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Forge Operator

PPS-HPS
Cleveland, OH Full Time
POSTED ON 6/30/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/13/2026

Seeking Full Time Forge Operators on 1st Shift!

WILLING TO TRAIN!!!! ROOM FOR QUICK ADVANCEMENT! 

Job Requirements:

  • Set up, operate, or tend presses and forging machines to perform heat treatment for production
  • Straightening, bending, cutting, piercing, or other operations to taper, shape, or form metal.
  • Turn handles or knobs to set pressures and depths of ram strokes and to synchronize machine operations.
  • Position and move metal wires or workpieces through a series of dies that compress and shape stock to form die impressions.
  • Measure and inspect machined parts to ensure conformance to product specifications.
  • Set up, operate, or tend presses and forging machines to perform hot or cold forging by flattening, straightening, bending, cutting, piercing, or other operations to taper, shape, or form metal.
  • Turn handles or knobs to set pressures and depths of ram strokes and to synchronize machine operations.
  • Install, adjust, and remove dies, synchronizing cams, forging hammers, and stop guides, using overhead cranes or other hoisting devices, and hand tools.
  • Start machines to produce sample workpieces, and observe operations to detect machine malfunctions and to verify that machine setups conform to specifications.

Job Benefits:

  • Excellent compensation packages
  • Medical, Rx, Dental, Vision, Life
  • Paid Vacation and Holidays
  • 401k
  • Training and Development Opportunities
  • We are willing to train the right individual who is familiar with a manufacturing environment***

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