CNC Turret Punch Set-up Operator - 1st Shift

CNC Turret Punch Set-Up Operator

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.

• 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