Press Operator- Night Shift

Press Operator- Night Shift

Consider joining the Pennex family as a Press Operator- Night Shift at our Wellsville, PA location. The Press Operator operates a hydraulic extrusion press and an extrusion puller in a safe and efficient manner. The Press Operator ensures that the proper quality and highest productivity standards are met.

This is a nightshift position working from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM on rotating days and weekends.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Sets billet length, furnace temperature controls, ram speed, and puller program for optimum production and quality.
• Inspects metal for quality problems, such as pick up, tear out, and die lines. Makes appropriate changes to operating set up to correct quality defects.
• Reports ongoing production and quality problems to Foremen and Lead Person to improve productivity/quality.
• Assists lead out position with set ups, tear downs, and changeovers.
• Rolls logs when needed to ensure continuity of production.
• Minimizes downtime during die changeovers, ensures that the bolster and next die are ready for production.
• Ensures lead out knows what the next die change is, when it will be needed, and of any outlying tasks required to complete set up.
• Changes dummy blocks as directed by management.
• Doublechecks dies and bolsters to ensure they are set up properly before starting production.
• Assists with set up of water boxes, water pans, cooling fans, and any other special requirements for various alloys.
• Checks all equipment regularly, reporting any possible problems to the Shift Foreman or Lead Person immediately.
• Completes daily Press Operator preventative maintenance (PM) and fills out PM checklist.
• Performs all safety measures, including lock out/tag out before turning press over to maintenance and/or assisting with maintenance repairs. Makes certain that all maintenance procedures can be performed safely.
• Fills out any necessary paperwork during shift.
• Maintains a neat and orderly work area and assists with general housekeeping of the press department.
• Follows company rules and regulations regarding work and safety practices.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Ideal Candidate Will Have:

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent

Experience

• One or more years of experience and/or training
• Prefer previous hydraulic press operation or minimum of metal machining experience

Other Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to apply learned information to situations or circumstances using sound judgement.
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.
• Ability to perform these operations using units of American weight measurement, volume, and distance.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to operate tow motor, function independently or in a team environment.
• Possesses good verbal and written communication skills.
• Highly motivated, self-driven, and eager to learn and apply new skills.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, goal driven environment.
• Attentive to details and follows through on assigned tasks and commitments.
• Must have regular attendance.
• Must be able to pass pre-employment physical and drug screen.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States, visa sponsorships are not available.

Environmental Hazards

Physical

• The employee is regularly required to stand.
• The employee is frequently required to walk; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit and use hands.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

Work Environment

• The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles and extreme heat.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.