Laser Operator - 1st Shift (Mount Airy, NC)

Ottenweller Company, Inc.; Mount Airy (NC); On-site; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Ottenweller Company, Inc. in Mount Airy, NC is seeking an entry‑level team member to assist the Laser Operator with setup and operation of laser cutting machines. You will load material, assist during processing, and help move parts through the line.

Applicants should have a high school diploma or GED and 3–6 months CNC operation experience in a manufacturing environment. You may also assist with basic measurements and quality checks; lifting up to 50 pounds is required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Three to six months CNC machine operation experience in a manufacturing environment, or an equivalent combination of education and experience is preferred.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

Responsibilities

• Assists in setting up machines by retrieving and/or loading material onto machine worktable using forktruck and/or overhead crane.
• Unloads processed parts and part skeleton off worktable after processing. Lifts off finished parts and places parts into baskets.
• Moves material and parts to next operation as designated on router.
• Monitors machine visually and audibly to ensure equipment is operating properly. With assistance, activates controls to cut workpiece.
• Assists in inspecting first‑piece and in‑process parts by checking dimensions of part per blueprint using calipers and tape measure; inspects parts according to C=0 chart and completes inspection form if required.
• Assists in operating punch press machines as needed.

Skills

CNC operation

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Job Description

Assists Laser Operator in general operation and set-up of laser cutting machines.

Responsibilities

• Assists in setting up machines by retrieving and/or loading material onto machine worktable using forktruck and/or overhead crane.
• Unloads processed parts and part skeleton off worktable after processing. Lifts off finished parts and places parts into baskets.
• Moves material and parts to next operation as designated on router.
• Monitors machine visually and audibly to ensure equipment is operating properly. With assistance, activates controls to cut workpiece.
• Assists in inspecting first‑piece and in‑process parts by checking dimensions of part per blueprint using calipers and tape measure; inspects parts according to C=0 chart and completes inspection form if required.
• Assists in operating punch press machines as needed.

Qualifications

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required. Three to six months CNC machine operation experience in manufacturing environment, or an equivalent combination of education and experience is preferred.

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information to other employees of the organization.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities. The employee is regularly required to stand, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms. Occasionally required to walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

This is a non-management position.

This is a full time position.