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- Set-up, adjust, and operate a variety of forming equipment including brake press, punch press , hand benders and roll forming to form, bend and punch a variety of materials.
- Set-up bending equipment including safety equipment, dies, locating gauges, adjust ram stroke and tonnage to form materials to proper angle, radii and lengths.
- Work from drawings, specifications, patterns, or templates. Apply experience to make recommendations as they relate to part design.
- Use scale, protractor, fixed angle and radii gauges
- Verify quantity & quality of material
- Responsible for strict adherence to all company/departmental policies and procedures related to safety and conduct
- New product development to meet KMC manufacturing production standards and achieve customer quality requirements and KMC standards of workmanship
- Prototype development and production to meet customer quality and dimensional requirements using various manufacturing processes including but not limited to - laser, brake press, hand bending, punch press, machining, resistance welding, manual welding, finishing, assembly and tool design/build.
- Participation in internal and customer product and print design reviews to help define the manufacturing process for new prototypes
- Demonstrate excellent production skill & proficiency
- Contribute to quality and cost performance objectives
- Build setup and the development of tooling used to produce metal formed parts
- Collaborate openly with upstream and down team members, tool builders, production & design engineers on timelines, technical requirements and challenges encountered during the prototype process
- Define & share opportunities for optimization of a prototype product with the production engineering team
- Willingness to cross-train and operate new fabrication equipment to develop and produce prototype and production parts
- Willingness to assist, setup for, and train Production Helper, Operator, and Setup Operator level associates within the facility
- Other duties as assigned or required
2nd Shift - Port Washington, United States - Kickhaefer Manufacturing Company
Description
SUMMARY OF POSITION:
Under the direction of the Production Supervisor, the Brake Press Setup Technician will safely and efficiently set-up and operate a variety of brake presses, hand benders, pneumatic rollers, machining centers and other equipment to form and bend a variety of materials/parts accurately to specifications and to rate.
Trains and provides guidance to new and existing employees at various levels of knowledge/experience and various position levels from production helper, operator, set-up operator, set-up technician, leads and supervision.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
This list of duties and responsibilities is not all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as management may deem necessary from time to time.