Production Operator
Description
Operates and tends fabricating machines such as cut-off saws, shears, rolls, breaks, presses, forming machines, spinning machines, and punch, that cut, shape, and bend metal coils, plates, sheet, tubes and structures by performing the following duties.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee in order to successfully perform 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 is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, and hear
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, colour vision, and the ability to adjust focus
- May occasionally be required to lift or move objects of up to 50 pounds
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. The noise level in this environment is usually moderate.
- a substantial amount of time on the shop of a traditional engineering facility. This facility includes such processes as: presses, metal forming machines, welding, painting, and warehousing and materials movement equipment
Responsibilities
- Reads job specifications to determine machine adjustments
- Sets stops or guides to specified sizes by scale, rule, or template
- Positions work piece against stops or aligns layout marks with die or blade
- Operates controls to activate machine and observes machine operation to detect work piece defects or machine malfunction
- Measures work piece dimensions to determine machine accuracy and that work piece meets desired specifications
- Performs minor machine maintenance such as, oiling machines, dies or work pieces
- Assists in the set-up of machines and stacks, marks or packs finished work pieces
- Attends and contributes to team EI meetings
- Trains and assists new operators on set up and operation of machines
- Responsible for 5S of machines and work area
- Regular and predictable attendance
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Robotic experience preferred
- Applied knowledge of Controls and Instrumentation
- Applied knowledge and ability to read blueprints and assemble parts according to specification
- Knowledge of manufacturing quality
- Applied knowledge of hand tools
- Applied knowledge of power tools
- Use of good judgement
- Willingness to cross train in other areas of the plant as required
- Ability to read blueprints
- Ability to read precision measurement equipment
- Ability to work and assist with set ups and training on off shifts
- Ability to read and understand written instructions
- Ability to work well with all other departments
- Ability to work with little supervision
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