Job Summary
At Miller we offer our full-time employees:
- Competitive salary & incentive program
- Comprehensive benefit package, including:
- Medical, Dental, Vision plan options
- Employer funded basic life and short-term disability insurance
- Paid vacation & holidays
- 401(k) with employer match
Responsibilities
- Confers with engineers, production personnel, programmers or others to resolve machining or assembly problems.
- Participates in training and evaluations of others.
- Machining responsibilities, reviews blueprints, set up sheets, manuals, specifications, or sample part(s) to determine dimensions and tolerances of finished work piece, sequence of operations and setup requirements.
- Measures and marks dimensions and reference points on material or work piece as guides for subsequent machining.
- Selects, aligns and secures holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories and materials on machines such as mills, lathes, jib borers, grinders and shapers.
- Calculates and sets controls to regulate machining factors such as speed, feed, coolant, flow and depth and angle of cut, or enters commands to retrieve, input or edit computerized machine control media.
- Starts and observes machine operation to detect malfunctions or out-of-tolerance machining and adjust machine controls or control media as required.
- Verifies conformance of finished work piece to specifications.
- Sets up and operates machine on trial run to verify accuracy of machine settings or programmed control data.
- Installs machine replacement parts in mechanisms, machines, equipment and tests operation of unit to ensure functionality and performance.
- Perform 5s standards in department.
Safety Requirements & Physical Demands
- Employee must sit, stand, and walk for extended periods of time.
- Employee must be able to read, see, hear, and speak English.
- Position requires frequent physical exertion. Incumbent will frequently be required to lift, push, pull, and carry up to 50 pounds, and larger amounts with assistance. Incumbent may need to operate crane and forklift.
- The work location includes a warehouse and fabrication shop setting, which will expose the employee to dirt, dust, fumes, smoke, and loud noises.
- Position requires limited exposure to outdoor elements (extreme heat, cold temperatures, snow, ice, etc.).
- Employee may be required to use tools, including but not limited to: basic hand tools, saws, grinders, mills, lathes, bending tools, drill press, band saw, scale, stamping tool.
- Employee must wear Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) including gloves, safety glasses, ear protection and steel-toed boots, and any other PPE as required in the production area. PPE will be provided by the company with the exception of steel-toed boots.
- Employee will give full attention to all tasks.
- Employee will follow all safety policies/practices/guidelines and will ensure all safety requirements are met or exceeded when performing all tasks.
- Employee will work to identify hazards and unusual circumstances and will assist in the continual improvement of safety practices and procedures.
- Employee will participate in safety training programs.
- Employee will ask questions, share and apply learning.
- Employee will request help (if needed) to do all work safely.
Requirements
Education: High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
Experience: Machine operator or equivalent experience preferred.
Other abilities:
- Ability to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
- Ability to effectively communicate and present information in a one-on-one and small group situation to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
- Ability to foster a positive team environment.
- Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
- Flexibility in working hours as required by workload and communication demands.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure.
- Ability to read and understand blueprints/technical drawings.