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2nd shift Saw Operator

Almco, Inc.

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Albert Lea, MN
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Second Shift
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Job Description

As posted by the hiring company

Job Overview:

Description

Position Description:

Move materials, raw steel, supplies and finished goods on and off saw beds, racks, and to designated places within the facility. Stage raw materials for saw cutting to length. Utilized manual and CNC operated saws.

 

Essential Functions:

· Responsible for assisting unloading and loading of trucks, vans, flatbeds, forklift etc.

· Handling of material and product within the saw area and throughout the manufacturing departments as required.

· Manually or using hand truck, forklift, to perform various material handling duties in the facility.

· Load and stage raw bar and tube stock for tube lasers and saw area. 

· Stack skids or pallets in designated areas. Clean up and dispose of scrap bracing, cardboard, and strapping and place in proper containers or designated areas.

· Use tools such as hammers, and crowbars to remove strapping, open crates, strap cars.

· Stage and store WIP in the fabrication area to keep material flow and organization by dates and locations. 

· Work with Leads, techs, and supervisor to stage materials for daily production through the saw area. 

· Cycle count raw bar, and round stock, tubes and angle and assist stockroom on raw material counts and assessment of damaged and deteriorated materials. 

· Use scanning equipment to track material moves. 

· Manually lift materials up to 50lbs. and utilize hoist, straps, and forklifts to move raw stock up to 24 ft in length. 

· Use inspection equipment for quality assurance such as tape measure, square and calipers.

· Perform daily maintenance on saws up to and including changing saw blades, scrap and chip removal, filling of coolant and coolant storage tanks.

  

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 

Requirements

  • High School diploma
  • Forklift training certificate
  • Basic math skills
  • Good communication skills
  • Computer skills with basic keyboarding and data entry
  • Well organized and accurate
  • Requires multi-tasking and flexibility to meet department needs.
  • Requires passing a pre-employment screening – drug screen included. 

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform 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 regularly required to use hands or fingers and talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to bend, stand, walk, sit and reach with hands and arms for extended periods. The employee is required to climb (stairs/ladders) or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Occasionally required to move heavy objects and equipment weighing up to 50 lbs.; pushing or pulling objects weighing up to 75 lbs.


Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those and 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.


Americans with Disabilities Act:

If you are a qualified individual with a disability, you have a right to request that the Authority make reasonable accommodations to help you accomplish your work, which must still be performed in all essential functions.