Machine Operator Composite Edger Operator

Job Description:

General Responsibilities:

Perform various duties to set-up and operate a variety of equipment including Skive Line, various roll straighteners, unreeling and re-reeling equipment, resistance butt welder and electric vacuum annealing furnaces, following standard methods, practices and procedures.

Responsibilities:

• Work from bar code daily plan, work schedules, customer satisfaction assurance system sheets, other written or verbal instructions.

• Check coil tags at each operation to assure proper information and coil identity. Load coil on to pay-off reel and through edging line and unload off of take up.

• Use overhead hoist to place racks of bi- metal coils into floor level annealing. Input required data into programmed controller. Operation is automatic; furnace cycles and shuts off automatically. Monitor operation by means of temperature recording charts. Use hoist to unload. Between loads, check furnace for broken elements, damaged seals, insulation, etc. Observe color and brightness of annealed stock.

• Load coils of stock on pay off reel Edging Machine. Thread material through processing equipment. Select proper tooling, spacers, guides and rollers and make necessary adjustments to obtain required edge quality. Cut out large defects caused by chatter and form coil as required. Re-work coils that have chatter. Maintain required production records.

• Use chopper to dispose of scrap materials. Grease machines and maintain oil levels with proper oils; change oil and filters, tester transducers as required.

• Detect and report unsafe or defective equipment or material, unusual situations to the supervisor. Maintain area and equipment in a neat and orderly manner.

• Observe and obey all safety rules, regulations and practices.

• Perform other similar or related duties as assigned or directed.

Climate:

Demanding, fast-paced position resulting from deadline pressures, simultaneous competing demands and changing priorities.

Requirements:

• Knowledge of charts, specifications, and micrometers

• 1-2 years experience preferred

• Use of numbers including decimals

• Light physical effort required, equivalent to lifting, pushing, pulling 5 to 25 pounds

• High School diploma or GED equivalent