Forge Press Multi Ram Skilled

About the Role

Responsible for the operation of high tonnage forging presses, ensuring proper setup, alignment, and temperature control of the forging dies, as well as monitoring for safe and quality-compliant forging processes.

Responsibilities

• Review dies setup sheets/drawings, procedure sheets, and implement processes
• Verify proper setup, alignment, lubrication, and temperature control of the forging dies per press procedures
• Monitor furnace and tooling temperatures to ensure process compliance
• Observe and notify of any press-level forging deviations
• Input the correct D.N.C program and part and serial numbers into press controls
• Report equipment issues to maintenance
• Maintain clean and safe work areas
• Assist and direct the forge crew during press operations
• Record production data in the applicable process forms

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED and 3+ years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience operating forging presses or similar heavy machinery preferred
• Relevant work experience operating machine tools, including numerical control and manual lathes, and machining centers
• Proficiency in reading blueprints, interpreting specifications, and understanding machine instructions
• Mechanical aptitude
• Ability to operate heavy machinery
• Attention to detail
• Basic computer skills
• Safety awareness

Work Conditions

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, extreme cold, and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Schedule

Available shifts:

• 1st shift: 6am–2pm
• 2nd shift: 2pm–10pm
• 3rd shift: 10pm–6am

Must be able to work any shift.

Pay

Starting rate: $26.00 per hour base. Off-shift employees receive an additional $1.00 shift pay.