Automatic Press Operator

Salary and Pay

Hourly rate: $18.00 to $28.00 per hour, plus shift premium. Pay depends on experience and skillset.

• Weekly Pay
• Affordable medical, dental & vision insurance starting within 30 days
• $50,000 life insurance policy paid for by ACEMCO
• Two weeks PTO available for first year of employment
• 10 paid holidays
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Cutting‑edge technology and systems
• State‑of‑the‑art equipment
• Safe environment
• Career advancement opportunities – internal promotion encouraged
• 100% tuition reimbursement
• Wellness rewards program

As an automatic press operator your primary responsibility is to set up, run, and monitor up to 1,000‑ton presses, ensuring quality stampings are produced per production orders and engineering specifications.

• Perform all duties to meet daily and weekly production requirements.
• Set up and adjust stamping press according to die set‑up sheet.
• Select and verify appropriate steel coils to meet customer requirements.
• Change steel coils at appropriate intervals to maintain production output.
• Frequent load, unload, lift/move, pull/push, and/or position products and materials weighing up to 40 pounds, with assistance for heavier objects where needed.
• Properly pack parts in correct pin/storage containers and adhere to labeling requirements.
• Complete online work‑center and operator inspection sheets to verify process stability and inspection/gage requirements.
• Maintain safety and cleanliness of work area through housekeeping duties.
• Work and cross‑train on various work centers as required.
• Complete appropriate paperwork and documentation.
• Meet daily production requirements.
• Perform additional functions as directed by supervisor/manager.

• High school diploma or GED.
• One year of experience running stamping presses (Automatic Feed) preferred.
• Ability to adjust press fingers (preferred).
• Ability to adjust press speed (required).
• Ability to set press height (required).
• Ability to use a variety of gages (functional, go/no‑go) (required).
• PC and keyboard/mouse skills (required).
• Ability to frequently lift/move material up to 40 pounds (required).
• Ability to work as a contributing team member (required).

Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

Perform basic arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) in all units of measure.

Apply common sense to follow written, oral, or diagram instructions and solve problems involving several variables in standardized situations.

• Stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear regularly.
• Occasionally sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Frequently lift or move up to 50 pounds.
• Close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth vision, plus ability to adjust focus.

• Lift to 40 lbs.
• Perform job safely while adhering to company safety standards.
• Be 18 years of age or older.

Exposure to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and electrical shock risk. Noise level usually loud; hearing protection required and supplied. Eye protection and steel‑toe safety shoes or boots required.

• First shift: 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Third shift: 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
• Monday–Friday with occasional overtime expected on Saturdays and Sundays.

Contact Human Resources at (231) 799‑8612 for application‑process accommodations.

ACEMCO provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status. This policy covers all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Improper interference with an employee’s performance may result in discipline up to and including discharge.