SAW OPERATOR

About the Role

The Saw Operator is responsible for accurately cutting tube and rod materials according to job specifications while maintaining safe and efficient operation of saw equipment. This role ensures timely preparation of materials to support production priorities and customer requirements. Other duties may be assigned as needed.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily maintenance checks to ensure the saw is clean, operational, and in good working condition.
• Review and interpret rod drawings and related job documentation to ensure accurate cuts.
• Organize job paperwork based on priority, including premium, warranty, or standard orders, according to customer requirements and due dates.
• Retrieve required materials from stock shelves and prepare them for processing.
• Measure materials to the required lengths, adding a 1/8" allowance for machining where applicable.
• Operate abrasive and auto-feed saws to cut tubes and rods according to job priority.
• Match cut materials to rod drawings and verify accuracy before moving to storage or the next stage.
• Label cut stock with the appropriate job number and place in the designated location.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as blueprints, orders, technical specifications, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Proficiency in math, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in all units of measure (whole numbers, common fractions, decimals). Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Skills

• Able to operate abrasive cut saw and auto-feed saw.
• Proficiency in reading tape measures and using precision measuring instruments such as micrometers and calipers.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and technical drawings.
• Ability to operate a forklift and overhead crane (certification may be required).
• Knowledge of hydraulic and pneumatic cylinder components is a plus.
• Strong troubleshooting skills in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Strong safety awareness and use of proper PPE.
• Good teamwork and communication skills.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Regularly required to stand, use hands, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.
• Frequently required to walk.
• Occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25+ pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Required to wear safety glasses and hard sole/close-toed shoes with a low heel when walking through the manufacturing shop and/or repair shop.
• Long hair must be tied back when around hazards of flame, machinery, or equipment.
• Regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts.
• Frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and extreme heat (non-weather).
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.