Job Description Job Description
Please note: This position will require training on 1st shift (5am - 3:30pm M-Thurs) for 2-3 months.
Job Summary:
The Set-Up Technician is responsible for preparing, adjusting, and maintaining metal tubing production equipment to ensure efficient and accurate manufacturing operations. This role plays a key part in supporting production goals, maintaining product quality, and ensuring safe machine operation. All tasks are to be performed in accordance with the Accu-Tube Quality Management System.
Essential Job Functions:
- Know and follow all safety requirements, including wearing all required personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Responsible for understanding and following the Accu-Tube Quality Management System (QMS).
- Set up, calibrate, and adjust metal tubing machinery and tooling according to production specifications and job orders.
- Perform start-up checks to ensure equipment is operating correctly and safely before production runs
- Measure and inspect first and last sample pieces to verify all specifications and workmanship standards have been met
- Read and understand job travelers and work instructions to confirm proper machine configurations
- Assist engineering and production operators troubleshoot out of tolerance sample runs and adjust tooling combinations as necessary to produce a conforming product
- Perform in-process inspection of own work and work run by other operators using inspection tooling to verify product is within specifications (calipers, micrometers, gauges, etc.)
- Complete required paperwork for each production run, audit paperwork filled out by newer operators to help correct any issues that might arise
- Learn and understand how to operate production equipment of moderate complexity; maintain machines as necessary.
- Keep critical machinery and assemblies operating at optimal efficiency as assigned by Supervisor.
- Perform all routine tasks to meet defined output rates.
- Understand and follow all written work instructions.
- Other duties as assigned by management.
Minimum Job Requirements:
- Basic mathematical skills required
- 2+ years of experience in machine set-up within a manufacturing environment, preferably metal tubing or metal fabrication
- Experience with other metal fabrication jobs, machining or stamping operations preferred
- Candidates who are willing to work OT is a plus!
- Ability to read product specifications and use measuring instruments
- High attention to detail with a focus on achieving precise and accurate outcomes.
- Ability to speak and understand basic English language.
- Ability to troubleshoot and resolve equipment set-up issues with minimal supervision
- Willingness to work flexible shifts, overtime, and weekends as required
- Strong adherence to attendance policy as defined by company handbook.
- Support new ideas and helps to implement them.
- Knowledgeable about existing policies, practices and procedures.
- Report any problems, deviation, or quality concerns to a supervisor.
- Maintain a clean work area and personal appearance; daily shift cleaning required.
- Work well as a member of the team, following the company's Code of Conduct.
Physical Requirements
Standards
- Movements frequently and regularly required using the wrists, hands, and/or fingers
- Expectation of standing for up to 12 hours a day
- Necessary to remain alert and focused at all times operating machinery for safety of self and others
Visual Abilities
- Average visual acuity necessary to prepare or inspect documents or products, or operate machinery, including computer
Hearing
- Able to hear average or normal conversation
- Moderate-loud noise level
- Perceptive of abnormal machinery sounds
Physical Strength
- Exert up to 50 pounds of lifting combination of metal and wood materials
- Perform greater weightlifting with a partner
- Team lifting of long metal tubing bundles per quality guidelines
