Position Summary

Ensures the safe operation of an automatic vertical band saw. Cuts steel stock to correct length and measurements.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Reads and interprets basic blue prints. Completes daily stock inventory reports. Maintains proper inventory levels of materials Unload raw materials from semi-trucks and store material. Uses iron working for punching as appropriate. Maintains equipment and ensures work area is clean and safe at all times. Performs basic preventative maintenance on saw equipment. Assures compliance with appropriate safety practices and procedures and with applicable federal, State and local codes, OSHA regulations and requirements Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations. Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed. Operates forklift. Knowledge of trade tools, equipment, materials, tape measure, methods and techniques used in safe band saw operation. Knowledge of Lock-out/Tag-out procedures.

Position / Candidate Requirements:

High school diploma or G.E.D. Certificate; experience using a band saw Mechanically inclined. Prioritize, schedule, and review work. Effectively and safely operate a variety of assigned tools and equipment. Interpret blueprints, shop drawings, sketches and work orders to others. Understand and follow oral and written directions; communicate effectively both orally and in writing. Work independently with little direction. Meet schedules and time lines. Maintain routine records. Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others. Operate a forklift

Physical Demands:

Work is performed while standing, sitting and/or walking. Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing. Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations. Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching. Requires the ability to lift, carry, push or pull medium weights, up to 75 pounds Requires activities involving being around moving machinery, exposure to marked changes in temperature and humidity, and exposure to dust, fumes and gases.

Education:

High school diploma or G.E.D. Certificate; 1+ years of experience using a band saw

 

Abilities

Lifts at least 100 pounds at one time and 60 pounds for an extended period of time. Relocates a 12 foot stepladder without assistance. Works at various heights up to 60 feet and can climb and maintain balance on scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks and all types of ladders. Walks, climbs, lifts, squats, crawls, kneels, pushes, pulls and reaches overhead on a routine and repetitive basis. Possess good vision (may be corrected vision), the ability to see in color, and the ability to hear and communicate in English. May use a standard ladder without exceeding the weight limit while carrying tools. Tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.  It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. Combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). See details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

 

Applicants for this position may be required to obtain or provide proof of flu shots or of other vaccinations depending on customer requirements and nature of the position or demonstrate a valid basis for exception.

 

EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled
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