Job Description

Job Responsibilities

• Set up and operate slitting equipment to cut aluminum coils to customer specifications.

• Adjust blades, spacers, tension, and machine speeds based on production requirements.

• Load coils onto uncoilers and safely guide material through the equipment.

• Operate uncoilers and recoilers and safely remove finished coils.

• Inspect material for proper width, burr levels, edge quality, and surface condition.

• Use micrometers, calipers, gauges, and tape measures to verify specifications.

• Perform blade changes, lubrication, alignment checks, and routine preventive maintenance.

• Troubleshoot basic mechanical issues and communicate larger equipment concerns to maintenance.

• Maintain accurate production, quality, and downtime records.

• Follow Lockout/Tagout, machine guarding, PPE, and all plant safety procedures.

Job Requirements

• Previous experience operating slitting machines, coil-processing equipment, or similar metal-manufacturing machinery.

• Experience working with aluminum, steel, or other metal coils.

• Familiarity with slitters, uncoilers, recoilers, tension levelers, or similar equipment.

• Ability to use micrometers, calipers, gauges, and tape measures.

• Basic mechanical troubleshooting and preventive maintenance skills.

• Ability to read and follow work orders, blueprints, and technical drawings.

• Basic math skills, including converting fractions to decimals.

• Forklift experience preferred.

• Ability to lift, push, and pull up to 50 lbs.

• High school diploma or GED preferred.