Cutter Operator Job Description

Cutter Operator Job Description Template

Our company is looking for a Cutter Operator to join our team.

Responsibilities:

  • Sets up and operates cutting machinery equipped with rotary or reciprocating blades or dies to cut paper into sheets;
  • Completes paperwork at end of tasks;
  • Setups and runs Shears, Die In Head Cutting Press, a manual Hobbs Press, and an automatic, programmable Cutting Press;
  • Programs and makes adjustments to a variety of cutting equipment;
  • Performs minor maintenance tasks on machinery;
  • Installs dies, knifes and/or blades in a variety of cutting equipment;
  • Reads order jacket to determine specifications of order to be cut.

Requirements:

  • Able to regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds;
  • Previous cutting experience;
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, order jackets, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals;
  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals;
  • Occasionally required to sit; climb and stoop, kneel or crouch;
  • Regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear;
  • High school diploma or equivalent.