Machine Operator - 2nd Shift

Role Summary/Purpose

Essential Responsibilities

• Must be able to work from detail part drawings, work orders, set ups, tooling, process and operation instruction sheets, and digital program.
• Set up and operate 2-axis lathes and operate 4-axis lathes on a wide range of products, receiving assistance from programmer or supervisor if needed.
• Review parts program file and select set tools in tool holder, turret, or cross slide location.
• Operate control console to enter program data, back off tool offsets, and check out with dry run. Edit the program as required.
• Unload bar stock from delivery truck with overhead crane and place in intermediate storage area.
• Load part, sequence each tool, enter offset adjustment data, and continue trails (as required) to produce piece meeting drawing specifications.
• Inspect parts periodically in accordance with established frequency, for conformance to quality and engineering specifications, making offsets (as required) to compensate for tool wear.
• Indicate work to detect and eliminate run out.
• Tolerances are very strict and involve a demand for squareness, concentricity, and parallelism.