CNC Plasma Table Operator

Burn Table Operator

Under the direction of and reporting to the Welding Department Supervisor, the Burn Table Operator sets up and operates the burn table in order to produce a variety of company products in accordance with customer specifications.

Primary job tasks include the following. Other duties may be assigned:

• Computer literate with general knowledge of CNC machine operations.
• Load programs into machine controller.
• Monitor consumables and meet cutting schedule.
• Organize job travelers based on material types and thickness.
• Build and remove cutting beds.
• Bi-annual draining and replacing cutting table water.
• Load and unload cutting table.
• Compare cut part dimensions to drawing dimensions and organize scrap materials.
• Clean and de-burr parts. Repair minor defects in material with welding and grinding.
• Blast Parts.
• Work from assembly drawings, specifications, bills of material, and material specifications.
• Select proper material consistent with size and quality demands. Perform operations in such a manner to minimize material waste and maximize component quality.
• Use tape measure, rules, square, levels, templates, and gauges to set up, fit and check work, and lay out jigs and fixtures.
• Perform general maintenance of burn table equipment. Notify the Maintenance Department of more complicated maintenance problems.
• Scan in and out of labor collection software, as required, to track work hours.
• Follow all clean-up and housekeeping procedures. Comply with all quality, safety, and work rules and regulations.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Protective clothing required. The employee must wear safety glasses, safety shoes, ear protection, leather gloves, hard hat, and protective clothing as required.

Qualification requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or experience: Requires education generally equivalent to 4 years of high school and one year related experience in steel fab.

Language skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions and written materials relating to press set up and operation and safety procedures.

Mathematical skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide and use area calculations to set up cutting operations.

Reasoning ability: Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with simple problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Other skills and abilities: Employee must possess mechanical aptitude. The employee must possess the ability to operate a variety of equipment such as overhead cranes, forklifts, grinders, cutting torch and plasma.

Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, walk, talk, and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

• Walk: Occasionally (6-33% up to 24 min-2-1/2 hrs/day)
• Sit: Frequently (34-66% up to 2-1/2 hrs - 5-1/2 hrs/day)
• Stand: Frequently (34-66% up to 2-1/2 hrs - 5-1/2 hrs/day)
• Crawl: Rarely (1 - 5% up to 24 min/day)
• Twist: Occasionally (6-33% up to 24 min-2-1/2 hrs/day)
• Forward Bend: Occasionally (6-33% up to 24 min-2-1/2 hrs/day)
• Reach forward: Occasionally (6-33% up to 24 min-2-1/2 hrs/day)
• Reach above shoulders: Rarely (1 - 5% up to 24 min/day)
• Reach to side: Rarely (1 - 5% up to 24 min/day)
• Reach Squat/Crouch: Rarely (1 - 5% up to 24 min/day)
• Reach Kneel: Rarely (1 - 5% up to 24 min/day)
• Reach Climb Stairs: Occasionally (6-33% up to 24 min-2-1/2 hrs/day)
• Reach Climb Ladder: Never (0 min.)
• Reach Drive: Rarely (1 - 5% up to 24 min/day)
• Head/Neck Static: Frequently (34-66% up to 2-1/2 hrs - 5-1/2 hrs/day)
• Head/Neck Rotate: Occasionally (6-33% up to 24 min-2-1/2 hrs/day)
• Head/Neck Flex/Ext/Bending: Occasionally (6-33% up to 24 min-2-1/2 hrs/day)
• Hand/Wrist/Forearm Fine Manipulation/Left: Occasionally (6-33% up to 24 min-2-1/2 hrs/day)
• Hand/Wrist/Forearm Fine Manipulation/Right: Occasionally (6-33% up to 24 min-2-1/2 hrs/day)
• Hand/Wrist/Forearm Twisting Forearm: Rarely (1 - 5% up to 24 min/day)
• Hand/Wrist/Forearm High Repetition: Occasionally (6-33% up to 24 min-2-1/2 hrs/day)
• Grip Force Light: Occasionally (6-33% up to 24 min-2-1/2 hrs/day)
• Grip Force Medium: Occasionally (6-33% up to 24 min-2-1/2 hrs/day)
• Grip Force Firm: Occasionally (6-33% up to 24 min-2-1/2 hrs/day)

Work environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works in proximity to airborne fumes or particle near moving mechanical parts. The employee occasionally works in outdoor weather conditions, near sources of electric shock, and near sources of vibration.

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Our benefits package makes a career with USEMCO an appealing opportunity. We are proud to offer our employees:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Flex Spending Account (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employer Paid Life & AD&D Insurance
• Employer Paid Short- & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Supplemental Insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 10 Paid Holidays
• 401(k) w/Employer Match
• Profit Sharing