Machine Set Up Operator

WIKA Group; Lawrenceville (GA); On-site; USD 24,796 - 26,863; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-life integration

Pension scheme

Employee discounts

Attractive remuneration system

Flexible working hours

Good development opportunities

Health initiatives

Mobile working

Job summary

A leading measurement technology firm is seeking a Machine Operator in Lawrenceville, GA. The role involves setting up machines for production, inspecting parts, and maintaining equipment. Candidates must have a high school diploma, manual dexterity, and be able to lift up to 50 lbs. This full-time, entry-level position offers attractive benefits and a competitive salary of $18.00-$19.50 per hour.

Qualifications

• Must be able to handle material with assistance.
• Must be able to work overtime if required.
• Must demonstrate operational skills with machinery.

Responsibilities

• Sets up the machine for production runs.
• Observes machine operation and verifies settings.
• Inspects work pieces and fine-tunes machine settings.
• Cleans and maintains equipment for optimal performance.
• Provides on-the-job training to new employees.

Skills

Manual dexterity

Basic reading, writing, and arithmetic skills

Ability to lift 50 lbs

Standing for long periods

Vision abilities including color vision

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

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Responsibilities

• Sets up the machine to make it ready for production run.
• Observes machine operation to verify accuracy of machine settings and to detect malfunctions or out-of-tolerance machining or assembly, using precision measuring devices, as required, and performs visual inspections.
• Adjusts machine to control part process.
• Inspects “first part” and work pieces throughout the production run for out of tolerance machining or assembly.
• Fine-tunes machine settings for optimum performance.
• Cleans and maintains machine, tooling and parts to maintain equipment in optimal production condition.
• Exercises special care to ensure the machine is running correctly to prevent costly damage to a machine.
• Performs changeovers, basic maintenance/repairs and troubleshoots issues.
• Assists mechanics and machinists in repair work.
• Provides on-the-job training to new employees.
• Performs ancillary duties as needed.

Your activities

• Sets up the machine to make it ready for production run.
• Observes machine operation to verify accuracy of machine settings and to detect malfunctions or out-of-tolerance machining or assembly, using precision measuring devices, as required, and performs visual inspections.
• Adjusts machine to control part process.
• Inspects “first part” and work pieces throughout the production run for out of tolerance machining or assembly.
• Fine-tunes machine settings for optimum performance.
• Cleans and maintains machine, tooling and parts to maintain equipment in optimal production condition.
• Exercises special care to ensure the machine is running correctly to prevent costly damage to a machine.
• Performs changeovers, basic maintenance/repairs and troubleshoots issues.
• Assists mechanics and machinists in repair work.
• Provides on-the-job training to new employees.
• Performs ancillary duties as needed.

Your profile

• Basic reading, writing, and arithmetic skills required. This is normally acquired through a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Manual dexterity required for operating machinery and computers.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Must be able to handle material up to 50 lbs. with the assistance of hand trucks, lifts, conveyors and hoists.
• Must be able to stand for long periods up to eight or more hours at a time.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision and the ability to distinguish between subsets of individual colors and quality of colors.
• Must be able to work overtime if required (including weekends).

Benefits

• Work-life integration
• Pension scheme
• Employee discounts
• Attractive remuneration system
• Flexible working hours
• Good development opportunities
• Health initiatives
• Mobile working

The WIKA Group is among the world leaders in measurement technology with its products and services. With excellent sensing solutions, we enable safe, efficient and sustainable processes. And this for more than 75 years. More than 11,000 employees are currently committed towards this end.

Together we meet the megatrends of demographic change, digitalisation and sustainability. This brings with it challenges, and many opportunities. Innovation and growth arise from new perspectives and ideas. What are yours? Join us on the way to a better future.

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Seniority Level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Management and Manufacturing

Industries

• Measuring and Control Instrument Manufacturing

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