Metal Fabrication Press Operator — Precision & Safety

POSITION SUMMARY

Set-up, operate, and tend machines to cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, insert, or straighten metal material.

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Read work orders to determine specifications, such as materials to be used, dimensions and tolerances.
• Position, align and secure work pieces against fixtures or stops on machine beds or on dies. Position guides, stops, holding blocks, or other fixtures to secure and direct work pieces, using hand tools and measuring devices.
• Set stops on machine beds, change dies, adjust components, such as rams or power presses, when making multiple or successive passes. Test and adjust machine speeds or actions, according to product specifications, using gauges and hand tools. Install, align and lock specified punches, dies, cutting blades or other fixtures in rams or beds of machines, using gauges, templates, feelers, shims and hand tools.
• Set up, operate and tend machines to punch, crimp, notch, bend metal per production specifications. Start machine, monitor their operations and record production data as required.
• Measure completed work pieces to verify conformance to specifications, using micrometers gauges, calipers, templates or rulers. Examine completed work pieces for defects, such as chipped edges, or marred surfaces and sort defective pieces according to types of flaws.
• Perform required cleaning, maintenance and safety inspections on press equipment, as outlined in Company procedures.

• Attendance Management - Meets company standards in attendance and punctuality. Attends work consistently and on time.
• Quantity & Quality - Meets productivity standards, achieves established goals by completing work in a timely manner while striving to increase productivity. Works quickly while demonstrating accuracy & thoroughness. Displays a commitment to excellence and can monitor own work.
• Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Active Listening - Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.
• Judgment - The ability to formulate a sound decision using the available information.
• Deductive Reasoning - Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
• Problem Solving - Ability to find a solution for or to deal proactively with work-related problems.
• Decision Making - Ability to make critical decisions while following company procedures.
• Conceptual Thinking - Ability to think in terms of abstract ideas.
• Safety Awareness - Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.

• Education: High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED):
  Required
• Experience: No prior experience necessary but valued highly.
• Computer
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to learn and use Manufacturing ERP software for retrieving production work orders and recording production data. Ability to use electronic time keeping software for record arrival, departure and production operations.
• Other Requirements: Ability to learn read and understand print reading and use of inspection tools, such as calipers. Mechanical aptitude required, lending to knowledge of machines and tools. Knowledge of mathematics required.

N (Not Applicable) Activity is not applicable to this position.

O (Occasionally) Position requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0 - 2.5+ hrs./day)

F (Frequently) Position requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5 - 5.5+ hrs./day)

C (Constantly) Position requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hrs./day)

Physical Demands Lift/Carry

Stand F

Walk F

Sit O

Manually Manipulate F

Reach Outward F

Reach Above Shoulder O

Climb N

Crawl N

Squat or Kneel N

Bend or Twist O

Grasp F

Speak F

10 lbs. or less F

11-20 lbs. F

21-50 lbs. O

51-100 lbs. N

Over 100 lbs. N

Push/Pull

12 lbs. or less F

13-25 lbs. O

26-40 lbs. N

41-100 lbs. N

• Vision (Near, Distance, Peripheral, Depth)
• Sense of Sound - Ability to hear machine operations, warning horns, sirens
• Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Protective Footwear & Safety Eyewear
• Sense of Balance

Modern manufacturing plant.