What are the responsibilities and job description for the Saw Operator position at A&B Packing Equipment, Inc.?
About us
A&B Packing Equipment Inc is a global leader in turnkey automation solutions for cleaning, grading and packing equipment across the agricultural industry. Our engineered systems produce the fastest, most gentle and accurate way to process product from start to finish. As an industry standard, A&B Packing Equipment has strategically positioned themselves across the globe to ensure the highest level of customer satisfaction and have the best opportunity to capture emerging markets. As our business continues to grow, we are happy to have you join our team.
Under minimal supervision, the Saw Operator loads, unloads, and moves materials within the shop near the saw. Recognizes correct material and saw to use for customer and/or job specifications.
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Sets up and operates metal-sawing machines, such as hacksaw, band saw, circular saw, friction saw, and rubber-disk saw to cut metal stock to dimensions: Reads job order for specifications, such as material, type, and size of stock, and dimensions to be cut.
- Obtains and transfers stock to machine, manually or with hoist.
- Installs saw blade and sets blade tension and cutting speed for specified operation.
- Sets saw blade angle to obtain desired angle cuts, using wrench.
- Sets stops and guides to control dimension of cut, using steel rule and wrenches.
- Positions and secures stock against stops or in feeding device.
- Turns valve to start flow of coolant against cutting area.
- Starts machine and observes operation.
- Measures work for conformance to specifications, using rule.
- Marks identifying data on work piece.
- Replaces defective cutting blade or wheel, using hand tools.
- May be required to have experience with custom or production work or with particular material, product, size of work piece, or type or trade name of machine and be designated accordingly.
Skills and Abilities
- Ability to succeed while handling multiple tasks and responsibilities
- Proven problem solving abilities
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints
- Must be able to use precision measuring instruments and gages
- Must have strong math and troubleshooting proficiency
- Self-motivated with a results-driven approach
- Good communication skills (verbal and written) and basic computer skills
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $16.00 - $19.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- manufacturing: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $16 - $19