Machine Operator Job Richards Bay area,South Africa,Manufacturing / Production

Overview

A leading industrial company situated in Kwa Zulu-Natal is urgently seeking the expertise of an experienced Machine Operator to join their team.

The successful incumbent for this position will be responsible for:

Setting and Operating CNC & Conventional Machines:

Create CNC programs from ISO/SANS drawings.

Ability to set up, program, operate and troubleshoot CNC lathes and mills independently.

Operate the CNC machines, VMC milling lathes, conventional machine and bore mill.

Reduce set up time and machining time through process improvements.

Maintain all machine shop repair and maintenance records.

Inspect completed work for conformance to specification using tools such as callipers, height gauges, micrometers, rulers etc.

Provide assistance for upload / download programs, set up data through the machine HMI panel.

Ensure that the correct tools are available for production.

Periodically report back to management in terms of time schedule, equipment quality and deficiencies, subcontractor performances, extra costs and solutions.

Quality:

Be able to manufacture components accurately to drawing.

Ensure quality during the fabrication process and as per hold point for preliminary quality control checks (QCP’s).

Focus on minimizing the cost impact of non-quality.

Strive for ZERO non-conformances.

HSE:

Comply with Company Directives and Guidelines, procedures and legal requirements.

Maintain high housekeeping standards in Machine Shop.

Key requirements:

Trade Tested Machinist

Minimum 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment

5S / Lean Six Sigma advantageous

Preferably a tertiary certificate in CNC Machining

Software programming – Mastercam and Solidworks

Full Time

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