ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The following statements reflect the general details necessary to describe the major functions of this position and are not intended to be a detailed description of all the work/functions that may be required. Other duties may be assigned. - Setup appropriate machinery per job specifications ensuring safety, quality and appropriately applying lean strategies.
- Required to log into jobs and record production data. This includes closing open work orders and whipping orders to finished good for shipping.
- Read work orders or production schedules to determine specifications, such as materials to be used, locations of cutting lines, or dimensions and tolerances.
- Position guides, stops, holding blocks, or other fixtures to secure and direct workpieces, using hand tools and measuring devices.
- Set stops on machine beds, change dies, and adjust components, such as rams or power presses, when making multiple or successive passes.
- Start machines, monitor their 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.
- Responsible for machine change over and appropriate material setup.
- Examine work area at beginning and ending of each shift and during any machine changeover for safety and proper operations.
- Examine completed workpieces for defects, such as chipped edges or marred surfaces and sort defective pieces according to types of flaws.
- Measure completed workpieces to verify conformance to specifications, using micrometers, gauges, calipers, templates, or rulers.
- Safely and efficiently prepares material for shipping. This includes proper identification, tagging and wrapping.
- Required to be a team player and collaborate with various departments to meet customer satisfaction.
Physical demands: Standing : Prolonged periods of standing on production floor (up to 8-10 hours per shift).
Walking : Frequent walking around production and packaging areas.
Lifting : Occasionally lift and move products or materials up to 25-50 lbs.
Bending/Stooping : Regular bending to inspect lower-level machinery or products.
Reaching : Frequent reaching over and around equipment or conveyors.
Climbing : Occasionally climb steps or ladders to access equipment or inspection points.
Repetitive Motions : Repetitive hand and arm movements when conducting tests or entering data.
