What are the responsibilities and job description for the Grinding and Press Set-Up & Machine Operator position at Nemco Food Equipment?
Description
Nemco is a family-owned business, since 1976, that manufactures food equipment for the fast food, convenience, restaurant, and entire foodservice industry. Nemco strives to be an employer of choice by focusing on six core values and a positive, family culture. Our six core values are: Respect Others, Do the Right Thing, Embrace Learning, Be Agile, WOW Customers and Create Awesome.
Job Description
Nemco Food Equipment is committed to the manufacturing and on-time delivery of sharpened and punched blades to the assembly operations. In this job, you will work in a production environment, working with blade stock that is on a spool and goes through an abrasive grinder to rough grind and finish grind blades and punching them to desired lengths. After an initial training period, productivity and quality requirements must be met. Durations of set-ups and run times will vary. Tasks require eye-hand coordination, manual dexterity, and the use of both hands and arms on a repetitive basis for a full range of motion. Set-up experience is a must.
Key Responsibilities
Qualifications
Standing: Most tasks are performed in a standing position with intermittent walking.
Lifting: Infrequent lifting items weighing up to 80 lbs.
Walking: Frequent walking short distances (less than 1/8 mile).
Carrying: Occasional carrying of bulky items weighing up to 50 lbs. short distances.
Pushing: Use manual hand truck and carts to occasionally move skids or parts short distances.
Pulling: Use of manual hand truck and carts to occasionally move skids or parts short distances.
Bending: Occasional bending required to perform a variety of tasks.
Reaching: Frequent reaching to inspect equipment and make adjustments
Handling: Frequent handling of parts ranging in weight from 5 lbs. to 10 lbs.
Gripping: Frequent gripping of parts.
Work Schedule
Nemco is a family-owned business, since 1976, that manufactures food equipment for the fast food, convenience, restaurant, and entire foodservice industry. Nemco strives to be an employer of choice by focusing on six core values and a positive, family culture. Our six core values are: Respect Others, Do the Right Thing, Embrace Learning, Be Agile, WOW Customers and Create Awesome.
Job Description
Nemco Food Equipment is committed to the manufacturing and on-time delivery of sharpened and punched blades to the assembly operations. In this job, you will work in a production environment, working with blade stock that is on a spool and goes through an abrasive grinder to rough grind and finish grind blades and punching them to desired lengths. After an initial training period, productivity and quality requirements must be met. Durations of set-ups and run times will vary. Tasks require eye-hand coordination, manual dexterity, and the use of both hands and arms on a repetitive basis for a full range of motion. Set-up experience is a must.
Key Responsibilities
- Follow work order routings and properly complete associated paperwork in accordance with set procedures.
- Be able to complete all aspects of job set-up, including selecting the program, calculating and applying offsets, reading a print, measuring the part for conformance and applying any adjustments needed.
- Be able to troubleshoot for various unsatisfactory conditions with blade sharpening and punching, including changing tooling, feed and speeds and identifying issues with equipment performance.
- Be able to manage tooling inventory.
- Perform first piece inspect of manufactured parts to meet blue-print specifications and tolerances, and adjust setups accordingly to ensure a quality product is produced
- Train new operators in the setup and operation of equipment, as required
- Train to be proficient on various machines with low supervision and or crew leader instruction
- Responsible for communicating to the Supervisor and or crew leader all machine related issues (i.e. machine down or damage to equipment) and or part availability
- Learn the jobs and the Nemco way.
Qualifications
- Ability to set up and operate machinery.
- Ability to read blueprints and to follow specific written instructions and procedures.
- Detail oriented and possess strong time management skills
- Ability to use measuring tools.
- Ability to keep workspace clean and organized.
- Operate forklift safely.
- Experience as a machine set-up and operator in a production environment preferred.
- Ability to lift up to 80 pounds occasionally.
Standing: Most tasks are performed in a standing position with intermittent walking.
Lifting: Infrequent lifting items weighing up to 80 lbs.
Walking: Frequent walking short distances (less than 1/8 mile).
Carrying: Occasional carrying of bulky items weighing up to 50 lbs. short distances.
Pushing: Use manual hand truck and carts to occasionally move skids or parts short distances.
Pulling: Use of manual hand truck and carts to occasionally move skids or parts short distances.
Bending: Occasional bending required to perform a variety of tasks.
Reaching: Frequent reaching to inspect equipment and make adjustments
Handling: Frequent handling of parts ranging in weight from 5 lbs. to 10 lbs.
Gripping: Frequent gripping of parts.
Work Schedule
- 1st Shift 5:00 am-3:30 pm (10 hour shift) Monday- Thursday Subject to Change