Bracing Machine Operator

Job Description:

• A Bracing Machine Operator sets up, operates, and maintains specialized machinery to shape metal coils into specific profiles, ensuring production quality and efficiency.
• Key responsibilities include installing roller dies, adjusting machine settings, monitoring for defects, performing routine preventive maintenance, and interpreting blueprints to meet strict dimensional tolerances.

Responsibilities:

• Machine Setup & Operation: Install and align roller dies (tooling) on spindles, load steel/metal coils using cranes or forklifts, and adjust settings for thickness, speed, and shear.
• Production Monitoring: Run the roll-forming line, ensuring continuous material feed, proper lubrication, and accurate cut-to-length functionality.
• Quality Control: Perform first-off inspections, using calipers, micrometers, angle gauges, and tape measures to verify that finished products match blueprints and specs.
• Maintenance & Troubleshooting: Perform daily preventive maintenance (cleaning, oiling, greasing) and troubleshoot issues like jamming, roller wear, or misalignment.
• Safety Adherence: Strict adherence to safety protocols, including machine guarding, lockout/tagout (LOTO), and PPE usage.

Requirements:

• Experience: 2 years of experience in metal fabrication, manufacturing, or specific roll-forming machine operation.
• Technical Skills: Ability to read blueprints, SAP work orders, navigate MES system, and interpret technical drawings.
• Tools: Proficiency in using hand tools (wrenches), measuring instruments (calipers, gauges, tape measure, micrometer), and potentially overhead cranes.
• Physical Strength: Capability to lift materials (often up to 50 lbs) and stand for long periods.

Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED).