Laser Operator

Southside Temporaries; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Southside Temporaries is seeking a skilled Laser Operator to join a manufacturing team in St. Louis.

The position requires operating lasers to ensure accurate production, with a 1st shift from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm and a pay rate of $22.31 per hour, plus weekly payroll. Responsibilities include reading blueprints, loading programs, adjusting cut conditions, loading/unloading materials with forklift or crane, and performing daily machine maintenance while adhering to safety standards.

Qualifications

• Read blueprints or job orders for product specifications, tolerances, and tooling instructions.
• Observe machine operation to detect misalignment or malfunction and maintain production.
• Load programs, adjust settings, load material with crane or forklift, unload parts with engineering support.
• Maintain quality parts using various quality checks.
• Daily maintenance and checks of machine and gases.
• Maintain safety requirements and standards.

Responsibilities

• Read blueprints or job orders for product specifications such as dimensions and tolerances, and tooling instructions such as fixtures, feed rates, cutting speeds, and depth of cuts
• Observe operation of machine to detect misalignment or malfunction of machined work piece to specification and continue with operation
• Load program, adjust setting for cut conditions, load material using crane or forklift, unload parts or material with the help of engineering.
• Maintain quality parts using various quality checks.
• Daily maintenance and checks of machine and gases
• Maintain safety requirements and standards throughout all practices.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Quality checks

Laser operation basics

Safety compliance

Machining math

Machine setup

Read tolerances

Tools

Calipers

Micrometers

Laser equipment

Forklift

Crane

Job description

1st shift: 7am - 3:30pm $22.31/Hour - Weekly pay Location: St. Louis city ********Requires Background and Drug screening. Must provide a resume Laser Operator We are seeking a skilled Laser Operator to join our manufacturing team. The ideal candidate will have experience in operating lasers to ensure efficient and accurate production processes.

Responsibilities

• Read blueprints or job orders for product specifications such as dimensions and tolerances, and tooling instructions such as fixtures, feed rates, cutting speeds, and depth of cuts
• Observe operation of machine to detect misalignment or malfunction of machined work piece to specification and continue with operation
• Load program, adjust setting for cut conditions, load material using crane or forklift, unload parts or material with the help of engineering.
• Maintain quality parts using various quality checks.
• Daily maintenance and checks of machine and gases
• Maintain safety requirements and standards throughout all practices.

Skills and Qualifications

• Must be able to read part prints and check setup part to prints.
• Must be familiar with measuring devices such as Calipers and Micrometers.
• Must be able to load and operate lasers as needed to meet production requirements.
• After training, person must be capable of analyzing laser performance and make necessary adjustments to meet quality and efficiency goals.
• Ability to read and comprehend documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Certified ability to drive and operate a forklift a plus.
• Familiarity with laser operation preferred.
• One year of previous laser cutting experience preferred.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or reel objects, tools, or controls. Reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, talk or hear. The individual must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by the job includes close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

This employee should be a quick learner and have a strong attention to detail.