Weld Equipment Setup Operator

KMC Stampings • Port Washington, WI

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About The Position

KMC Stampings is a metal fabricator with engineering and tooling expertise and a continuous-improvement focus. The company describes a safe, family-oriented environment and hands-on training through a progressive training program, with opportunities for employees to expand their knowledge of machinery, setups, tools and dies, and engineering.

The Weld Equipment Setup Operator safely and efficiently operates resistance welding and assembly equipment to produce parts at the required rate and accurately to print. The role also performs packaging and basic material-handling duties, moves materials and tooling within the department, maintains equipment through weekly preventive-maintenance tasks, and helps train and guide new Weld Equipment Operators.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED, and three to six months of relevant manufacturing experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to perform arithmetic with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals, including counting, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Ability to read and comprehend instructions, specifications, and memos.
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers and other employees.
• Ability to use a computer and enter data.
• Ability to interpret part prints.
• Ability to accurately measure manufactured parts using basic metrology equipment such as calipers and micrometers.

Responsibilities

• Operate resistance welders and Pemserter equipment, and perform manual assembly safely and effectively to meet standard rates.
• Follow defined quality procedures and use and care for metrology equipment to ensure parts meet quality requirements.
• Assist with machine setup as necessary.
• Accurately record labor, inventory, and job data in the ERP system.
• Move material and tooling using carts and pallet jacks.
• Perform weekly preventive-maintenance tasks and submit maintenance work orders promptly.
• Assist with training operators as necessary.
• Perform packaging duties.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package.
• PPO and CDHP health plan options; the CDHP plan has no plan premiums.
• Four-day work week with a three-day weekend.
• Dental and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Educational assistance and mentorship program.
• Paid vacation time, personal time, and 10 paid holidays.
• Company-paid life insurance and AD&D coverage.
• Company-paid disability insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Quarterly employee lunches and annual events.
• Employee recognition programs.
• PPE reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED