Press Operator

JOB DESCRIPTION

Summary/Objective
The press operator is responsible for handling press operations for the organization.

Essential Functions:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to
perform the essential functions.

Job Summary:

If you consider yourself a machine whisperer and enjoy a well-organized work environment, we’d love to
have you join our team as a machine press operator. We’ll depend on your eagle eyes to visually inspect
machines before each shift, make sure machines are well-maintained and operate machines in a safe
and efficient manner. Because we know you have much more to bring to the table than just operating and
maintaining equipment, you’ll maintain a daily production log, inspect the products you help create before
they’re shipped to our customers and ensure the overall quality of those products. If you’re ready for
mentally and physically stimulating work that rewards you with more than just a paycheck, we hope to see
your resume in our inbox.

Job Responsibilities:

1. Adjust machine parts as needed to ensure proper speed, pressure, temperature

and amount of materials for quality production.
2. Measure, weigh and examine all products before they’re packaged to see that
they meet company and industry standards.
3. Monitor and control machines on a daily basis to maintain daily and weekly
production schedule.

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 4. Complete quality checks and paperwork every day to maintain production and
industry regulations and company standards.
5. Make sure work environment remains safe, uncluttered, clean and well
maintained by performing maintenance and general janitorial duties throughout
shift.
6. Look over all work orders and instructions to see which ingredients, machines,
parts and materials are needed to complete orders to full customer satisfaction.
7. Engage in continuing education training and seminars to remain up-to-date on
the latest industry techniques, machines, safety regulations and equipment.
8. Troubleshoot, diagnose, repair and maintain assigned machines and equipment
as needed for maximum product quality and operational efficiency
9. Perform typical press operations to support the assembly floor.
10. Detect and report defective materials or questionable conditions to the
department supervisor.
11. Maintain the work area and equipment in a clean and orderly condition and
follows prescribed safety regulations.
12. Perform prescribed preventative maintenance on machines as required per the
P.M. charts.
Competencies:

1. Technical Capacity.
2. Initiative.
3. Teamwork Orientation.

Supervisory Responsibility:
This person or persons in this position will be a team leader and will supervise others.

Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or
airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration.

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. While
performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and
hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling,
stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift
and/or move items over 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.

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Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
This is a full-time position, 40 house per week and could be 1st, 2nd or 3rd shift.

Travel
No travel is expected for this position.

Required Education and Experience:

1. High school diploma or equivalent.

2. Must be able to pass a pre-employment entry exam.

Preferred Education and Experience:

1. 3 years of factory-related experience in a press environment is preferred.

2. Must pass all pre-employment screenings and competency tests

Additional Eligibility Qualifications:

None required for this position.

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.