Fab Technician - Switch

Job Summary

Coordinates activities of workers engaged in operating various machines (Beamline, Peddinghaus, Geka press), optimizes setups to manufacture parts or products by performing the following duties:

• Reads and interprets blueprints, work center schedules, sketches, and related technical data to determine tooling requirements, setup procedures, control settings, production methods and sequences
• Develops new part programs utilizing machine tool programming software or utilizing the machine tool control
• Optimizes existing part programs and setups to reduce cycle times
• Develops, recommends, and implements measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product
• Works with engineering through the VIP program to insure drawings are correct and suggest changes that reduce quality defects and cycle times
• Works with Production Control and Manufacturing Engineering group to make the necessary changes to any work orders that are routed incorrectly
• Prepares and pre-sets all tools needed for fabricating operations for adherence to quality standards
• Able to move work from one cell to another if and when one machine may go down to insure production goals are met
• Inspects all work from three different work centers to insure parts are to print before they are sent out to galvanizer to prevent rework
• Prints out work center daily schedules and assigns clear daily goal to insure each work center is on track to meet assigned production goals
• Order the simple shop supplies that are needed to run the daily work centers while maintaining their monthly budget
• Assists and coordinates maintenance activities to resolve machine tool downtime
• Conducts and monitors machine preventative maintenance checks
• Coordinates, establish, and assist training operators to maintain a flexible workforce

Coordinates activities of workers engaged in operating various machines (Beamline, Peddinghaus, Geka press), optimizes setups to manufacture parts or products by performing the following duties:

• Reads and interprets blueprints, work center schedules, sketches, and related technical data to determine tooling requirements, setup procedures, control settings, production methods and sequences
• Develops new part programs utilizing machine tool programming software or utilizing the machine tool control
• Optimizes existing part programs and setups to reduce cycle times
• Develops, recommends, and implements measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product
• Works with engineering through the VIP program to insure drawings are correct and suggest changes that reduce quality defects and cycle times
• Works with Production Control and Manufacturing Engineering group to make the necessary changes to any work orders that are routed incorrectly
• Prepares and pre-sets all tools needed for fabricating operations for adherence to quality standards
• Able to move work from one cell to another if and when one machine may go down to insure production goals are met
• Inspects all work from three different work centers to insure parts are to print before they are sent out to galvanizer to prevent rework
• Prints out work center daily schedules and assigns clear daily goal to insure each work center is on track to meet assigned production goals
• Order the simple shop supplies that are needed to run the daily work centers while maintaining their monthly budget
• Assists and coordinates maintenance activities to resolve machine tool downtime
• Conducts and monitors machine preventative maintenance checks
• Coordinates, establish, and assist training operators to maintain a flexible workforce

• Reads and interprets blueprints, work center schedules, sketches, and related technical data to determine tooling requirements, setup procedures, control settings, production methods and sequences
• Develops new part programs utilizing machine tool programming software or utilizing the machine tool control
• Optimizes existing part programs and setups to reduce cycle times
• Develops, recommends, and implements measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product
• Works with engineering through the VIP program to insure drawings are correct and suggest changes that reduce quality defects and cycle times
• Works with Production Control and Manufacturing Engineering group to make the necessary changes to any work orders that are routed incorrectly
• Prepares and pre-sets all tools needed for fabricating operations for adherence to quality standards
• Able to move work from one cell to another if and when one machine may go down to insure production goals are met
• Inspects all work from three different work centers to insure parts are to print before they are sent out to galvanizer to prevent rework
• Prints out work center daily schedules and assigns clear daily goal to insure each work center is on track to meet assigned production goals
• Order the simple shop supplies that are needed to run the daily work centers while…