1St Shift Cnc Laser Operator - Silent-Aire

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Essential Primary Responsibilities:

• Must be familiar, comfortable, and experienced with laser cutting operations using oxygen and nitrogen.
• Safely uses assigned power equipment to move material and meet order requirements (overhead crane, forklift).
• Sets up and operates cutting machine(s) in accordance with established procedures and guidelines.
• Produce metal parts to customer specifications using laser equipment (ByStronic). Required to set and program laser equipment for specific custom jobs. Experience working with a variety of computer file types would be helpful.
• Performs preventative maintenance on assigned machine(s) and corresponding equipment.
• May perform programming and/or editing on assigned machine(s).

• Operate machine, load and unload parts following machine cycle, check work for required operations and specifications and place finished parts on skid.
• Inspects and measures completed production units to identify defects caused by equipment setup.
• Familiar with CNC G-code language

• Other duties as assigned.
• Supports 6S initiatives by keeping the work area clean.
• Reads work orders to determine specifications, such as materials to be used, dimensions and tolerances, proper labeling of parts, etc., and accurately completes all required functions to ensure only quality product is produced and shipped to customers.
• Safely and accurately operate machine to produce finished work pieces to quality and efficiency standards, including loading materials.

Required Qualifications:

• High School diploma or associate degree in manufacturing or equivalent.
• Strong work ethic.
• Basic math competency
• A minimum of two years of Gerber laser cutting machine operator experience with emphasis in the textile industry.
• Experience with Computer Aided Design (CAD), and drafting.
• Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within a warehouse environment.
• 5 years of experience as a Laser Operator.
• 5 years of experience operating CNC Laser.
• Experience in reading drawings and tolerances.
• Advanced measurement competency
• Experience in working with different types of raw materials.

Physical Requirements

• Required to occasionally climb or balance; stoop, kneel, and crouch; and talk or hear.
• Must be able to lift, push, and pull a minimum of 30lbs.
• Required regularly to use hands to handle or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• Prolonged periods working on feet, using tools, and performing repetitive actions that entail frequent bending and stooping.
• Must be able to squat, stand, stoop bend down, for long periods of time.