Fab Technician - Switch

Southern States, LLC•Hampton, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This role coordinates the activities of workers operating various machines (Beamline, Peddinghaus, Geka press) and optimizes setups to manufacture parts or products. The technician will read and interpret technical data, develop and optimize machine programs, improve production methods, and ensure quality standards are met. This position also involves working with engineering and production control, preparing tools, inspecting work, assigning daily goals, ordering supplies, assisting with maintenance, performing preventative maintenance, and training operators.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
1-3 months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to add and subtract whole numbers, fractions and decimals.
Ability to use simple mathematical devices, such as, calculators, scales, measuring tapes, etc.

Responsibilities

Reads and interprets blueprints, work center schedules, sketches, and related technical data to determine tooling requirements, setup procedures, control settings, production methods and sequences.
Develops new part programs utilizing machine tool programming software or utilizing the machine tool control.
Optimizes existing part programs and setups to reduce cycle times.
Develops, recommends, and implements measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product.
Works with engineering through the VIP program to insure drawings are correct and suggest changes that reduce quality defects and cycle times.
Works with Production Control and Manufacturing Engineering group to make the necessary changes to any work orders that are routed incorrectly.
Prepares and pre-sets all tools needed for fabricating operations for adherence to quality standards.
Able to move work from one cell to another if and when one machine may go down to insure production goals are met.
Inspects all work from three different work centers to insure parts are to print before they are sent out to galvanizer to prevent rework.
Prints out work center daily schedules and assigns clear daily goal to insure each work center is on track to meet assigned production goals.
Order the simple shop supplies that are needed to run the daily work centers while maintaining their monthly budget.
Assists and coordinates maintenance activities to resolve machine tool downtime.
Conducts and monitors machine preventative maintenance checks.
Coordinates, establish, and assist training operators to maintain a flexible workforce.