2nd Shift Machine Setup

Essential Responsibilities

• Set up and adjust metal fabricating machines to meet production requirements, including roll forming equipment, brake presses, and shears.
• Read and interpret blueprints, engineering specifications, and shop orders to determine proper machine setup, production methods, and sequence of operations.
• Select, position, and secure dies, rollers, blades, cutters, and fixtures using measuring tools, templates, shims, and hand tools.
• Position and clamp stops, guides, and turntables to ensure accurate material flow and product dimensions.
• Adjust machine controls to regulate operating factors such as speed, product dimensions, bend angles, and forming pressures.
• Start machines and monitor operation, making necessary adjustments to machine settings or workpiece positioning to maintain quality and efficiency.
• Inspect parts using rulers, gauges, protractors, and templates to verify conformance with specifications.
• Clear jams, troubleshoot issues, and correct minor malfunctions during operation.
• Report equipment repair needs to the supervisor and dismantle setups following production runs.
• Load and unload material coils onto or off coil payoffs and feed tables as needed.
• Requisition materials from other departments or Purchasing to ensure continuous production supply.
• Maintain inventory levels and accurately enter production and inventory data into the database system.

Physical Requirements

• Regular standing, walking, sitting, pushing, pulling, bending, and stooping.
• Ability to work in either a standing or seated position, or alternate between the two as necessary.
• Strength rating: Medium Work — exerting 20-50 pounds of force occasionally, 10-25 pounds frequently, and up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.
• Physical demand requirements exceed those of light work.
• Classification: Class I - Medium (Dictionary of Occupational Titles, 4th Edition, Vol. I & II)