Automatic Press Operator

Salary Range

$18.50 To $28.00 Hourly

$18.00 to $28.00 an hour, plus shift premium ($1.50 on third). Pay is dependent on experience and skillset. Amount is not inclusive of total compensation package.

• Weekly Pay
• Affordable Medical, Dental & Vision insurance that starts within 30 days
• $50,000 Life Insurance Policy paid for by ACEMCO
• Two Weeks PTO available for first year of employment
• 10 Paid Holidays
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Cutting edge technology and systems
• State of the art equipment
• Safe Environment
• Career Advancement opportunities - we love to promote within!
• 100% Tuition Reimbursement
• Wellness Rewards Program

As an automatic press operator your primary responsibility will be setting up, running, and monitoring up to 1,000 Ton presses. You will be responsible for ensuring quality stampings are produced per the production orders and engineering specifications.

• Responsible for performing all duties to ensure department and plant meet daily and weekly production requirements.
• Set up and adjust stamping press according to die set-up sheet.
• Responsible for selecting and verifying appropriate steel coils to ensure product meets customer requirements.
• Change steel coils at appropriate intervals to ensure production output continues.
• Frequently load, unload, lift/move, pull/push, and/or position products and materials weighing up to 40 pounds, occasionally weighing more; assistance given with heavier objects by work partner(s), throughout assigned work center.
• Properly pack parts in correct pin/storage container per packaging instructions to meet customer requirements while ensuring proper labeling requirements are followed.
• Complete on-line work center and operator inspection sheets to verify process are stable and all visual inspection and gauge requirements are being met.
• Ensure and maintain safety and cleanliness of work area by performing housekeeping duties.
• Work and cross training on various work centers as required.
• Responsible for completing appropriate paperwork and other documentation.
• Meet daily production requirements.
• Responsible for additional functions not specifically outlined in this position description as directed by the supervisor/manager.

To perform this position as a automatic press operator successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties. ACEMCO operates on the principle of effective teamwork.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• One year of experience running stamping presses (Automatic Feed) (preferred)
• Ability to adjust press fingers (preferred).
• Ability to adjust press speed or learn to adjust press speed (required).
• Ability to set press height (shut height) or ability to learn to set press height (required).
• Ability to use a variety of gages (functional, go/no go) (required).
• PC and keyboard/mouse skills (required).
• Ability to frequently lift/move material weighing up to 40 pounds (required).
• Ability to work as a contributing member within a team environment (required).

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

Able to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

• Able to lift to 40 lbs.
• Perform the job safely while adhering to company safety standards.
• Eighteen (18) years of age or older.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is…