Fab Operate & Setup
About The Position
The Fab Operate & Setup role safely operates, sets up, and maintains machines and related tooling used to produce fabricated parts and subassemblies for filter products. Equipment may include mechanical or hydraulic presses, welders, core lockers, automatic equipment, and parts washers. The position may involve operating and setting up multiple machines at the same time. The employee reads shop packets, work instructions, electronic prints, and other production information to identify materials, tooling, and setup procedures. Duties include preparing and aligning tooling, operating equipment, monitoring production, making adjustments, completing changeovers, and performing prescribed quality checks. The role also involves maintaining equipment and tooling, performing preventive maintenance, transporting materials, completing production records, and keeping the work area clean and safe. For parts-washer operations, the employee checks and adjusts water temperature and solution concentration, monitors the washer, moves tubs and materials, maintains chemical inventory, and disposes of waste in accordance with company and environmental requirements. The job is in an industrial environment with exposure to noise, possible temperature extremes, dirt, tapping fluids, oils, and solvents. Work any shift and overtime as required.
Requirements
- Basic communication skills to receive and convey information about problems encountered while performing job duties.
- Ability to perform basic addition and subtraction using whole numbers and decimals.
- Ability to learn and understand standard operating procedures and basic production techniques.
- Ability to read and write to complete required paperwork and access information on a computer.
- Independent judgment to troubleshoot, audit, and change over different types of equipment.
- Ability to distinguish items by length, width, shape, color, and other characteristics, and to read digital and dial measuring instruments.
- Hand-eye coordination to set up and change over equipment using hand tools and operate gauges and measuring devices.
- Ability to stand for long periods regularly and bend, push, pull, and reach frequently.
- Ability to frequently lift, push, or pull up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to work in an industrial environment with exposure to noise, possible temperature extremes, dirt, tapping fluids, oils, and solvents.
- Ability to read basic product blueprints.
- Maintain a satisfactory attendance and conduct record.
- Work any shift and overtime as required.
Responsibilities
- Safely operate, set up, and maintain presses, welders, core lockers, parts washers, and other production equipment and tooling.
- Read shop packets, work instructions, electronic prints, specification sheets, and other production information to determine materials, tooling, and setup procedures.
- Prepare, install, align, and secure tooling using basic measuring instruments and hand tools.
- Feed material or parts through machines, adjust controls, and monitor equipment to produce conforming parts at an acceptable production rate.
- Operate and change over automatic equipment, with assistance for changeovers when needed.
- Follow safety and environmental requirements, including personal protective equipment and Lockout/Tagout procedures, and ensure equipment and work areas are safe.
- Perform quality checks at prescribed intervals using fixed and hand-operated gauges, calipers, micrometers, and other measuring instruments.
- Complete production tickets, Product Process Records, log books, TPMs, and other required paperwork accurately.
- Safely operate powered industrial equipment; perform visual checks and safety checklists, and change forklift batteries or refill LP gas tanks as required.
- Load and transport steel, parts, skids, tubs, and containers using equipment such as floor jacks and carts, and stack parts into bins.
- Perform Total Preventive Maintenance, including lubricating and cleaning equipment and checking for wear.
- Initiate work orders and coordinate with the Tool Room or Maintenance to correct equipment malfunctions.
- Maintain housekeeping by picking up and disposing of scrap and trash.
- Prepare and operate the parts washer by checking and adjusting water temperature and solution concentration, monitoring its operation, and arranging tub movement.
- Maintain the inventory of parts-washing chemicals and clean the parts washer, disposing of waste according to company and environmental regulations.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
