Press Saw Operator (3rd Shift)

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Position Summary

The Press Saw Operator is responsible for operating stretcher equipment to straighten aluminum

extrusions and ensure they meet customer specifications. This role plays a key part in maintaining product

quality, supporting press operations, and working safely in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The following duties represent the essential functions of the position. Other duties may be assigned as

business needs require.

• Ensure aluminum extrusions have cooled sufficiently prior to stretching operations.
• Operate stretcher equipment using computer controls to select correct pressure and stretch length
• settings to eliminate twists and bows.
• Use blocks, gauges, and other measuring tools to ensure proper stretching with minimal distortion
• and within specified tolerances.
• Monitor equipment during operation to identify potential mechanical issues that could cause injury,
• equipment damage, or product defects.
• Identify visible quality defects and properly segregate or discard scrap material.
• Assist press crew with handling tangled or difficult material as needed.
• Assist with saw operations to cut extruded aluminum to customer-specified lengths.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and orderly work area.
• Follow all safety rules and practices and report unsafe conditions or incidents to the supervisor
• immediately.

Shift: 3rd Shift (8:30PM - 7AM)

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred
• Ability to read and use a tape measure accurately
• Basic mechanical aptitude and ability to operate industrial equipment
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions
• Willingness and ability to work overtime, including weekends, as required

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those required to successfully perform the

essential functions of this job.

• Standing and walking for the majority of the shift
• Frequent use of hands for handling, gripping, and operating controls
• Frequent reaching with hands and arms
• Occasional climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling
• Lifting requirements:
• Up to 50 pounds independently
• Up to 100 pounds with assistance or team lift
• Ability to hear, speak, and see clearly, including close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and
• depth perception

Work Environment

This position is performed in a manufacturing environment that includes:

• Exposure to moving mechanical parts
• Elevated noise levels requiring hearing protection
• Exposure to fumes or airborne particles
• Exposure to vibration
• Occasional exposure to heat, humidity, and outdoor weather conditions
• Potential risk of electrical shock

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

The following PPE is required while performing this job:

• Safety glasses
• Hearing protection (ear plugs)
• Gloves
• Long pants
• Steel-toed shoes (reimbursed up to the maximum shoe allowance after the probationary period)