Machine Operator

Responsibilities

• Read design recipes and cable drawings
• Select appropriate tooling and raw materials per the design
• Clean equipment
• Set up tooling and materials in preparation for a production run
• Quality checks of in-process and finished goods parts, including visual checks for surface texture, proper winding of cables on a spool, checking for physical defects on cables and measurements that include using the following tools:
  • Diameter tapes
  • Vernier Calipers
  • Micrometers
  • Pin Gauges
  • Microscopes with dial micrometers
  • Precision scales
  • Specific Gravity scales
  • Shadow Graphs
  • Tensile testing
• Supervision of equipment while running product, including:
  • Decision making regarding when product meets the quality requirements per the design after a startup
  • Flagging non-conforming product when required
  • Feeding raw materials into the machine(s)
  • Taking away finished goods from the machine(s)
  • Use of walk-behind pallet jacks, standup reach trucks or forklifts as required
  • Use of overhead cranes
• Labelling of in-process and finished goods, including verifying that the order number, part number, description and quantity are correct
• Autonomous maintenance tasks including:
  • Filter changes
  • Oil reservoir top-ups
  • Greasing
  • Checking bearings, sheaves and rollers