Cutting Operator

PTC ALLIANCE LLC • Fairbury, IL

1d • $21 - $21 • Onsite

About The Position

The Mill Cutoff Operator Group 2 assists the mill operator with mill changeovers, monitors tube quality, adjusts and maintains equipment, and supports inspection, documentation, and training to help ensure consistent product quality. The role requires adherence to plant safety procedures and the PTC Quality Management System while carrying out production duties in a manufacturing environment.

The position involves monitoring tube dimensions and condition, maintaining cutoff equipment, supporting eddy current setup and the painting unit, assisting the mill loader when possible, keeping heat numbers separate, completing inspection documentation as needed, training new employees, and cleaning plant areas when other duties are not assigned. The role has no direct reports.

The work environment may be hot during summer months, with mill coolant running from tubes and cutoff equipment. The employee may encounter moving mechanical parts and may spend significant time in manufacturing areas where noise levels can be high. Plant safety rules and PPE requirements apply.

Requirements

• Complete all applicable QS/ISO procedures and plant safety procedures and policies.
• Meet the listed qualifications for all levels of production duties.
• Reason through problems involving equipment adjustments.
• Have an average background in math.
• Be able to lift, push, or pull up to 100 pounds.
• Be able to walk, stand, or climb for the entire shift.
• Be able to bend and squat and have full range of all limbs without restrictions.
• Meet the position's vision requirements, including close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Regularly stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear; frequently sit; and occasionally climb or balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Assist the mill operator with mill changeovers.
• Continuously monitor tube quality, including surface condition, I.D. flash, O.D. size, gauge, length, end condition, and straightness.
• Adjust or replace cutoff tooling as needed.
• Lubricate the cutoff, grease bearings, and oil gear boxes as time permits.
• Assist with eddy current setup and maintain the painting unit.
• Help the mill loader when possible.
• Keep heat numbers separate.
• Complete the weld mill final inspection sheet as needed.
• Aid in training new employees.
• Clean plant areas when not directed to perform other work.
• Perform miscellaneous duties as directed.
• Carry out duties in accordance with the applicable PTC Quality Management System policies, procedures, and work instructions.
• Follow applicable plant safety procedures, policies, and PPE requirements.

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Referral bonus
• Annual college scholarship available for children and grandchildren of PTC employees

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed