Set up Operator

Electromac•Bowling Green, KY

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Cannon Automotive Solutions, a division of Cleveland-Cliffs Tooling and Stamping, is hiring a Set up Operator for its Bowling Green, Kentucky stamping facility. The role is responsible for changing over various tonnage presses, setting dies, and maintaining dies in clean, proper working condition. The successful candidate will have prior cold-stamping experience, be self-motivated, and thrive in a fast-paced work environment. The position involves operating conventional or computer numerically controlled machine tools to cut, bore, grind, and shape parts; inspecting and finishing dies; conducting test runs and adjusting tools or dies so parts meet specifications; and using tools and equipment to measure, mark, position, and secure materials. The operator studies blueprints, sketches, models, and specifications to plan fabrication operations and determine dimensions, shapes, and tolerances. Cleveland-Cliffs offers a total compensation package that includes top pay with variable compensation opportunity, health insurance, a retirement plan, education assistance, paid time off, and other benefits. The company provides reasonable accommodations during the employment process and is an equal opportunity, drug-free workplace that conducts pre-employment screening.

Requirements

Professional technical training in die setting or equivalent experience.
Experience with high-tonnage press operation and die setting.
Ability to work with medium to heavy tools and equipment.
Ability to lift up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment performing repetitive tasks.
Ability to find and document relevant information and knowledge of computers.
Ability to retain information and communicate effectively.

Nice To Haves

Ability to read work orders and blueprints.

Responsibilities

Change large and small press dies on the plant floor and maintain dies in clean, proper working condition.
Conduct test runs with completed tools or dies, ensuring parts meet specifications and making adjustments as needed.
Use tools such as power saws, power shears, rules, and hand tools.
Use hoists, vises, V-blocks, or angle plates to lift, position, and secure machined parts.
Inspect finished dies for smoothness, contour conformity, and defects.
Measure, mark, and scribe metal for machining using instruments such as protractors, micrometers, scribes, and rulers.
Select metals based on properties such as hardness and heat tolerance.
Set up and operate conventional or CNC machine tools, including lathes, milling machines, and grinders, to cut, bore, grind, or otherwise shape parts to specified dimensions and finishes.
Smooth and polish flat and contoured surfaces using scrapers, abrasive stones, files, emery cloths, or power grinders.
Study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan fabrication sequences for tools, dies, or assemblies.
Visualize and calculate dimensions, sizes, shapes, and tolerances of assemblies based on specifications.