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Fab Technician - Switch

Southern States, LLC
Posted 2 days ago, valid for 17 days
Location

Hampton, VA, US

Salary

Competitive

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The job involves coordinating activities of workers operating machines such as Beamline, Peddinghaus, and Geka press to optimize production processes.
  • Essential responsibilities include reading blueprints, developing part programs, and implementing measures to improve production methods and quality.
  • The position requires a high school diploma or GED and 1-3 months of related experience or training.
  • The role also includes inspecting work for quality, managing daily schedules, and ordering necessary supplies while adhering to a monthly budget.
  • Salary details are not specified in the job summary.
Job Summary:

Coordinates activities of workers engaged in operating various machines (Beamline, Peddinghaus, Geka press), optimizes setups to manufacture parts or products by performing the following duties:

Essential Responsibilities:
 
  • Reads and interprets blueprints, work center schedules, sketches, and related technical data to determine tooling requirements, setup procedures, control settings, production methods and sequences.
  • Develops new part programs utilizing machine tool programming software or utilizing the machine tool control.
  • Optimizes existing part programs and setups to reduce cycle times.
  • Develops, recommends, and implements measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product.
  • Works with engineering through the VIP program to insure drawings are correct and suggest changes that reduce quality defects and cycle times.
  • Works with Production Control and Manufacturing Engineering group to make the necessary changes to any work orders that are routed incorrectly.
  • Prepares and pre-sets all tools needed for fabricating operations for adherence to quality standards.
  • Able to move work from one cell to another if and when one machine may go down to insure production goals are met.
  • Inspects all work from three different work centers to insure parts are to print before they are sent out to galvanizer to prevent rework.
  • Prints out work center daily schedules and assigns clear daily goal to insure each work center is on track to meet assigned production goals.
  • Order the simple shop supplies that are needed to run the daily work centers while maintaining their monthly budget.
  • Assists and coordinates maintenance activities to resolve machine tool downtime.
  • Conducts and monitors machine preventative maintenance checks.
  • Coordinates, establish, and assist training operators to maintain a flexible workforce.


Minimum Qualification:
Education and/or Experience:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
  • High school diploma or general education degree (GED); 1-3 months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Mathematical Skills: Ability to add and subtract whole numbers, fractions and decimals. Ability to use simple mathematical devices, such as, calculators, scales, measuring tapes, etc.



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