Slitter Machine Operator

Stem Xpert; Nashua (NH); On-site; USD 17,908 - 19,286; Full time

Job summary

A manufacturing company in Nashua, NH, is seeking a slitting machine operator to set up and operate the machine, ensuring quality cuts of sheet metal. Responsibilities include selecting and installing cutting tools, observing operations for defects, and ensuring correct dimensions. Candidates should be able to work 1st or 2nd shifts, with pay ranging from $13 to $14 per hour. Interested individuals are encouraged to reach out for more details.

Responsibilities

• Sets up and operates slitting machine to cut sheet metal into strips.
• Selects, cleans, and installs spacers and cutters.
• Threads sheeting through slitter and verify dimensions.
• Observes slitting and rewinding operation for quality.

Job description

Shifts: 1st(6.00 AM – 4.30 PM ) - $13/hr - $14/hr – Monday to Thursday

2nd(4.30 PM – 3.00 AM ) - $13/hr - $14/hr – Monday to Thursday

Job Description

• Sets up and operates slitting machine to cut sheet metal into strips of specified widths.
• Selects, cleans, and installs spacers and cutters on arbors, and hones cutters with oilstone to remove nicks.
  
• Presses button to lower arbor until cutters mesh, and measures clearance with a feeler gauge.
  
• Inserts spacers to adjust spacing to a specified tolerance.
• Signals OVERHEAD CRANE OPERATOR to lift metal roll to play-out reel or places roll on the reel, using an overhead chain hoist.
  
• Threads sheeting through slitter and verify dimensions of cut to specifications, using rule.
  
• Secures strips on recoiler, adjusts guides and roller tension with a hand crank, and starts the machine.
  
• Observes slitting and rewinding operation and examines cut strips for flatness, holes, burrs on edges, and surface defects.
  
• May oil and clean machine.
  
• May feed sheet metal between rotating shear rolls.
  
• May install rubber sleeves over spacers to provide a gripping surface for rollers and to facilitate movement of material being slit.
  
• May operate panel to control specific units of equipment, such as feeder unit.

Additional Information

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