Summary: The Lathe Operator is responsible for working with machinery to fabricate metal which includes programming, monitoring, and operating a lathe machine to create new parts.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
· Read and understand technical drawings.
· Perform shop math proficiently.
· Work on your own as well as in a team.
· Operate overhead cranes, tape measures, calipers, hand tools, etc.
· Able to determine material types.
· Operate a forklift.
Minimum Qualifications:
· 5+ years of Lathe experience.
Preferred Skills/Key Competencies:
- Problem Solving Skills
- Attention to Detail
- Strong Communication Skills
- Operate a forklift
Physical Demands: This job requires team member to be in good general health with good balance, agility, and vision abilities. Specific vision abilities include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
Usual and customary methods of performing this job’s functions require the following physical demands: lifting (25 – 50 pounds regularly), standing (up to 12 hours), carrying, pushing, reaching and/or pulling; some climbing and balancing; frequent stopping, kneeling, crouching and/or crawling; and significant manual dexterity.
The job is performed under temperature variations and some hazardous conditions. Team member regularly works near moving mechanical parts, works with broad range of electrical tools, and exposed to potential risk of electrical shock for which several safety precautions are mandatory. Safety gear and clothing is required, including but not necessarily limited to, safety shoes, eye protection, safety gloves, protective apparel and where applicable, a welding shield.
****$2,500 retention bonus****
American Alloy is a drug free workplace, passing a pre-employment drug screen and a background check is mandatory. We have a generous benefit package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision and LTD Insurance. We offer 401k with a match. We, also, offer PTO and paid holidays.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $20.00 - $32.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 – 45 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 5x8
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Overtime
Work Location: In person