3rd Shift CNC Vertical Mill Operator

About the role

Nemco is a family-owned business, since 1976, that manufactures food equipment for the fast food, convenience, restaurant, and entire foodservice industry. Nemco strives to be an employer of choice by focusing on six core values and a positive, family culture: Respect Others, Do the Right Thing, Embrace Learning, Be Agile, WOW Customers and Create Awesome.

This position involves working in a production environment with CNC vertical mills. After an initial training period, productivity and quality requirements must be met. Tasks require an exceptional degree of eye-hand coordination, manual dexterity, and the use of both hands and arms on a repetitive basis for a full range of motion.

Responsibilities

• Setting up and operating CNC vertical mills.
• Producing quality parts and loading parts manually.
• Verifying dimensions of machined workpieces using measuring instruments such as micrometers, telescoping gauges, vernier calipers, plug gauges, and dial indicators.
• Studying and interpreting drawings, manuals, specifications, or sample parts to determine dimensions, tolerances, sequence of operations, and set-up requirements.
• Detecting equipment malfunctions or out-of-tolerance machining and adjusting machines within capabilities.
• Reporting all machine malfunctions to immediate supervisor.
• Communicating with supervisors, engineers, production control, quality, and other shop employees to resolve machining or quality issues.

Requirements

• Machining experience is a must.
• Experience as a machine operator in a production environment is preferred.
• Detail-oriented with strong time management skills.

Physical Requirements

• Standing: Most tasks are performed in a standing position with intermittent walking.
• Lifting: Frequently lifting items weighing 5 lbs. to 10 lbs.; occasionally lifting items weighing up to 50 lbs.
• Walking: Frequent walking short distances (less than 1/8 mile).
• Carrying: Occasional carrying of bulky items weighing up to 50 lbs. short distances.
• Pushing/Pulling: Use of manual hand trucks and carts to occasionally move skids or parts short distances.
• Bending: Occasional bending required to perform a variety of tasks.
• Reaching: Frequent reaching to load and unload parts from fixtures, tubs, carts, or pallets.
• Handling: Frequent handling of parts ranging in weight from 5 lbs. to 10 lbs.
• Gripping: Frequent gripping of parts.

Schedule

This is a 3rd shift position. You will start on 1st shift for an initial training period of about 3 weeks, after which you will move to 3rd shift. The schedule is Sunday night to Friday morning (9:00 PM – 5:00 AM; 8-hour shift with a 20-minute paid lunch). Occasional overtime is required. Schedule is subject to change.