Machine Setup Technician Job Henderson area,Tennessee USA,Manufacturing / Production

SSW Advanced Technologies, LLC is a growing multinational supplier to the global appliance OEMs. With more than 70 years of expertise and innovation, we design and sell components and systems to the residential appliance industry (refrigeration, cooking, laundry), commercial refrigeration, HVAC, retail display and home/office organizational markets.
More information is available on our website

The Machine
Set-Up
Technician
will set up, operate, or tend more than one type of cutting or forming machine tool or robot. Premier is currently recruiting for 1st and 2nd shift Machine Setup Technician.

Key Responsibilities:

Have model changes to be used in the manufacturing areas to produce parts, in the same way to provide maintenance of the machines in the company.
Verify that the first piece of the shift is processed correctly by the machine.
Check that the welding, parameters and dimensions are correct.
Inspect work pieces for defects, and measure them to determine accuracy of machine operation, using rules, templates, or other measuring instruments.
Start machines and turn hand wheels or valves to engage feeding, cooling, and lubricating mechanisms.
Select, install, and adjust alignment of drills, cutters, dies, guides, and holding devices, using templates, measuring instruments, and hand tools.
Move controls or mount gears, cams, or templates in machines to set feed rates and cutting speeds, depths, and angles.
Set machine stops or guides to specified lengths as indicated by scales, rules, or templates.
Observe machine operation to detect workpiece defects or machine malfunctions, adjusting machines as necessary.
Set up and operate machines, such as lathes, borers, millers, drills, or auxiliary machines, to make metallic and/or plastic work pieces.
Perform minor machine maintenance, such as oiling or cleaning machines, dies, or work pieces, or adding coolant to machine reservoirs.
Perform the maintenance of the company's machinery.
Maintain and comply with the procedures of your existing area.

Position Supervised or Directed:

N/A

Qualifications, Experience requirements:

Degree/Diploma obtained:
Industrial Maintenance Certificate, preferred
Mechanical skills in an industrial manufacturing environment

General Requirements:

Detailed and hands-on oriented.

Working Conditions:

Requires physical ability, which may include standing, lifting, carrying, reaching, and working in areas that are not climate controlled for long periods
Subjected to noise from machines which may require hearing protection
Subjected to metal particles and burrs as material and product passes through machines and to sparks from resistance welding necessitating the use of safety glasses for eye protection

Equipment Use:

Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)
SSW Machinery (Drilling machine or grinding machine including with numerical control, borer, planer, automatic lathe, milling machine).
Use of measuring tools, wrenches, ratchets, etc.