Punch Press Operator II - 1st Shift

About the role

OVERVIEW Cadrex is searching for a Punch Press Operator II to produce parts from metal using a punch press, a computer numeric controlled (CNC) piece of equipment that makes precision cuts and punches into metal. Punch Operators monitor machines making sure they are working at full capacity, stocked with needed materials, and well-maintained.

CADREX Manufacturing Solutions is a leading provider of complex sheet metal and machined production parts, assemblies, and weldments for a variety of end markets, including electrical transmission and distribution, warehouse automation, technology, aerospace & defense, medical, food, and industrials. With locations in Colorado, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Washington, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Indiana, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, and Monterrey Mexico, CADREX offers numerous in-house manufacturing capabilities, including laser cutting, sheet metal fabrication, complex assembly, CNC punching, CNC machining, forming, robotic welding, stamping, fastener insertion, and tool and die manufacturing, to effectively serve customers with lights-out manufacturing capabilities for mid- to high-volume production. For more information, visit www.cadrex.com.

CADREX’S CORE VALUES: Safety first, rising to the challenge, collaboration, accountability, and doing the right thing.

Responsibilities

• Measure completed work to verify conformance to specifications, using micrometers, gauges, calipers, templates, and/or rulers
• Examine completed work for defects, such as chipped edges or marred surfaces and sort defective pieces according to types of flaws
• Read work orders/production schedules to determine specifications, such as materials to be used, locations of cutting lines, or dimensions and tolerances
• Load work into machine
• Set-up and start machine, monitor operations, and record operational data
• Test and adjust machine speeds or actions, according to product specifications, using gauges and hand tools
• Install, align, and lock specified punches, dies, cutting blades, or other fixtures in rams or beds of machines, using gauges, templates, feelers, shims, and hand tools
• Clean and lubricate machines
• Position, align, and secure work against fixtures or stops on machine beds or on dies
• Perform periodic checks on output
• Perform typical machine shop operations; set up and run, de-b