Summary

Responsible for running multiple products or multiple processes either via a single automate matchine or via multiple machines including robotics that work through multiple steps or completing a process within a production cell.

Duties

• Working in a team environment safely, operating complex production equipment, manufacturing software and tools in the manufacturing and packaging of various products.
• Following of digital work instructions, blueprints, guidelines, diagrams and schematics to ensure product and customer specifications and tolerance levels are met. Interpretation of dashboards and reporting tools.
• Executing equipment calibration, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting and sustained production.
• Makes necessary adjustments to existing equipment, provides continuous feedback for manufacturing process improvement, providing quality control and in-process production testing for the design new equipment.
• Sets up and operates automatic or semi-automatic machines and related equipment in a continuous production/processing operation.
• Monitors meters, gauges, valves, flow ratios, temperatures, pressures, and related controls and guidelines to ensure adherence to production/process specifications.
• Reports any malfunctions or abnormalities and makes minor adjustments and repairs to equipment.
• Performs all work in accordance with established safety procedures.
• Set up and operate, in an efficient timely manner, a wide range of machine tools, such as mill-turns, mills, lathes, and grinders, powder presses on a diverse range of product involving difficult operations, aerospace tolerances, and complex shapes.
• Align and secure tooling, holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, or materials onto machines.  Setting up and modifying program for Robot and/or Vision Systems.  Write product specific and robot programs by material master.
• Modify programs in response to problems.
• Work from and read blueprints as well as setting and checking work to various quality control gages.
• Use Keyance, Optical Guide Post (OGP) and Optical comparator to check advanced quality parameters.
• Troubleshooting, determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. Adjusting program in PLC to manipulate part to specification.
• Confer with engineering, supervisory, or manufacturing personnel to exchange technical information.
• Complete all necessary documentation, electronic data entries and communications accurately and timely.
• Move all materials, either physically or mechanically, necessary to complete assignments
• Perform inspection of machined products by selecting and setting up precision gaging to ensure external and internal quality specifications and requirements
• Adhere to and follow all company safety policies and procedures to assure commitment to 100% safe work environment.
• Support the Lean Enterprise initiatives and continuously strive to improve customer satisfaction through improved quality, reduction in waste and improved productivity.
• Modify existing equipment and helping design new equipment for continual manufacturing process improvement, providing quality control and in-process production testing.

Experience

• High School Diploma required.
• 1-3 years of experience
• Requires vocational training or the equivalent experience and may require external certification but typically does not require
a university degree.
• Preferred technical knowledge - apprenticeship/technical certifications/Associates degree or 1 to 3 years of hands-on experience with: CNC, Robotics, Manufacturing controls and systems.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Strong Knowledge in manufacturing safety, technical manufacturing (Blueprint, machining math, written communications), business acumen, basic computer skills, PLC, HMI. Hands-on working knowledge of CNC, Robotics, Manufacturing controls and systems.
• Proven abilities in critical thinking capabilities for trouble shooting, problem solving, continuous and quality control.
• Interpersonal skills with good communication working in team environment. 
• Advanced knowledge of blueprint reading and GD&T methods of dimensioning, as well as proper use and care of precision measurement tools
• Proficient in shop math, including geometry and conversions Trigonometry
•  Receive verbal and written information
• Proficient on the computer with experience in MS Office and HMI Systems
• Understand written instructions and be willing and able to communicate those instructions to others
• Read process instructions and drawings and recognize/attend to details
• Has working knowledge and skills to perform a defined set of analytical/scientific methods or operational processes.
• Applies experience and skills to complete assigned work within own area of expertise.
• Performs specialized technical tasks required to support operations (e.g., IT development, research support, skilled trade)

Complexity

• Works within standard operating procedures and/or scientific methods.
• Works with a moderate degree of supervision.

** MUST BE ABLE TO WORK ANY SHIFT **