Heavy Press Operator
About the role
Dauch's Royal Oak Manufacturing Facility is seeking candidates for their Heavy Press Operator training program. This 33-month program offers comprehensive training, combining hands-on experience working with their highly-skilled heavy press operators and foundational manufacturing coursework at Macomb Community College. Candidates will take classes while working full-time on the manufacturing floor. Tuition and class time are fully covered. Upon successful completion of the program, participants will be placed as a fully-titled Heavy Press Operator at their Royal Oak manufacturing facility.
Responsibilities
- Performing quality inspections of manufactured parts.
- Changing and adjusting tools within the machine for quality improvements or production changeovers.
- Using hand tools and pneumatic tools for machine operation and maintenance tasks.
- Completing machine maintenance to reduce downtime and ensure manufacturing efficiency and effectiveness.
- Reading and interpreting blueprints to understand part specifications and adjusting machine setup as necessary.
- Occasionally operating an overhead crane for heavy tooling changeover.
- Completing additional tasks as required to support manufacturing operations.
Requirements
- A high school diploma or GED.
- Previous experience working in a manufacturing environment, ideally as a press operator.
- Availability to work rotating first and second shift.
Qualifications
Prior experience in forging, metal forming processes, machine repair/maintenance, or cold heading is preferred.
Skills
Highly skilled in heavy press operation, quality inspections, tool adjustments, machine maintenance, and reading blueprints.
Benefits
Tuition and class time are fully covered. Upon successful completion of the program, participants will be placed as a fully-titled Heavy Press Operator at the Royal Oak manufacturing facility.
Pay
Details on pay are not specified in the job posting.
Schedule
The schedule is not specified in the job posting.