Manufacturing Operator - Tube Reducer Operator 2nd Shift

Roles and Responsibilities

• Ensure safe practices and support EHS initiatives.
• Champion high quality standards. Work with area team members, engineers, and quality, and other personnel on quality excursions.
• Maintain good housekeeping and ensure work place stays neat, clean and orderly.
• Set up and operate tube reducer machine according to detailed process instructions, written or verbal instructions.
• Change dies, mandrels and convert machines as production schedules require.
• Make the necessary adjustments to the machine using micrometers, indicators, gages and other precision measuring equipment provided.
• Maintain and interpret records and take necessary action as prescribed. Initiate reports as directed.
• Monitor product surface and size qualities by periodic checks of ID, OD, and wall thickness samples and make machine setups and adjustments as necessary to assure quality product.
• Perform coolant changes assuring that proper water/coolant ratio is met.
• Troubleshoot and correct machinery faults/failures.
• Perform routine/minor maintenance activities.
• Assist in scheduled maintenance activities.
• Set up and operate automatic saw tables according to detailed process instructions, written or verbal instructions.
• Set up and operate lathes used to chamfer tubing.
• Instruct and/or train new reducer operators.
• Exercise care is required in setting up tube reducer to prevent damage of material.
• Review OPS, MS, and MEI for correctness and recommend changes to enhance safety, quality and productivity.
• Other relevant duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent
• Minimum of one (1) year experience reading and interpreting various gauges including micrometers or vernier calipers. Demonstration will be required.
• Minimum of three (3) years experience troubleshooting mechanical systems
• Must have at least one (1) of the following:
• Minimum of one (1) experience with N/C (Numerically Controlled) Machine Tool equipment operation
• Minimum of one (1) experience with CNC (Computer Numerical Control) equipment operation
• College Diploma/Degree in Mechanical Trade/Discipline
• Must be mechanically inclined with ability to work with hands skillfully. One (1) experience with at least three (3) of the following: mills, drills, power saws, grinders, presses, screw machines, lathes, deburr/edge contouring

Eligibility Requirements

• Must be proficient with basic math (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) and Shop Math, including decimals and fractions.
• Required to work shift work in accordance with business needs. Will be expected to respond to scheduled overtime, hold over, or emergency call-in as required.
• Must be physically able to manually lift of up to 50 lbs.
• Must be able to earn crane certification in a reasonable amount of time
• Eyesight must be correctable to 20/20. Vision and color blindness test may be required, depending on assignment.

Desired Characteristics

• Demonstrated (past experience acceptable) mechanical abilities
• Experience run manual and automated CNC Machines
• Tooling experience
• Experience using dial indicators and air gages.
• Experience working in clean or chemical processes