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

None specifically listed in the job posting.

Benefits

Tuition and class time are fully covered.

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Contact Information

To request reasonable accommodations for qualified disabled individuals who are applicants for employment, please email TalentAcquisition@aam.com.

About Dauch

Dauch Corporation is a premier Driveline and Metal Forming supplier serving the global automotive industry with a powertrain-agnostic product portfolio that supports electric, hybrid, and internal combustion vehicles. The company is headquartered in Detroit, MI, with operations that span 24 countries and more than 175 locations. Formed through the acquisition of Dowlais Group plc and its subsidiaries - GKN Automotive and GKN Powder Metallurgy, Dauch unites deep engineering roots with global manufacturing capabilities and an entrepreneurial spirit to move mobility forward. Visit www.dauch.com to learn more.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Dauch will not discriminate against any Associate or applicant for employment because of age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law. Dauch will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that Associates are treated equally during employment, without regard to their age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law.