1st Shift - Laser Operator I

Daifuku; Hobart; On-site; AUD 53,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Daifuku is seeking a skilled Laser Operator to produce laser cuts for fabrication by setting up and operating CNC laser equipment. The role requires reading blueprints, schematics, and exact tape measurements, and ensuring quality standards are met in a fast-paced environment.

Qualified candidates will have 2+ years CNC operating experience, the ability to troubleshoot, and completion of CNC laser operation training. This is a full-time, first-shift position with Monday–Friday work hours.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years of CNC operating experience & troubleshooting.
• Certificate and completion of CNC Laser operation training program experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Operate single or multiple CNC laser cutting machines, loading raw material and ensuring quality.
• Maintain focal point adjustment, feed rate, power and other parameters.
• Use micrometers, calipers, and tape measures for inspection and measurement.

Skills

CNC laser operations

Tape measure reading

Blueprint reading

Reading schematics

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Manufacturing Company with Career Development Opportunities!

Full Time | 1st Shift | Monday - Friday | 500am - 130pm

Must be able to read exact measurements on a tape measure without assistance.

Must be able to read blueprints and schematics.

Knowledge Of CNC Laser Operations Required.

2 years of CNC operating & troubleshooting experience required.

About Us

Daifuku is the nation’s leading independent, U.S.‐based provider of intelligent material handling systems. With hundreds of engineers in‐house, the company designs, manufactures, integrates, and installs the full spectrum of intra-logistics solutions. We provide leading‐edge conveyor and sortation systems, voice and light‐directed order fulfillment equipment, controls and software, robotics, mezzanines, and structures.

If you want to join a team of industry leading experts and who want to create an impact on the future of material handling solutions, we want to hear from you!

Position summary

The laser operator produces laser cuts for fabrication processes by setting up, programming, and operating a computer numerical control (CNC) laser cutting machine in a safe, productive manner, ensuring all quality standards are met or exceeded.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to

• Operating single or multiple CNC laser cutting machine, including loading raw material and ensuring quality by maintaining focal point adjustment, feed rate, power, and other parameters.
• Ensuring machine optics are maintained by performing tests and procedures, including tape shots, lens focusing, lens cleaning, nozzle cleaning, and replacement of any worn items.
• Labeling finished parts accurately and delivers them to designated areas.
• Monitoring laser operations to ensure machine is functioning properly and safely.
• Recording machine code errors and communicates performance issues to the supervisor.
• Using inspection tools such as micrometers, calipers, and tape measures.
• De-burring and cleans parts.
• Maintaining quality, productivity, and safety records.
• Maintaining supplies and performing regular preventive maintenance
• Maintaining departments database, prepares routine reports and files records.
• Assisting other operators with operating, inspecting, and cleaning machines and parts
• Assisting in managing team members work in completion of tasks.
• Maintaining cleanliness of work area.
• Verifying accuracy and quality.
• Performing weekly material cycle counts.
• Performing troubleshooting and reasonable repairs in accordance with safety and OSHA requirements.
• Building table slat frames and replace.
• Assisting with maintenance/outside service personnel on machine repairs.
• Inspecting for damage or defects, recording issues and notifying Supervisor.
• Operating department material handling equipment and assists in routine equipment maintenance.
• Following departmental policies, procedures and objectives, continuous improvements objectives and safety rules.
• Employees are responsible to comply with all requirements of Daifuku’s QMS policies and procedures.
• Employees are to ensure sustainable process outputs that drive continuous improvement to provide leading industry performance and exceptional customer satisfaction.

Education and Experience Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent preferred
• Minimum of 2 years of CNC operating experience & troubleshooting
• Certificate and completion of CNC Laser operation training program experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Requirements

• Knowledge of CNC laser-cutting operations
• Ability to read a tape measure and micrometer
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Good time management skills
• Ability to work under time constraints and meet deadlines
• Team-oriented and collaborative
• Strong organizational skills
• LOTO certification required
• Crane operation certification required
• Forklift operation certification required
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand the English language

ADA Requirements

• Medium work Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Reaching Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Standing Remaining upright on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Pushing Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
• Pulling Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Lifting Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.
• Grasping Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Hearing Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.
• Visual Acuity The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes.

Job Conditions

• The worker is subject to inside environmental conditions Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.
• The worker is subject to hazards Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.

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