Machine Operator

Position: Machine Operator (80606)
Nexans Fergus classifies all direct manufacturing personnel that run production machines as ‘Machine Operators’. Machine Operators are responsible for all aspects of running production equipment for the purposes of manufacturing electrical cables. They are responsible for the following:

Reading design recipes and cable drawings

Selection of appropriate tooling, and raw materials per the design

Cleaning of equipment

Set-up of tooling and materials in preparation for a production run

Quality checks of in-process and finished goods parts. Checks include 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

Micrometers

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

Greasing

Checking bearings, sheaves and rollers

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