Machine Operator

Kloeckner Metals Corporation; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Kloeckner Metals Corporation is seeking a Machine Operator to operate various metalworking machines and fabricate high-precision parts. The role includes loading materials, performing routine maintenance, and ensuring quality through inspection tools.

Applicants should have metalworking or mechanical trade experience, the ability to read blueprints, and the capacity to pass background and physical health checks. Safety and teamwork are essential in this fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Read blueprints and drawings to determine part specifications.
• Prior metalworking, construction, or mechanical trade experience is ideal.
• Able to pass a background check.
• Able to pass a physical examination for vision, hearing, and mobility.
• Plasma cutting experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Operate metalworking machinery for forming, bending, turning, milling and/or cutting steel.
• Perform general labor such as loading/unloading machines and deburring/grinding for weld spatter removal.
• Load raw material and start up/shut down equipment.
• Monitor machine performance for quantity and quality output; adjust as needed.
• Perform basic preventative and routine machine maintenance.
• Manually assemble products using hand and powered tools.
• Stack and protect parts to maintain quality standards.
• Inspect parts using visual checks and tools like micrometers and calipers.
• Submit first and last piece production for QC approval.
• Enter production data into shop orders and time logs.
• Follow work orders and customer blueprints precisely.
• Notify supervision about equipment/tooling issues that may cause defects or downtime.
• Adhere to safety practices and company policies; keep working area clean.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Metalworking experience

Background check required

Physical exam required

Plasma cutting

Tools

Plasma cutting

Job description

Machine Operator. This position includes operation of various metalworking machinery (ex – press brakes, mills, lathes, saws, grinder, etc.) for the purpose of fabricating high precision parts.

Job Responsibilities

• Operation of metalworking machinery for forming, bending, turning, milling and/or cutting steel.
• Other metalworking positions include general labor for loading and unloading machines and deburring/grinding for manual weld spatter removal
• Perform routine operations including loading raw material and start-up/shut down of equipment
• Monitor machine performance regarding accuracy of quantity and quality output, making adjustments as needed
• Perform basic preventative and routine machine maintenance
• Manual assembly of product with use of manual and powered tools
• Proper stacking and protection of parts as required to maintain specified quality standard
• Ensure accuracy of parts produced by visual inspection and/or by use of standard inspection instruments (i.e., micrometers, calipers, etc.).
• Submit first and last piece production for Quality Control approval
• Enter data on production reports regarding shop orders worked on, quantity produced, time worked, etc.
• Follow and verify all instruction provided by work orders and customer blueprints
• Notify supervision of problems with equipment and/or tooling that may cause defects/lost time
• Comply with all safety practices and Company policies
• Perform basic housekeeping duties.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Ability to accurately read blueprints, is a plus
• Prior metalworking, construction, or mechanical trade experience, is ideal
• Able to pass background check
• Ability to pass a physical examination for vision, hearing, and mobility
• Plasma

Working Conditions

• Fast paced environment that includes constant standing
• Repetitive; moderate to heavy lifting up to 50 lbs

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