CNC Turret Punch Set-up Operator - 1st Shift

Start your weekends early and build a career you can be proud of!

ETC in Middleton is seeking a CNC Turret Punch Set-Up Operator to join our 1st shift Metal Shop team. Our schedule offers a great work-life balance:
Monday-Thursday, 6:00am-3:00pm, and Fridays, 6:00am-10:00am.

We're looking for someone with strong mechanical aptitude, experience or familiarity with CNC controls, and the ability to read and interpret blueprints. The ideal candidate is a clear communicator, detail-oriented, and eager to learn, grow, and develop new skills in a hands-on manufacturing environment.

Join a clean, well-lit, climate-controlled shop where craftsmanship matters and where you are more than an employee. At ETC, we are 100% employee owned, meaning your work directly contributes to your success and the success of the company.

Representative Responsibilities:

• Manufactures parts to the standards and specifications set by the department

• Sets up and operates punch machine and prepares work area

• Follows procedures and selects tools and materials

• Shakes out parts from sheets of metal

• Ensures work orders are completed

• Maintains expected productivity output levels and completes assignments as scheduled

• Ensures machines are running at full capacity for each job

• Completes paperwork correctly, labels parts per work order and forwards the products to the next station

• Accounts for time and work completed via labor reporting

• Ensures products quality meets standards

• Builds parts to quality standards within specified tolerance as reflected on print

• Ensures proper tooling is used for the application

• Follows ISO procedures

• Uses appropriate documentation, e.g. ECRs, and NCMRs, to identify and communicate issues

• Completes machine maintenance in a timely manner

• Completes scheduled maintenance

• Reports all identified problems to the team leader or manager

• Maintains tools regularly and informs team lead or manager of tooling needs

• Adheres to safety standards at all times

• Ensures that safe methods and practices are used

• Abides by safety procedures, work practice controls, and OSHA guidelines

• Wears personal protective equipment as required

• Identifies and reports safety issues to management

• Learns new tasks and procedures as needed

• Listens to, understands and follow instructions while learning new assignments

• Recognizes unusual circumstances and asks intelligent questions when necessary

• Maintains a clean and organized work environment

• Ensures after task is completed, floor is swept and tools are returned to designated area

• Performs other duties as assigned

• Completes special projects and requests in a timely and positive fashion

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma, GED or equivalent experience

• Metal Fabrication Technical Diploma or 1-2 years of previous work experience with metal shop equipment preferred

• 6
-12 months of similar experience setting up and maintaining metal shop equipment preferred

• Knowledge of various metal shop machines

• Mechanical Aptitude

• Good math skills

• Good organizational skills

• CNC (Computer Numerical Control) skills

• Able to read blueprints

• Able to read measuring devices

• Basic English skills to understand quality, safety, work instructions, personnel information, and complete departmental paperwork

• Proven ability to understand and follow directions

• Able to work independently and as part of a team

• Able to stand for long periods of time

• Able to lift up to 50 pounds