Machine Operator - Stretch Press
About The Position
The Machine Operator sets up and operates a stretch press to bend and form metal according to work orders, blueprints, drawings, or layouts. The role supports the organization’s commitments to safety, quality, compliance, and continuous improvement while following company policies, AS9100 requirements, customer requirements, applicable regulatory standards, export control regulations, and ethical business practices. Employees are expected to maintain a safe work environment, protect company and customer information, and contribute to organizational objectives. The position requires the ability to read work instructions and technical drawings in English, perform basic calculations, use measuring tools, safely operate machinery and hand tools, identify quality concerns, and complete production and quality documentation. Work takes place in an industrial manufacturing environment and involves standing and walking for extended periods, frequent bending, reaching, pushing, pulling, and lifting materials weighing up to 50 pounds. Required personal protective equipment must be worn. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Requirements
- Ability to read and understand work instructions, blueprints, drawings, and specifications in English.
- Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations and accurately interpret measurements.
- Ability to use basic measuring tools, such as calipers, micrometers, and tape measures.
- Ability to safely operate machinery and hand tools.
- Ability to recognize defects, dimensional issues, and other quality concerns.
- Ability to accurately complete production and quality documentation.
- Ability to follow established safety procedures, work instructions, and production schedules.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
- Ability to work independently and effectively as part of a team.
- Dependable attendance and punctuality.
- Ability to stand and walk for extended periods.
- Ability to frequently bend, reach, push, pull, and lift.
- Ability to lift and move materials and parts weighing up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to work in an industrial manufacturing environment with exposure to machinery and noise.
- Ability to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Compliance with company policies, AS9100 requirements, customer requirements, applicable regulatory standards, export control regulations, and ethical business practices.
Nice To Haves
- Previous manufacturing, machine operation, fabrication, or aerospace experience.
- Previous experience operating a stretch press or similar forming equipment.
- Experience working with aluminum sheet metal or other aerospace materials.
- Aerospace manufacturing experience.
- Experience using precision measuring equipment.
- Familiarity with lean manufacturing and quality practices.
- Previous experience working from aerospace specifications or customer requirements.
Responsibilities
- Maintain a safe and positive working environment.
- Set stops on the machine bed, change dies, and adjust components.
- Operate the stretch press according to specifications.
- Select and position die sets, including flat, block, radius, or special-purpose dies, into the ram and bed using a hoist, crane, measuring instruments, and hand tools.
- Install, align, and secure gears, holding fixtures, and dies to the machine bed using gauges, templates, and hand tools.
- Inspect workpieces for defects.
- Lift, position, and secure workpieces between the machine dies using a crane.
- Lubricate the stretch press.
- Follow established safety procedures, work instructions, and production schedules.
- Accurately complete production and quality documentation.
- Protect company and customer information and comply with applicable company, quality, customer, regulatory, and export-control requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
