Machine Operator

At Miller we offer our full-time employees:

• Competitive salary & incentive program
• Comprehensive benefit package, including:
  • Medical, Dental, Vision plan options
  • Employer funded basic life and short-term disability insurance.
  • Paid vacation & holidays
  • 401(k) with employer match

Job Summary

Perform forming requirements to make products as indicated on blueprints, setting up and operating conventional, special purpose and numerical control (NC) machines and machining centers to form metallic parts. Additional responsibilities include preventative maintenance on machines. Machine operators are also expected to do preliminary inspection on parts to identify non-conformities.

Job Requirements

Education: High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
Experience: No experience required.  Willing to train the right candidate.

Other abilities:

• Ability to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Recall programs and set up established processes.
• Selects, aligns, and secures holding fixtures, attachments, accessories, and materials.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
• Starts and observes machine operation to detect malfunctions or out-of-tolerance bend radius and adjusts machine controls or control media as required.
• Flexibility in working hours as required by workload and communication demands.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure.
• Installs machined replacement parts in mechanisms, machines, and equipment, and tests operation of unit to ensure functionality and performance.
• Plan, layout, and perform safely and efficiently, forming and bench operations required to build, fit, or repair parts for equipment, die assemblies, fixture, and gages to exacting accuracy.
• Proficiently uses inspection tools, records the measurements on inspection sheets and understands the implications the dimensions have on part quality and function.
• Ability to read and understand blueprints/technical drawings.

Responsibilities                 

• Teamwork with mentors to resolve problems.
• Accurate record keeping.
• Accurately document all work and records.
• Complete traceability requirements.
• Enters accurate data into job tracking and quality software programs.
• Recall programs and set up established processes.
• Load cranes and other lifting devices.
• Selects, aligns and secures holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories and materials.
• Select correct tooling for machining operations.
• Completes simple editing process effectively.
• Loads and prepares parts as required for the machining process.
• Ability to measure/produce parts to the print.
• Proficiently uses inspection tools, records the measurements on inspection sheets and understands the implications the dimensions have on part quality and function.
• Establishes reference points on material or work piece for subsequent machining.
• Installs machined replacement parts in mechanisms, machines, equipment and tests operation of unit to ensure functionality and performance.
• Plan, layout and perform safely and efficiently, machine and bench operations required to build, fit, or repair parts for equipment, die assemblies, fixture and gages to exacting accuracy with daily supervision.
• maintain machine tools and equipment used.

Safety Requirements

• Employee will give full attention to all tasks.
• Employee will follow all safety policies/practices/guidelines and will ensure all safety requirements are met or exceeded when performing all tasks.
• Employee will work to identify hazards and unusual circumstances and will assist in the continual improvement of safety practices and procedures.
• Employee will participate in safety training programs.
• Employee will ask questions, share and apply learning.
• Employee will request help (if needed) to do all work safely.\
• Personal Protection Equipment (As required in production area).  All personal protection equipment will be provided with the exception of steel-toed footwear.

The on-going growth and dynamic nature of Miller Fabrication Solutions may require this job description to change. Changes in the job description will be at the sole discretion of management. This description is intended as an outline of the principal duties of the position; other duties may be assigned to further the interest of Miller Fabrication Solutions.

Miller Fabrication Solutions is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based on his or her age, race, color, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, citizenship, or because he or she is an individual with a disability, protected veteran or other status protected by federal, state, and local laws.