Description

SUMMARY: Learns all activities required to effectively lay out work, set-up appropriate machines or equipment to meet or exceed fabrication, assembly, and customer requirements per design specifications and published schedules. Has demonstrated an aptitude of to efficiently utilize resources to minimize scrap, materials, and labor.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: includes the following. Other duties may be assigned within this classification.

• Must strictly adhere to published company I.S.O. guidelines and procedures. 
• Maintains and turns in accurate daily labor reports and raw material sheets.
• Must strictly adhere to published Company safety guidelines and procedures.
• Must supply own hand tools per published list.
• Becomes familiar with the operational aspects of all equipment assigned to the area, especially the various safety aspects such as lockout/tagout, etc. 
• Becomes familiar with and gains an operational understanding of all equipment procedures, capabilities, and capacities.
• Has demonstrated an aptitude of how to read, interpret, and process all orders utilizing standard documentation such as blueprints, sketches, bills of materials, cut lists, routings, sales orders, or other authorized forms of instructions.
• Has demonstrated an aptitude of how to perform accurate set-ups, including applicable adjustments required to meet specifications.
• Has demonstrated an aptitude of how to calculate and set controls to regulate machining factors such as speed, feed, coolant flow, depth, and angle of cut, or enters commands to retrieve, input, make CNC programs or edit programs. Has demonstrated an aptitude of to perform same in manual mode.
• Has demonstrated an aptitude of how to select, align, and secure tooling, attachments, accessories, or materials.
• Has demonstrated an aptitude of how to properly inspect tooling and accessories.
• Has demonstrated an aptitude of how to properly sharpen tooling.
• Has demonstrated an aptitude of how to observe equipment operation to detect out of tolerance machining and learns how to enter commands to manually adjust as required.
• Has demonstrated an aptitude of how to operate machine manually to perform non-automated functions or when programming is unavailable.
• Has demonstrated an aptitude of how to measure resistivity of materials per specification and how to adjust tolerances accordingly.
• Has demonstrated an aptitude of how to set and operate saw equipment to properly cut raw materials to specified dimensions for further machining operations.
• Has demonstrated an aptitude of how to lay out work by measuring, marking, or scribing dimensions and/or reference points on material or workpiece as guides for subsequent machining.
• Has demonstrated an aptitude of how to plan layout, parts positioning, component fit-up, assembly sequence and equipment necessary to complete job. 
• Must demonstrate an aptitude to work with close tolerances.
• Has demonstrated an aptitude of how to identify various raw or processed materials according to: type, gauge, sizing, or dimension.
• Must demonstrate an aptitude for the use of common, generally accepted measuring devices applicable to the area as required.
• Has demonstrated an aptitude of how to select, set-up, and adjust miscellaneous hand tools and equipment.
• Has demonstrated an aptitude of to straighten, reshape, or re-machine components to specifications.
• Has demonstrated an aptitude of how to verify proof of conformance of finished product to specifications.
• Must be able to follow oral and/or written instructions.
• Has demonstrated an aptitude of how to safely operate fork trucks, handtrucks, or other various equipment to move material or product.
• Has demonstrated an aptitude of principals, capacities, and safety aspects of how to properly select, attach, and move materials.
• Has demonstrated an aptitude of how to perform simple upkeep and/or cleaning of equipment.
• Has demonstrated an aptitude of stock locations and stores excess material properly and in a timely manner.
• Maintains housekeeping standards in compliance with established company policies. 
• Must be able to work with supervision or leadmen to accomplish any given task.
• Assists others as required.

Requirements

 QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: 1 year certificate from a technical school or an accredited journeyman program; and a minimum of 1 year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read, analyze, interpret, and comprehend all forms of written and/or verbal instructions. Ability to write simple correspondence. Effectively able to present information and respond to questions from managers, supervisors, and other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, fractions, decimals, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, angles, and volume. Knowledge of basic concepts of geometry.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to apply a common sense approach and understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. 

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:  Fork lift and overhead crane training and certification required.

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles may require respiratory protection. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud and may require hearing protection.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.