Machine Operator-Machine Shop

Job Description

Job Description

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BENEFITS

• Starting wage of $20.00 or more depending on experience
• Vacation Accrual starts the day you do!
• 10 Paid Holidays!
• Health, dental, vision and $20,000 company paid life insurance!
• Short term disability, accident, cancer, critical illness and hospital insurance options available!
• 401(k) and profit sharing

Position Summary

A Machine Operator sets up and operates metal fabricating machines, such as brakes, lathes, cutters, borers, millers, grinders, presses, drills, rolls, shears, saws, and presses, to cut, bend, straighten, and form metal plates, sheets, and structural shapes according to blueprints and specifications.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Reads and interprets blueprints, engineering specifications, and shop orders to determine machine setup, production methods, and sequence of operation.
• Computes data, such as gear dimensions and machine settings, applying knowledge of shop mathematics.
• Inspects or measures work, using ruler, tape measure, gauges, and templates.
• Inspects first-run work pieces and verifies conformance to specifications to check accuracy of machine setup.
• Selects, positions, and secures dies, blades, cutters, and fixtures onto machine, using rule, square, shims, templates, hand tools and built-in gauges.
• Positions and clamps stops, guides, and turntables.
• Adjusts controls to set and regulate machining factors, such as pressure and depth of ram stroke, adjustment rolls, blade angle and machine speed.
• Locates and marks bending or cutting lines and reference points on work piece, using instruments, such as rule and compass or by tracing from templates.
• Positions work piece against stops and guides or aligns layout marks with dies or cutting blades manually or using overhead crane.
• Starts machine and observes machine operation to reposition work piece, change dies, or adjust machine settings for multiple or successive passes.
• Records operational data such as pressure readings, length of stroke, feeds and speeds.
• Instructs operators or other workers in machine setup and operation.
• Recognize and identify different materials.
• Ability to run and set up all machine tools within the machine shop.
• Must be able to perform own set-ups—Loading of correct program(s); Able to set tool offsets.
• Must be familiar with G-codes.
• Daily and monthly maintenance of machines.
• Programming and set up experience in fast paced environment.
• Experience in numerous controls required, Fanuc, Okuma, Hurco.is a plus
• Other duties as assigned by the area supervisor

Education, Experience & Physical Requirements

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Previous experience in operating various machines preferred.

PREFERRED EDUCATION:

• High school graduate or equivalent
• Career Certificate or Associate Degree preferred.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Standing for long periods of time
• Use of hands to handle, control, feel objects, tools or controls
• Exposure to a dusty environment
• Exposure to a high noise level
• Bend, twist, and kneel
• Must be able to lift/move 50 lbs.

Knowledge, Skill, Abilities & Certification Requirements

PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, benefits, repair and maintenance
• Knowledge of design techniques, principles, tools and instruments involved in the production and use of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings and models.
• Knowledge of numbers and their operations.
• Knowledge of equipment, tools, mechanical devices and their uses

• Controlling operations of equipment or systems
• Inspecting and evaluating the quality of products
• Watching gauges, dials and other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Using mathematics to solve problems
• Conducting tests to determine whether equipment is operating as expected.
• Performing routine maintenance and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
• Ability to quickly and repeatedly make precise adjustments in moving controls of a machine.
• Ability to read and understand information
• Ability to correctly follow rules in order to arrange things in a certain order
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide
• Adhere to all company policies

CERTIFICATIONS

• Forklift Certified
• Overhead Crane Certified

WORKING CONDITIONS

This position is in a general shop and sometimes outside, and it has access to all welfare facilities. In some cases, the temperature can be warmer or colder depending on the season. Most of the hazards come from machines but following proper procedures should minimize risk. This position will be exposed to the elements and will have to prepare themselves with the right equipment to ensure safety.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This position requires standing and walking for most of the shift. During shifts, some projects require the use of feet, hands, and fingers for over 60 minutes at a time. Depending on the season, different protective apparel will be required. The use of knees, legs, back, shoulders, and arms can vary from 15 minutes to 60 minutes. This position requires reaching, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling to complete job tasks. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, ability to adjust focus, and good depth perception. All positions require the ability to lift 50 pounds.

Note : The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees, but is not a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.