What are the responsibilities and job description for the LASER & SHEAR OPERATOR - 3rd SHIFT position at Kalamazoo Fabricating?
Location:
Kalamazoo, MI
Job Id: 389
The Laser and Shear position is responsible for the quality of work, productivity, attendance/punctuality, safety, flexibility, working without supervision, and general housekeeping. This is a 3rd shift position.
Qualifications
- Dedication to excellence and a quality output.
- The ability to power up Laser, enter programs and power down.
- Able to select right material, thickness and size.
- Must be able to read and interpret blueprints, list of materials and routers.
- Must be able to maintain customer quality and delivery.
- General math skills.
- General understanding of manufacturing principles and procedures.
- Follow work instructions and maintain paperwork flow.
- Perform routine equipment set-up and maintenance.
- Must be able to operate the overhead crane and all other lifting devices and tools including a fork truck.
- Set up back stud area and material thickness gauge.
- Experience: will have two to three years’ minimum experience in a manufacturing environment, running and programming Lasers and Shears.
Responsibilities
- Promote excellence throughout the department and plant.
- Responsible for tagging and labeling of materials and parts.
- Perform other tasks as required by the supervisor (experience with Press Brake and Roll operations is a plus)
- Must be able to conduct themselves in a safe manner.
- Maintain a safe and clean work area.
- Work effectively without supervision
- Be familiar with construction and operation of shop equipment and maintain it.
- Quality control own work and final quality check of products.
- Continuous improvement is expected in all critical activities such as overall product quality and appearance, safety and productivity.
- The employee will supply all the basic tools required to perform the job
- The employee must be committed to achieving customer quality and delivery requirements.
- Must be able to perform basic quality measurements to ensure product is dimensional correct.
Physical Requirements
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.