Job Description

As a Press Operator at our facility, you would be responsible for complete operation of the press including setting equipment guides, inspecting product, measuring dimensions of completed products and aligning machine parts. In order to be successful, you should be safety-focused and detail oriented. Come add to our reputation of continued customer satisfaction.

How you’ll contribute to our company:

• Reconcile coil identity to production and load coil
• Check and record gauge, width, hardness, camber, burr, and surface requirement and ensure compliance with customer and production requirements (record if required)
• Thread coil thru leveler/flattener, feed unit
• Setup dies in the press with the part and scrap chutes/conveyors
• Setup the press/levelers/flattener to the proper program or required parameters
• Make minor adjustments to the press/dies/conveyors to produce product at a reasonable rate
• Run coil at maximum rate that will produce complying product
• Monitor strip condition to ensure compliance with customer requirements and production instructions
• Setup skids on the parts conveyors to ensure no disruption of production
• Remove scrap from press as necessary, empty hoppers
• Clean machine and entire area
• Convey customer specific packaging specifications
• Communicate non-compliance or quality problems to supervisor and/or shift lead

Here’s what we can offer:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision after 60 days of employment
• Competitive Wellness Program, providing up to 100% discount on medical premiums
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Supplemental Accident Insurance through Allstate for additional coverage on accidents + cancer
• Employer-Paid Life Insurance
• 401(k) after 60 days of employment + competitive match after one year
• Paid Time Off starting after 90 days of employment
• Paid Holidays starting day one!
• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account
• Great discount programs in automotive, technology, and more
• Boot and Glasses Allowance after 60 days of employment
• Free uniforms after 60 days of employment
• Monthly Incentive Bonus after one full month of employment
• Education Assistance is available for job related courses to further your education, with up to 100% paid tuition for maintenance-related coursework and certifications
• Career Advancement Opportunities
• Teammate Assistance Program (TAP) which offers professional assistance for Counseling, Financial, Legal, and Family services

Here’s what is needed to be successful:

• Ability to use tape measure, Rockwell tester, digital calipers, digital/dial indicators, height gauge, computer, part specific gauges and micrometers
• Ability to comply with safety rules and requirements

• Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 80 pounds
• Ability to read and understand material tags and production instructions
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to see details at close range

Steel Technologies is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to any classification protected by federal, state and/or local law.