Machine Operator - Leveler - 1st Shift

Olympic Steel, Inc.; Bedford (OH); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Olympic Steel, Inc. seeks a Leveler Operator for 1st shift (6:00am-4:30pm) in Bedford Heights, OH. The role involves setting up with a helper, checking material specs, loading coil stock, and processing to ensure flat sheet stock meets customer requirements.

You will monitor feeds, operate leveling equipment, stack and package finished sheets, and document production data for traceability and quality control.

Qualifications

• Mechanically inclined and safety conscious.
• Basic math skills required for measurements.
• Familiar with general computer programs and databases.

Responsibilities

• Setups completed with a helper following established procedures.
• Verify hardness, gauge width, and material conformity to job and customer specs.
• Operate console to load coil stock, set width, feed through leveler rolls, and adjust settings.
• Thread through automatic length and sheet count; set feeds and speed for quality.
• Stack sheets per order and prepare material for packaging.
• Oversee packaging to ensure customer specs are met.
• Verify final product hardness and dimensions meet order.
• Weigh and attach shipping/stock tags to orders.
• Remove unused coils from payoff and return to inventory.
• Occasionally operate units manually as needed.
• Detect faults and refer issues to supervisor; log production data.

Skills

Mechanically inclined

Basic math skills

General computer skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Crane operation knowledge

Job description

OH2 Bedford Heights CLEV 5080 Richmond Road Bedford Heights, OH 44146, USA

OH2 Bedford Heights CLEV 5080 Richmond Road Bedford Heights, OH 44146, USA

Since 1954, Olympic Steel has been focused on safe, profitable, and sustainable growth through the direct sale of a wide range of processed metal products and several metal-intensive branded products. Guided by our Core Values, we put safety first – always, and we believe in cultivating an inclusive workplace where employee belonging, and empowerment are foundational to everything we do. Olympic Steel offers employees the best of both worlds: the culture and community of a closely connected team with the resources, opportunity and stability of a large, growing organization. Learn more about Olympic Steel at iamolympicsteel.com.

Job Description

Specific job tasks required by the Leveler Operator:

• Setup involves working in conjunction with an assigned production employee helper to complete a sequence of setups by following established procedures.
• Confirm hardness, gauge width, and finished material conformity to job requirements and customer specifications.
• Operate console to mechanically load coil stock to pay-off mechanism, set for proper width, feed through leveler rolls, and adjust micro setting through console controls to secure flat sheet stock.
• Thread through automatic length and sheet count, set feeds and speed for optimum quantity and quality requirements.
• Stack required sheets according to order.
• Oversee packaging of material to ensure customer specifications are met.
• Verify final product for hardness; gauge width and length to insure conformity to order.
• Weigh and prepare shipping and stock tags and attaches to order.
• Remove unused coils from payoff for return to inventory.
• Occasionally operate units manually.
• Detect faulty operation, defective material, and refer these and other situations to supervisor.
• Record production data and time information.

** 1st Shift- 6:00am-4:30pm- Some nights and weekends to meet business needs

Qualifications

• Mechanically inclined, production oriented, and safety and quality conscious.
• General knowledge of crane operation and ancillary lifting devices.
• Basic math skills required.
• Working knowledge of general computer programs required.
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

Why Work for Olympic Steel

Olympic Steel offers comprehensive benefits, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Paid holidays and vacation
• 401(k) with employer match
• Tuition reimbursement & Employee Discount Programs
• Referral program

We offer more than a competitive total compensation package. We provide our employees the ability to build a meaningful life-long career. When you work at Olympic Steel, you can make a significant impact – at our company, in the local community and in the world. For a comprehensive view of our benefits visit Steelperks.com.

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