Precision Shear Operator (2nd Shift) — Safety-Driven

Yarde Metals, Inc.; Southington (CT); On-site; USD 30,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Profit-sharing bonuses

Excellent medical coverage

Dental and vision insurance

Paid time off

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Yarde Metals is seeking a Shear Operator for the 2nd shift at our Southington, CT location. You will set up, operate, and tend the shear to safely cut material to customer specifications.

Candidates should have forklift and warehouse experience, basic measurement skills, and the ability to read work orders in English. This role demands attention to detail and physical capability, including lifting up to 70 lbs.

Qualifications

• High School graduate or equivalent preferred.
• Warehouse, material handling, and forklift experience required.
• Experience related to operating a saw is strongly preferred.
• Must read, understand, and carry out work instructions in English.
• Basic arithmetic skills to calculate and convert decimals and fractions.
• Must read and understand basic measurement functions (ruler, caliper)
• Consistent high level of attention to detail.
• Ability to pass background check, drug screen, physical, meet physical requirements.
• Pass a human performance evaluation for lifting up to 70 lbs and related tasks.

Responsibilities

• Read work orders and production schedules to determine specs, materials, locations of cuts, dimensions and tolerances.
• Set up shear for safe operation by adjusting speeds and feeds.
• Visually identify material alloys, forms, sizes, surface conditions, and defects.
• Measure material using calipers, micrometers, tape measures, squares and verniers.
• Safely operate various shears as needed.
• Verify dimensions per quality sampling plan.
• Locate, retrieve, and return material using overhead cranes and forklifts.
• Inspect finished pieces for defects and conformance to specs.
• Package and protect material for shipment.
• Maintain cleanliness of shear per procedures.

Skills

Reading work orders

Arithmetic

Attention to detail

English literacy

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Forklift

Measuring tools

Job description

Yarde Metals is seeking a Shear Operator for the 2nd shift at our Southington, CT location. You will set up, operate, and tend the shear to safely cut material to customer specifications.

Candidates should have forklift and warehouse experience, basic measurement skills, and the ability to read work orders in English. This role demands attention to detail and physical capability, including lifting up to 70 lbs.