CNC Machinist Third Shift Lead in Hicksville, Ohio at Nemco Food Equipment LTD

Nemco is a family-owned business, since 1976, that manufactures food equipment for the fast food, convenience, restaurant, and entire foodservice industry. Nemco strives to be an employer of choice by focusing on six core values and a positive, family culture. Our six core values are: Respect Others, Do the Right Thing, Embrace Learning, Be Agile, WOW Customers and Create Awesome.

Nemco Food Equipment is committed to the manufacturing and on-time delivery of these piece parts to the assembly operations with a very experienced staff of metalworkers who can operate a variety of work centers able to machine steel and aluminum into complex parts. The shift work hours are from 9 pm to 5 am. In this job, you will work in a production environment, working with CNC vertical mills, brake presses, laser cutters and Press punches. After an initial training period, productivity and quality requirements must be met. Durations of set-ups and run times will vary. Tasks require an exceptional degree of eye-hand coordination, manual dexterity, and the use of both hands and arms on a repetitive basis for a full range of motion. Machining experience is a must.

In this role, you will have leadership responsibilities for the machining department and be a back-up leader for fabrication. This role is a working lead that will report to the first shift department supervisor. Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:

Key Responsibilities

• Shift Lead
• Maintains staff by orienting, training and developing employee growth opportunities.
• Coach a team of 6-10 individuals initially that may grow as required by customer demand.
• Effectively communicate between departments and shifts.
• Maintains workflow by monitoring the steps of the process, ensuring material flows to the next operation, monitoring personnel and resources and initiating and fostering a spirit of cooperation within and between departments and shifts.
• Maintains quality by establishing and enforcing organization standards.
• Oversee and ensure that production is properly recorded, scrap identified and downtime captured.
• The ability to identify root causes of problems and work through a solution.
• Learn and become proficient on all machines and processes you operate on third shift.
• Maintains safe and clean work environment.
• Provide feedback on employee performance
• Material Handling
• Use material handling equipment to safely and accurately move material to the next operation or storage location.
• Use the handheld scanner to move parts in the inventory system.
• Empty Scrap containers using the forklift.
• Operating Equipment
• Follow work order routings and properly complete associated paperwork in accordance with set procedures
• Be able to complete all aspects of job set-up, including selecting the program, calculating and applying offsets, reading a print, measuring the part for conformance and applying any adjustments needed.
• Be able to troubleshoot for various unsatisfactory conditions with machining a part, including changing tooling, feed and speeds and identifying issues with part holding tooling.
• Be able to manage tooling inventory.
• Perform first piece inspect of manufactured parts to meet blue-print specifications and tolerances, and adjust setups accordingly to ensure a quality product is produced
• Train new operators in the setup and operation of CNC machine as required
• Train to be proficient on various machines with moderate supervisor and or leader instruction
• Responsible for communicating to the Supervisor and Team leader all machine related issues (i.e. machine down or damage to equipment) and or part availability
• Initial training will be on 1st shift and is expected to last about 90 days.

Qualifications

• Ability to show leadership by instructing, coaching and motivating other employees.
• Ability to set up and operate machinery.
• Ability to read blueprints and to follow specific written instructions and procedures.
• Detail oriented and possess strong time management skills
• Ability to use measuring tools.
• Ability to keep workspace clean and organized.
• Operate forklift safely.
• Experience as a machine set-up and operator in a production environment preferred.

Physical Requirements

Standing: Most tasks are performed in a standing position with intermittent walking.

Lifting: Frequently lifting items weighing 5 lbs. to 10 lbs.; occasionally lifting items weighing up to 50 lbs.

Walking: Frequent walking short distances (less than 1/8 mile).

Carrying: Occasional carrying of bulky items weighing up to 50 lbs. short distances.

Pushing: Use of manual hand truck and carts to occasionally move skids or parts short distances.

Pulling: Use of manual hand truck and carts to occasionally move skids or parts short distances.

Bending: Occasional bending required to perform a variety of tasks.

Reaching: Frequent reaching to load and unload parts from fixture in machine, tubs, carts, or pallets.

Handling: Frequent handling of parts ranging in weight from 5 lbs. to 10 lbs.

Gripping: Frequent gripping of parts.