Laser Operator II

DAKOTALAND MANUFACTURING•Sioux Falls, SD

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The laser machine operator position safely performs laser cutting for a variety of organizational manufacturing needs. The person in this position must always support and promote the company Vision, Mission and Values, using UPSCALE as the foundation.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Minimum of 1 year of manufacturing experience.
Working experience on multiple brands of CNC machines.
Some drawing and reading comprehension skills.
Ability to inspect flat laser cut parts with precision inspection equipment.
Must have some understanding of drawing notations.
Possess knowledge of and ability to identify fabrication industry metals.
Ability to learn or have some working knowledge of NC machine code.
Capable of altering or writing programs on the NC control console.
Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
Self-sufficient in all areas of responsibility.
Ability to work well as a team member and delegate work flow as needed.
Understanding and support of Dakotaland Manufacturing policies and procedures.
Safety conscious behavior.
Must be forklift certified.
Regularly required to talk and hear.
Standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day.
Frequently lift and/or move items over 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Wear a fit-tested respirator if required.
Will work in a fast paced industrial environment wearing hearing protection, vision protection, steel-toed shoes and other appropriate protective cloth
Normal memory, taking into consideration the amount and type of information.

Nice To Haves

Training in general safety, electrostatic discharge awareness, foreign object damage, awareness and quality system awareness preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform typical laser cutting operations.
Select proper cutting programs, flex entry points, and program at control.
Establish proper stop location, adjust cutting parameters to obtain optimal cut quality.
Make proper set-ups for optimal cutting operations.
Perform prescribed maintenance as required.
Perform all dimensional inspections.
Detect and report defective materials or questionable conditions to the department supervisor.
Maintain daily dust collector service and associated logbook in assigned area and report equipment deficiencies.
Perform minor maintenance and cleaning of cutting equipment and work area in accordance with company standards and manufactures machine recommendations.
Perform some machine alignments procedures, optic cleaning to keep equipment at peak operating Performance.
Operate tube laser.
Perform preventative maintenance as prescribed for tube laser.
May work at different workstations as production needs require.