Forge Process Technician

Bharat Forge Aluminum USA, Inc.; Tennessee; On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Bharat Forge Aluminum USA, Inc. in Tennessee seeks a Forge Press Operator to set up forge presses and produce a variety of forgings.

You will visually and dimensionally inspect parts to ensure they meet customer specifications and targets for uptime, quality, rework, and scrap set by the Forging Manager. Responsibilities include following supervisor directions, safety procedures, SOPs, work instructions, and control plans; reading forged blueprints; sign-off for pre-production with the Forge

Qualifications

• Reads and interprets forging blueprints and written customer specifications.
• Follows safety procedures and works according to SOPs.
• Follows work instructions and control plans.
• Ensures quality by inspecting forgings and meeting targets.
• Trains and enforces that workforce complies with procedures and SPC.

Responsibilities

• Set up forge press to produce a variety of forgings.
• Visually and dimensionally inspect forgings for conformance to customer specs.
• Achieve forge uptime, quality, rework, and scrap targets as directed by Forging Manager.
• Read and interpret forging blueprints and customer specifications.
• Perform minor repairs to tools and review forge tools for repairs.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Safety procedures

Following SOPs

Following work instructions

Process compliance

Tool repair

Training workforce

Quality inspection

Job description

Description

Setup forge press to produce a variety of forgings. Visually and dimensionally inspect forgings for conformance to required customer specifications and requirements. Achieve forge uptime, quality, rework, and scrap targets that are set by the Forging Manager.

Requirements

• Receives instructions and work assignments from forge shop supervisor.
• Follows safety procedures.
• Follows work procedures and SOP’s.
• Follows work instructions.
• Follows control plans.
• Reads and interprets forging blueprints and written customer specifications.
• Pre-production approval to be signed off by Forge Process Technician and Quality Inspector.
• Ensures equipment and work areas are clean and orderly condition at all times.
• Train, insure, and enforce that workforce is following procedures, work instructions, control plans, SPC, company policies, and safety procedures.
• Review forge tools in order to direct repairs to tool shop.
• Perform minor repairs to tools.