Production Technician - Metal Finisher

SUMMARY

Level one Production Technicians are the foundation of the production department. There are two tracks in the level one technician development plan. Track one is focused on assembly, whereas track two is focused on fabrication. For either track roles will be diverse requiring numerous skills, functions, responsibilities and tasks. As each Technician increases their skill through cross training, thereby learning ALL roles in the Production Technician level one sphere track one or track two only then can they move onto a Production Technician Level 2.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES – TRACK 2

• Basic fabrication including setup, operate and maintain machines/equipment e.g. shears, brakes, punches, laser, finishing wheels, deburring, sandblasting, polishing, PEM, cast drilling, gear hob, wash, saws, mills, drills, manual lathes, presses and various other machines

• Reads and interprets blueprints, sketches, or product specifications to determine sequence and methods of fabricating, assembling, and installing sheet metal products.

• Changes tools on powered equipment.
• Operates and conducts basic maintenance on equipment.
• Trouble shoots problems by using problem solving techniques.
• Measure basic chemicals for utilizing in equipment
• Reads blueprint or job order to determine measurements, dimensions and specifications.
• Utilize correct fixtures in conjunction with machine settings and materials.
• Verifies conformance to specifications.
• Responsible for quality including first piece and in-process inspections.
• Identify and understand tooling, fixtures, and fixture components.
• Select from a wide range of standard and indexible cutting tools, and determine the correct speeds and feeds for use on various ferrous and non-ferrous materials.
• Analyze cutting conditions and make adjustments for proper surface finish and tool wear.
• Produces high quality products by following written and oral instructions.
• Uses and understands functional gages to insure quality products.
• Reads blueprint or job order for product specifications such as hole locations and dimensions, and tooling instructions such as drilling jigs, holding fixtures, feed rates, cutting speeds, and cutting tools to be used.
• Moves controls to set cutting speeds and feed rates, and regulate flow of coolant. Engages power feed and observes machine operation.
• Handle various materials including sheet metal, raw steel, bar stock, coil steel, plastics or other nonmetallic materials.
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