Punch Press Setup Operator- 1st Shift

Eaton’s ES GEIS CHD division is currently seeking a Punch Press Setup Operator- 1st Shift. The hourly rate for this position is $25.18 per hour.

What You’ll Do

• Setup and operate drilling and tapping machines, multi-press, and punch press operations for a wide range of job shop work including blanking, punching, piercing, notching, embossing, forming, bending and related operations on bar strips or continuous rolls of prescribed materials.
• Setup, adjust and operate dial presses and related equipment.
• Setup and operate riveting, swedge and wedge nut assembly equipment.
• Manually fill and monitor feeder bowls, magazine and unload station with specified parts to insure continuous operation of equipment.
• Label, close and load boxes to containers and/or pallets as directed.
• Select and set die sets or punch and die members in the press and align as necessary.
• Secure dies in place on bed or in ram.
• Determine and set stroke of the ram.
• Adjust air on mechanical knock-out devices.
• For automatic operations, setup automatic feeder to position metal under ram, synchronize action of feeder bar or punch rollers with feed and take off conveyor and automatic action of ram, position clamp feed guides and thread and position metal strips from play-out reel through pinch rollers, through the die and into the scrap cutter.
• Check setup to insure tightness of all bolts and clamps.
• Adjust any safety devices.
• Check work with samples, scales, calipers, micrometers and fixed gauges to close tolerances. Determine when punch and dies are in need of repair.
• Prepare move tickets.
• Use hand truck to move material, parts and finished product as necessary.
• Perform Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) activities such as minor maintenance that includes cleaning, inspection, minor lubrication and tightening loose bolts. Administer the 5-S’s, including sweeping and mopping of floors around machine perimeter.
• Maintain visual controls and Material Replenishment System (MRS).
• Detect faulty operation or defective material; report all unusual conditions to supervisor. Duties involve judgment and some planning and making decisions as to sequence of operations or procedures within limits of standard or recognized methods and established precedent.
  
  
  

Qualifications

Basic (Required) Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) certificate.
• A Minimum of two (2) years of machine operation/set-up experience required.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• No relocation benefit is offered for this position. Only candidates residing within the immediate geographic area (50 miles) of Syracuse, NY will be considered for this position
  
  
  

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