Job Requirements
Examine completed workpieces for defects, such as chipped edges or marred surfaces and sort defective pieces according to types of flaws. Set stops on machine beds, change dies, and adjust components, such as rams or power presses, when making multiple or successive passes. Start machines, monitor their operations, and record operational data. Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material. Test and adjust machine speeds or actions, according to product specifications, using gauges and hand tools. Install, align, and lock specified punches, dies, cutting blades, or other fixtures in rams or beds of machines, using gauges, templates, feelers, shims, and hand tools. Read work orders or production schedules to determine specifications, such as materials to be used, locations of cutting lines, or dimensions and tolerances. Position guides, stops, holding blocks, or other fixtures to secure and direct workpieces, using hand tools and measuring devices. Position, align, and secure workpieces against fixtures or stops on machine beds or on dies. Adjust ram strokes of presses to specified lengths, using hand tools. Clean and lubricate machines. Mark identifying data on workpieces. Clean work area. Plan sequences of operations, applying knowledge of physical properties of workpiece materials. Turn controls to set cutting speeds, feed rates, or table angles for specified operations. Scribe reference lines on workpieces as guides for cutting operations, according to blueprints, templates, sample parts, or specifications. Place workpieces on cutting tables, manually or using hoists, cranes, or sledges. Set blade tensions, heights, and angles to perform prescribed cuts, using wrenches.
Other Experience and Qualifications: Physical Demands: Maximum lifting requirement (pounds): 100 (infrequently), 50 (frequently). Maximum moving requirement (pounds): 250 (with assistance). Maintaining physical condition necessary for the following: Frequent standing, walking, kneeling, crouching, stooping, squatting, and twisting upper body; occasional climbing or sitting. Working at heights off the ground: Not applicable. Vision requirements: Close, distance, and peripheral vision; depth perception. Work Environment: Work location(s): Metal fabrication/welding/assembly shop, plant grounds. Exposure to: Hot objects (burns), glare (flashing), sparks and flying objects (metal chips and scale), fumes, airborne particles, toxic/caustic chemicals, moving mechanical parts/equipment, wet/humid (non-weather) conditions, inclement weather conditions, moving mechanical equipment, and noise levels of 85dBA or above. Personal protective equipment requirement: Safety glasses, ANSI safety shoes. Other protective clothing including gloves, outerwear and ear protection as necessary. Additional equipment as per job site requirements. Position Requirements: Key skills, abilities and knowledge: Working knowledge of metal fabricating/forming practices and processes. Working knowledge of operating procedures for press brake and Ring Roller. Ability to read and understand job specifications, shop drawings, and blueprints. Ability to perform intermediate math computations associated with metal fabrication. Knowledge of properties of structural metals and related items. Skill in using and maintaining fabricating equipment and related tools of the trade including scales, protractors, fixed angle and radii gauges. Knowledge of occupational hazards and the ability to follow safe work practices. Ability to communicate and work effectively with others. Experiential: Five or more years of specific fabricating machine (as assigned) experience. Educational: Formal apprenticeship training is desirable but not essential. Certificates, Licenses: Forklift operator certification. Other: Medical approval required where applicable eye examination to operate laser.
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