you deal with the change? (Make sure the candidate is flexible.)
24 Share an experience in which you conducted a test of a product, service, or process and successfully improved the quality or performance.
25 Describe an experience in which you successfully controlled the operation of a difficult system. What made you successful?
26 Share a time when you willingly took on additional responsibilities or challenges. How did you successfully meet all of the demands of these responsibilities? (Make sure the candidate is a self-starter and can demonstrate some initiative.)
27 Share an example of when you established and accomplished a goal that was personally challenging. What helped you succeed?
28 Provide a time when you dealt calmly and effectively with a high-stress situation.
29 Share an effective approach to working with a large amount of information/data. How has your approach affected your company?
30 Name a time when your creativity or alternative thinking solved a problem in your workplace.