Laser Operator - Weekend Night Shift

Kinney Manufacturing, LLC; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Kinney Manufacturing, Lincoln, NE is seeking a Laser Operator to operate and maintain laser equipment and to work closely with the Laser Programmer to plan upcoming jobs and manage material scrap. You will provide feedback on production issues affecting scrap or rework and support continuous improvement.

The role emphasizes safety, environment, quality, and on-time delivery, with duties including logging hours, staging materials, and ensuring parts meet specifications.

Qualifications

• Must be able to read, write and comprehend the English language.

Responsibilities

• Operates laser and maintains equipment in a safe, efficient manner.
• Communicates with Laser Programmer to plan upcoming jobs and manage material scrap.
• Flags quality issues, resolves or quarantines affected orders, and communicates with leads/quality team as needed.
• Runs material in the proper sequence according to the approved schedule and coordinates with leads for materials or tools.
• Logs hours in the computer system and stages needed job materials.

Skills

English Proficiency

Education

Six months to one year related experience and/or training

Job description

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES

A Laser Operator's primary responsibility is to operate and maintain the laser and the associated equipment is a quality and efficient manner. The Laser Operator works very closely with the Laser Programmer to plan the upcoming jobs for the laser and manage material scrap. The Laser Operator gives feedback to the Programmer on any production issues that are causing scrap or rework.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Safety & Environment: Ensures Equipment is operated in compliance with safety and environmental rules and training. Ensures that materials are stored safely.
• Quality: Ensures parts are being produced that meet quality requirements. This includes checking holes with pin gauges, checking material thickness with micrometers and checking part dimensions with rulers. The Laser Operator flags quality issues, resolves quality issues immediately when possible, and if not immediately resolvable quarantines the order escalates the issue to the Area Lead or to the Quality Team.
• Delivery: Runs material in the proper sequence according to the approved schedule. Works with Team Lead and Area Lead to request materials, tools, information or additional resourced when needed to meet schedule requirements.
• Productivity: Communicates with Team Lead when issues arise that require additional resources to meet production.
• Responsible that all parts are tagged properly when in their department and when leaving the department
• Responsible for all jobs being completed and parts claimed in the computer system with time required and any rework or scrap.
• Responsible for logging hours in the computer system.
• Stage required job materials

QUALIFICATIONS

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be substituted for the expected levels of education and experience required.

Education and/or Experience:

• Six months to one year related experience and/or training.

Communication Skills:

• Must be able to read, write and comprehend the English language.

Our Culture and Our Beliefs

Kinney Manufacturing strives to keep things simple. Some parts we produce have critical tolerance and very precise applications, but they are still a metal part. Based on this, we always need to keep our activities in perspective. We expect our team members to come to work each day with the expectation of working safely, making good quality parts and being productive. We then want our team members to go home and enjoy their time away from Kinney Manufacturing with their family and friends.

Kinney Manufacturing's commitment is to provide our customers, suppliers and team members with the information and/or materials to accomplish their activities efficiently and without drama. We want to communicate information clearly and only once, and then we all can have the expectation that the work will be completed.

We want to treat everyone that interacts with Kinney Manufacturing fairly and how we would want to be treated in return. Living by this simple concept should make it obvious how to solve problems and help others.

We believe that the key to maintaining and growing a successful business is to answer the phone when people call and deliver product on-time. Quality parts and a competitive price have become a requirement to be in business these days, and it is only with great customer service that our business will thrive.