Press​/Forge Operator - SWING SHIFT

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Position:Press/Forge Operator - SWING SHIFT

Location: Albany, OR

Job :117

# of Openings:1

POSITION SUMMARY: Set up, operate, or tend presses and forging machines to perform hot or cold forging:

Swing Shift: Mon - Thurs 3:45pm - 2:15am with occasional overtime required (based on customer demand)

ESSENTIAL DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES & ACCOUNTABILITIES include the following: other duties may be assigned.

• Set up, operate, or tend presses and forging machines to perform hot or cold forging; by flattening, straightening, bending, piercing, or other operations to taper, shape, or form metal
• Read work orders or blueprints to determine specified tolerances and sequences of operations for machine setup. Test and compare finished work pieces to specifications. Document production numbers.
• Confer with the Quality Department to ensure finished work pieces meet the print specifications.
• Trim finished forgings to specified tolerances.
• Confer with other workers about machine setups and operational specifications.
• Select, align, and bolt positioning fixtures, spacers, guide rings, punches and specified dies to rams and bolsters plates.
• Install, adjust, and remove dies, using hydraulic power arms, forklifts or other hoisting devices. Use hand tools to secure tooling.
• Remove dies from machines when production runs are finished.
• Ensure presses and tooling is set up for the oncoming shift.
• Use PLC controlled touch screen to start, stop the press drive motor and lube system as well as adjust slide height to achieve proper shunt height to ensure proper tooling depth in part when strike occurs.
• Use strong communication skills when working with Tong Operator to synchronize parts in and out of the ovens.
• Use in-house lubricant to lube tooling between hits.
• Maintain tooling, and replace parts as needed to ensure tooling life and proper finished work pieces.
• Use chart recorders to monitor and record furnace temperatures.
• Use calipers, outside micrometer, and dial indicator to perform in-process quality inspections to ensure print specifications are being followed.
• Continuously monitor and physically inspect production equipment. Notify maintenance if issues are noticed.
• Dismantle and reassemble product setups (tooling) as needed to follow forging scheduling.
• Provide back-up support to Tong Operators as needed.
• Document job process, press set up, furnace temps, part serial numbers, part dimensions.
• Sandblast finished parts as needed.
• Uphold Good Manufacturing Practices, Housekeeping and Safety Practices.

• Using your best efforts and full capability daily to the work assigned to you by your manager
• Advising your manager if you do not understand the work they have assigned to you, or if the assignment does not fit with your knowledge of the circumstances, current skills or available time and resources.
• Advising your manager of any situations or obstacles that could keep you from accomplishing the work assigned to you.
• Advising your manager of any situations or opportunities that could help you…