Break Press​/Shear Operator

Responsibilities

• Examine finished work pieces for defects, sort defective pieces according to types of flaws.
• Measure work pieces to verify conformance to specifications using micrometers, gauges, calipers, templates, or rulers.
• Set stops on machine beds, change dies, and adjust components such as rams or power presses for multiple or successive passes.
• Start machines, monitor operations, and record operational data.
• Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.
• 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 machine beds using gauges, templates, feelers, shims, and hand tools.
• Read work orders or production schedules to determine materials, cutting lines, dimensions and tolerances.
• Position guides, stops, holding blocks or other fixtures to secure and direct work pieces using hand tools and measuring devices.
• Load work pieces, plastic material, or chemical solutions into machines.
• Adjust ram strokes of presses to specified lengths using hand tools.
• Clean and lubricate machines.
• Mark identifying data on work pieces.
• Plan sequences of operations, applying knowledge of physical properties of workpiece materials.
• Operate forklifts to deliver materials.
• Lubricate work pieces with oil.
• Turn controls to set cutting speeds, feed rates, or table angles for specified operations.
• Scribe reference lines on work pieces as guides for cutting operations according to blueprints, templates, sample parts, or specifications.
• Place work pieces on cutting tables, manually or using hoists, cranes, or sledges.
• Turn valves to start flow of coolant or airflow that blows cuttings away from kerfs.
• Thread ends of metal coils from reels through slitters and secure ends on recoilers.
• Grind out burrs or sharp edges using portable grinders, speed lathes, or polishing jacks.
• Remove housings, feed tubes, tool holders or other accessories to replace worn or broken parts such as springs or bushings.
• Replace defective blades or wheels using hand tools.
• Set blade tensions, heights, and angles to perform prescribed cuts using wrenches.
• Select, clean, and install spacers, rubber sleeves or cutters on arbors.
• Hand‑form, cut, or finish work pieces using tools such as table saws, hand sledges, or anvils.
• Preheat work pieces using heating furnaces or hand torches.
• Sharpen dulled blades using bench grinders, abrasive wheels, or lathes.
• Hone cutters with oilstones to remove nicks.

Offers of employment are contingent upon passing an HPE (Human Performance Exam) that tests the capability of likely physical requirements of the specific position.

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Certification, some College or Trade School Attendance

• Basic Computer Skills, CNC Programming, Blueprint Reading, Material Knowledge, Construction Math Skills, Communication Skills, Operate Tools like Calipers, Micrometers, Mills and Lathes.

• Lift 50 lbs. frequently, bending, and stooping, ability to stand up to 8 hours. Ability to move back and forth 36” horse.

• Dusty environment, noisy environment, visual hazards.

Established in 1985, Amfabsteel, Inc. is a design‑build structural steel fabricator located in Bernalillo, NM. Nationally known for our design‑build, design‑assist, and more widely known for developing the technology to take a project from concept through fabrication almost completely digitally. Over our 31 years in business, we have developed and are continuing to perfect cutting‑edge, highly innovative technology and fabrication processes.

Our enormous strides in developing the technology to go straight from a 3‑D model to production enables an output of over 50,000 ton of structural steel annually.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.