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Plate Saw Operator

SCHUPAN & SONS INC
Kalamazoo, MI Full Time
POSTED ON 4/23/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/22/2026

Title
Plate Saw Operator 2nd Shift
Classification 
Non-Exempt (overtime eligible)
Reports to
Shift Supervisor
Position Type and Expected Work Hours 
Full-time
2nd shift: Monday - Friday 2pm - 10:30pm; overtime and Saturdays as needed
 

About Schupan

We've been creating sustainable material solutions since 1968.
At Schupan, we want to positively impact our people, community, and planet every day. Join our team and find a career where you can grow and receive competitive wages, benefits, and monthly incentives.
You will be part of a team that's building a more resourceful future. Find your purpose and your career at Schupan.com.

CORE VALUES
We believe our core values foster a culture of excellence through growth. Schupan expects all employees to perform their job duties and consistently follow the code of conduct, by exhibiting behaviors that reflect: Integrity, Empowerment, Sustainability, and Compassion.

Benefits
We believe our employees make us the best. Some benefits of working at Schupan:

  • People-first culture
  • Career advancement and growth opportunities
  • Weekly pay
  • Discretionary bonuses available: safety and attendance bonus, end-of-year bonus, monthly gas bonus
  • PTO and 401k and match eligibility available Day 1
  • Medical, dental, company paid employee only dental, dental for dependents, company paid core vision for employee and family (available 1st of the month after hire)
  • HSA, FSA, wellness premium discount
  • Company-paid group life and AD&D, voluntary life, short and long-term disability
  • Pet insurance, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement, and EAP, among others

 

SUMMARY 
The Plate Saw Operator ensures efficient saw operation by handling material cutting, organization, and distribution, while also supporting packaging, raw material supply, truck unloading, and production/fabrication activities.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS 
•    Utilize machinery for the transfer and cutting of material.
•    Read production schedule, customer order, work order, shipping order and determine items to be moved, gathered, or distributed (by forklift or other means necessary).
•    Maintain a safe working environment and continually follow MIOSHA, or applicable federal, state, and local guidelines.
•    Measure finished parts with precision tools, such as tape measure and calipers, ensuring compliance with function, quality, and cosmetic specifications.
•    Must have basic math skills in order to comprehend decimals and fractions.
•    Operate forklifts to load, unload, and transport materials within the facility.
•    Fill work orders or requests for material.
•    Assemble customer orders from stock and place orders on pallets or shelves.
•    Locate material in our inventory system.
•    Deliver Packages to the staging area.
•    Retrieve material and items from receiving or production areas to storage or to other designated areas.
•    Comply with mandated ISO quality procedures at all times and assist with periodic review of related policies and procedures.
•    Maintain cleanliness of work area.
•    Must be able to handle high stress situations.
•    Maintains regular and predictable attendance.
•    Exhibits values that reflect the company core values: Integrity, Empowerment, Sustainability and Compassion.
•    Perform other duties as assigned.

 

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS STATEMENT 

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 

Qualifications:

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
 

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE 
•    Minimum 1 year of experience working in an industrial, or similar, setting.
•    Prior forklift experience (preferred), or ability to become certified in fork-lift operation.
•    Prior experience performing data entry using a computer.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

•    Routinely required to stand and walk; use hands to handle and feel; reach with arms and hands; as well as climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl 
•    Routinely performs repetitive movements such as bending, twisting, reaching, lifting and pulling
•    Routinely lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 pounds 
•    Specific vision requirements include depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
•    Must be able to wear all necessary safety equipment.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

•    Routinely work in a noisy (company-provided hearing protection is required) and non-temperature-controlled environment.
•    Able to work in an environment where lock-out/tag-out is a standard safety practice.
•    Routinely work in environment with gas-powered and other forklifts and machinery.

 

The company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the company may deem appropriate.
 

Equal Opportunity Employer: Schupan believes our coworkers must be able to enjoy a work environment free from all forms of employment discrimination. The Company embraces individual differences and does not discriminate against any coworker or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, veteran status, height, weight, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law. This policy of nondiscrimination applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, benefits, and training.

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