Slitter - 2nd Shift

AMETEK; Lancaster (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

AMETEK Specialty Metal Products (SMP) seeks a safety-conscious Slitter to join our Lancaster, PA team. You will set up and operate rotary slitting machines, slit metal to precise widths, and inspect during processing to ensure quality.

You will handle cutters, spacers, shims, and pressure rings, and perform paperwork for production and inventory records. Responsibilities include using a tow motor and basic measuring devices, adhering to safety protocols, and supporting continuous improvement

Qualifications

• High school education or equivalent and mechanical/mathematical ability.
• Ability to operate measuring equipment (micrometers, dial indicators, calipers).
• Must be able to operate a towmotor.

Responsibilities

• Set up and operate rotary slitting machines to slit metal coils or strips to narrower widths with tight tolerances.
• Review processing sheets and set up slitters using cutters, spacers, shims and pressure rings.
• Slit metal and inspect during processing to ensure specifications are met; replace cutters as needed.

Skills

Rotary slitting

Machine operation

Quality inspection

Safety conscious

Continuous improvement

Measuring equipment

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Micrometers

Dial indicators

Calipers

Tow motor

Job description

AMETEK Specialty Metal Products (SMP) is a division of AMETEK, Inc. a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices. The Specialty Metal Products division includes seven successful businesses with operating facilities in the United States, United Kingdom, and Malaysia.

With a strong focus on safety, the AMETEK Hamilton Precision Metals plant in Lancaster, PA custom re-rolls precision metal strip and foil, including titanium, nickel and nickel-based alloys, stainless steel and super alloys with applications in medical, aerospace, electronics, and process control. We are seeking a safety-conscious, action-oriented Slitter to join our team.

Essential Functions:

• Setup and operate rotary slitting machines to slit metal coils or, strips to one or several narrower strips
  with tolerances as to width, or widths, of finished strip, amount of burr, camber, and coil set.
• Reviews processing sheets and setup slitters using cutters (steel and carbide), spacers, shims and
  pressure rings.
• Slit metal, inspecting while in process to assure that specifications are being met. Replace cutters as
  necessary. Cut out or grind butt welds, holes, flaws, cracks, etc. Respools and/or interleaves material
  when necessary. Slits material as needed for various test purposes.
• Prepares slit material for delive1y and prepares various production and inventory records. Requires
  operation of towmotor, hoists, and scrap baler.
• May be asked to participate in continuous improvement activities, individually or as a team member.
  Actively seeks to continuously improve standard work techniques or processes leading to, but not
  limited to decreasing lead time, improve quality, decreasing set-up time and/or processing time to
  reduce costs and expand business.
• Performs routine set-up and process adjustments inherent to the production process and monitors the
  product quality by visual observation and review of process data in accordance with meeting customer
  specifications,
• This description covers the most significant duties performed but does not exclude other occasional work assignments not
  mentioned, the inclusion of which would be in conformity with the factor degrees assigned to Metals Inspector.
• May be asked to participate in continuous improvement activities, individually or as a team member. Actively seeks to continuously improve standard work techniques or processes leading to, but not limited to decreasing lead time, improve quality, decreasing set-up time and/or processing time to reduce costs and expand business.
• Abide by all plant safety rules and procedures. Immediately report any unsafe conditions, acts, near misses,
  and injuries, Properly wear and care for all Personal Protective Equipment. Communicate and submit ideas
  for any safety issues. May be asked to participate on Safety Teams.

Requirements:

• High school education or equivalent and a high degree of mechanical and mathematical ability.
• Must have the dexterity and the ability to operate
  equipment and to learn how to use measuring equipment such as micrometers, dial indicators, and
  calipers.
• Must have the ability to operate a towmotor.

Compensation

Employee Type: Hourly

Currency: USD

Salary Minimum: 45,000

Salary Maximum: 70,000

Incentive: No

Disclaimer:Where a specific pay range is noted, it is a good faith estimate at the time of this posting. The actual salary offered will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, market / business considerations, and geographic location.

AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.5billion.

AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We employ 22,000colleagues, in 35countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEK isacomponent of the S&P 500. Visit https://www.ametek.com/careers for more information.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process should call 1 [phone].