Laser Operator Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED, or three to six months of related manufacturing experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to follow written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and address problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Certified forklift training and certified crane training.
• Ability to operate laser machinery and use measuring equipment, hand tools, digital readout veneer, and plug gauges.
• Knowledge of carton packaging and lift operations.
• Ability to stand for long periods, bend and stoop consistently, regularly lift or carry 25–50 pounds, and regularly grip, grasp, or twist with hands and wrists.
• Ability to wear required safety equipment, including steel-toed shoes with skid-resistant soles, safety glasses, and hearing protection.
• Ability to work a twelve-hour shift, climb stairs with loads, operate hand-held power tools, and monitor quality using calculations or measuring, if required.
• Ability to understand hazardous communication and safety information.

Responsibilities

• Read work orders and follow oral instructions to determine which materials or containers to move.
• Check shop order specifications and WIP records, and verify that staged material tag numbers match the master shop orders.
• Move materials from storage or work sites to designated areas and load them onto load tables using a forklift or crane; confirm material and packaging match the shop order.
• Operate industrial trucks, cranes, or electric hoists to load or move materials and products.
• Set up and operate laser machinery, beginning automatic laser operations after changeover is complete.
• Review shop orders for customer, quantity, material and packaging requirements, tube characteristics, and special quality notes.
• Document information on the Daily Finishing Production Report or in WIP; record measurement results and attach completed quality check sheets to orders.
• Visually inspect materials for nonconforming conditions and physical defects.
• Perform dimensional inspections of product characteristics specified by shop orders or customer prints, ensuring measurements meet contract requirements and tolerances.
• Enter pass/fail results in WIP and print and tag products with appropriate inventory numbers.
• Scrap nonconforming product and adjust machines until product is acceptable.