Plasma Burn Table Technician – Heavy-Gauge Metal Cutting

Ottenweller Company, Inc.; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Ottenweller Company, Inc. seeks a plasma table operator to set up and run the burn table, loading heavy steel plates with an overhead crane and downloading programs. You will adjust heat, perform first-piece checks, and monitor tooling and alignment per blueprints.

The role requires 1–2 years of related experience, basic blueprint knowledge, and CNC operation exposure. Physical demanding environment with routine maintenance tasks is expected.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Sets up machine by retrieving and loading large heavy plates of steel using overhead crane, downloading program, entering parameters of job, selecting type of cut, and cutting first piece.
• Operates burn table by monitoring cutting and adjusting heat in torches, pre-heat times, and pierce rate.
• Unloads skeleton and parts using overhead crane, jib crane and/or magnets.
• Cleans and scrapes parts and cuts up scrap.
• Performs first-piece and in-process inspection by checking material thickness and dimensions of part per blueprint using calipers, tape measure and calculator. Inspects parts according to C=O chart. Completes inspection form.
• Cleans burn table and performs minor preventative maintenance such as checking coolant levels and gases and changing or adjusting them as needed. Changes oxyfuel tips.
• Completes Plasma Table maintenance log.

Education

High school diploma or GED

1-2 years related experience and/or training

Blueprint knowledge preferred

CNC machine operation experience (3-6 months)

Job description

Ottenweller Company, Inc. seeks a plasma table operator to set up and run the burn table, loading heavy steel plates with an overhead crane and downloading programs. You will adjust heat, perform first-piece checks, and monitor tooling and alignment per blueprints.

The role requires 1–2 years of related experience, basic blueprint knowledge, and CNC operation exposure. Physical demanding environment with routine maintenance tasks is expected.