Machine Operator - Draw, Straighten, and Cut (DSC)

About the role

All America Threaded Products has several opportunities available for a skilled Machine Operator – Draw, Straighten, and Cut (DSC). The starting pay is $27 per hour during training, with advancement to $30 per hour once training is successfully completed, plus bonus incentives of $200–$500 per month. This is a full-time, on-site position at our facility in Lancaster, PA. The role is an opportunity for a mechanically inclined operator to develop specialized skills in steel-processing equipment and advance based on demonstrated capability.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to all safety standards.
• Begin each shift with a machine walk-around, perform the pre-operation checklist, and ensure the machine is in good working order.
• Verify material types, confirm work orders match raw materials, record scrap, and confirm finished products meet work order requirements and quality standards.
• Perform setup duties, die changeovers, and preventive maintenance.
• Load and unload the machine, both manually and by using forklifts and overhead cranes.
• Troubleshoot stoppages, perform quality checks, and maintain a clean, well-organized workspace.

Requirements

• Demonstrate the ability to safely operate the equipment, complete setups and changeovers, verify product quality, make routine adjustments, and troubleshoot common stoppages.
• Mechanically inclined with experience and/or education operating, setting up, or troubleshooting machines with electrical and pneumatic components.
• Experience with wire, bar, tube, or coil-processing equipment, roll forming, cut-to-length lines, stamping setup and operation, industrial maintenance, or other manually adjusted, setup-intensive manufacturing equipment is a plus.
• Ability to work independently and make sound decisions.
• Proficiency using gauges, tape measures, and other basic hand tools.
• Familiarity with and willingness to follow warehouse and manufacturing safety standards.
• Ability to lift up to 75 lbs. and work in a physically demanding position.
• Willingness to spend most of the workday on your feet.

Schedule

• Training shift: Monday–Thursday, 6:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
• Production shift: Alternating days in a 2-2-3 rotating schedule (week 1: Mon, Tue, Sat, Sun; week 2: Wed, Thu, Fri).
• Candidates must be available to complete training on the Monday–Thursday training shift and transition to the rotating production schedule upon qualification.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision
• Short-term and long-term disability
• 401(k)
• Paid holidays and vacation

Pay

• Starting pay: $27 per hour during training
• Upon successful completion of training (typically 90 days): $30 per hour
• Bonus incentives: $200–$500 per month