1st Shift Saw Operator

State Steel Omaha; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

State Steel Omaha in Omaha, NE is seeking a CNC Saw Operator to join our production team. You will read blueprints, operate CNC saws, and set up your area for efficient production runs, while maintaining safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities include material handling, blade changes, and coordinating with team to sustain output. Must be reliable, detail-oriented, and able to work in a fast-paced environment with lifting and PPE requirements.

Qualifications

• Must understand and read blueprints and perform basic troubleshooting.
• Ability to measure and convert fractional/decimal values accurately.
• Capable of distinguishing aluminum, steel, and stainless steel.
• Team-oriented, reliable and detail-focused.
• Familiar with measuring tools and hand tools; forklift/crane training is a plus.
• Clarity in English and willingness to perform other duties as assigned.
• Previous production experience preferred; basic hydraulic/electrical knowledge helpful.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean machine and surrounding area.
• Maintain production levels to meet supply and demand.
• Work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
• Ensure attention to detail and task focus.
• Collaborate with team to maximize productivity and efficiency.
• Lifting materials and finished goods; operate hoist as needed.
• Change saw blades as required.
• Follow safety requirements for forklift, crane, and saw operations.
• Load infeed tables with material and remove finished goods from outfeed tables.
• Perform preventative maintenance as required.
• Understand and operate CNC machine controls.
• Understand and monitor sawing variables.
• Ensure output parts meet quality requirements.
• Set up and arrange work area for efficient production runs.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Blueprint reading

Measurement conversions

Material identification

Team player

Reliability

Measuring tools usage

Hand tools

Forklift & crane operation

English fluency

Production experience

Hydraulic & electrical basics

Duties as assigned

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Calipers

Tape measure

Protractors

Job description

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean machine and surrounding area.
• Maintain production levels necessary to maintain supply and demand.
• Work in a fast pace environment with rapidly changing priorities.
• Provide a great level of attention to detail and focus on the given task.
• Work with team members to maximize productivity and efficiency.
• Lifting materials, final products, and items packed for shipment manually, or using hoist.
• Change out blades as needed.
• Follow all safety requirements regarding forklift, crane, and saw operation.
• Load infeed tables with proper material and remove finished goods from outfeed tables.
• Performing preventative maintenance as required.
• Understand and operate CNC machine controls.
• Understand and monitor all sawing variables.
• Ensure output parts meet quality requirements.
• Set-up and arrange work area as suited for most efficient production runs.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements:

• Basic troubleshooting and repair.
• Able to read blueprints.
• Proven measurement and mathematical fractional/decimal conversion skills.
• Able to distinguish material types including aluminum, steel, and stainless steel.
• Candidate must be a strong team player.
• Candidate has to be reliable.
• Able to use measuring tools including but not limited to calipers, tape measure, & protractors.
• Use hand tools as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Trained forklift and crane operator.
• A high school graduate or GED equivalent w/ English language fluency.
• Previous production experience is preferred.
• Basic understanding of hydraulic and electrical controls.

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Physical Requirements

Agility: The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with the body, arms, or legs to perform job tasks.

Physical Strength: The ability to lift, push, pull, or carry objects using hands, arms, back, abdominal muscles, shoulders, legs, or a combination of these muscle groups. Required to lift up to 60lbs unassisted.

Protective Equipment: The ability to wear all necessary personal protective equipment to perform job functions including but not limited to; steel-toed boots, hard hats, gloves, goggles, glasses, masks, ear protectors, respirators and clothing.

Stamina: The ability to exert oneself physically over long periods of time. This may include performing repetitive or strenuous tasks as well as standing and sitting for long periods.

Visual Acuity: The ability to see details (e.g., letters, numbers, codes, color, symbols, marks, labels, signs, video displays) clearly to accomplish work tasks in a safe and efficient manner.

Proper Lifting Techniques: The ability to properly lift heavy objects or equipment. This includes the knowledge of correct bending and lifting techniques as needed to properly position and use one's hands, feet, legs, arms, and back to lift objects or equipment, and to push, pull, and carry heavy objects.

Hand-Eye Coordination: The ability to coordinate one's eyes with one's fingers, wrists, or arms to move, carry, or manipulate objects or to perform other job-related tasks.

Work Conditions: The ability to perform job activities, with appropriate intermittent relief where applicable, under difficult work conditions such as in extreme cold, heat, inclement weather, at heights, while exposed to constant/intermittent sounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment can be loud.

Climbing: The ability to climb, work, and carry items up and down ladders, railroad cars and uneven surfaces.

Manual Dexterity: The ability to make quick, accurate, skillful, coordinated movements of one hand, one hand in coordination with its arm, or two hands to grasp, place, move, or assemble objects.

State Steel is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, genetics or any other category protected under applicable law.

Acknowledgement

I acknowledge that I have read the Job Description and I understand what would be expected of me. The Company reserves the right to change or reassign job duties or to combine positions at any time. I also understand that I am an at-will employee, and this Job Description does not constitute a contract of employment.

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