Job Title: Machine Operations Specialist This role involves setting up, operating, and adjusting various machines and equipment to produce high-quality products. • Operating machinery including punch presses, straighteners, feed machines, press brakes, furnaces, cranes, forklifts, conveyors, cutting torches, and other departmental equipment. • Performing processes like inspecting, gauging, counting, heating, blanking, perforating, shearing, forming, sorting, and stacking. • Reading and interpreting drawings and routing sheets and using calipers, gages, and measuring devices for SPC requirements. • Making visual inspections, separating parts, recording production, scrap, and maintaining production records. Key Responsibilities: As a Machine Operations Specialist, you will be responsible for: • Setting up and operating punch presses, straighteners, feed machines, press brakes, furnaces, cranes, forklifts, conveyors, cutting torches, and other departmental equipment. • Inspecting and testing products to ensure quality standards are met. • Recording production, scrap, and maintaining production records. Requirements: To succeed in this role, you will need: • Ability to sit and/or stand for long periods, perform repetitive tasks, and walk, hear, see, and use both hands. • Ability to lift 50 lbs, work on a platform, and load 80 lbs with assistance. • Ability to push or pull 415 lbs over 2 feet.
See More Details >>Machine Operator Pride in helping get Pepsi products to every corner of the world, generous pay and Total Rewards benefits for you and your family. Key Responsibilities: • Resetting shelves, coolers, and other points of purchase to comply with established merchandising standards; • Keeping back room stock in neat and orderly condition; • Establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with store management.
See More Details >>The Position To maintain, repair, or build stamping dies, fixtures, jigs, and secondary operation equipment utilized within the Pensacola manufacturing facility. Responsibilities • A comprehensive understanding of all aspects of Tool and Die and stamping. Ability to produce precision tools, dies, jigs, and fixtures from blueprints and or hand sketches. • Ability to work with engineers and designers to determine how to best address manufacturing issues, part development, and tool designs. Maintain, repair, and improve stamping dies and tooling. • Make adjustments to equipment utilized in the production process to insure part quality and promote continuous improvement to the process. • Work safely by yourself and with others maintaining a clean work environment. • Must be able to work well with co-workers across the plant from a supportive, Team-oriented perspective. Supervisory Responsibilities • Minimal supervisory responsibilities. Qualifications • Tool & Die makers must either hold Journeyman certificate in Tool & Die or Die Making - or - have a minimum of 5 years of education and training in a formal apprenticeship or postsecondary program. • Must be well versed in the use of machine tools (i.e. Mills, lathes, grinders, etc.) and precision measuring equipment. • Must be familiar with machining and grinding of a variety of common metals both hardened and soft. • Must have experience with single hit and progressive dies. • Must be knowledgeable in mathematics and blueprint reading. Language Skills • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety regulations, operation and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, and blueprints.Must be able to communicate well with engineers, designers, and co-workers. Mathematical Skills Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide along with a full understanding and use of geometry. Reasoning Abilities • Tool & Die makers need to have a natural ability to diagnose, interrupt, and assess problems in tooling and manufacturing processes creating solutions to complex situations. Computer Skills • Computer skills are a plus. Knowledge and understanding of CNC programming and operation.
See More Details >>Entering the machining trade in Centralia, WA, often begins with an apprenticeship, blending hands-on experience with classroom instruction, allowing individuals to earn while they learn. Apprenticeships typically last four to five years, requiring extensive training under experienced professionals. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are approximately 288,789 machinists nationwide, with a median annual wage of $50,840. In Centralia, WA, the average weekly wage for machinists is $1,250, with experienced professionals earning over $2,000 weekly. Trade schools, unions, and platforms like Gild help aspiring machinists find apprenticeship opportunities, leading to a career with strong earning potential.
