Punch Press Operator in Houston, Texas at Trystar Inc

Job Title: Punch Press Operator

Job Description:

Trystar is a leader in power distribution equipment and related services at the heart of supporting our electrical infrastructure. Our team members focus on producing the highest quality products in the industry and providing industry-leading service. Whether based in our state-of-the-art headquarters in Faribault, MN, our corporate office in Burnsville, MN, or a member of our team out in the field, safety and integrity are our guiding principles, and we work together to achieve excellence for our customers every day.

Trystar’s team members are our most important asset, we are in search of a Punch Press Operator for our Fabrication Department. This position plays a critical role in achieving our strategic objectives. Trystar’s Punch Press Operator position is an important part of Trystar’s plan to become the world’s foremost custom solution provider.

The Punch Press Operator is a skilled professional responsible for operating punch press machines to produce precision components from various materials, such as sheet metal or fiber board. They play a critical role in the manufacturing process, ensuring accurate and efficient production of parts according to engineering drawings and specifications.

We are looking for people who believe in our guiding principles and values of:

• Safety – We believe everyone should leave Trystar facilities in the same or better condition than when they arrived.
• Integrity – We’re honest, transparent, and committed to doing what’s right.
• Customer focus – We have relentless focus on our customers and their success.
• Right with speed – We use good judgement, make thoughtful decisions quickly, and execute them with purpose and intensity.
• Play for each other – We’re a team. We show up for each other and we know that through teamwork we achieve greatness.
• Champion change – We know adaptation and improvement are requirements to survive and to thrive.
• Enjoy the journey – We create an environment where our team feels appreciated and has fun along the way.

In this role you will:

• Safely operate the machines for manufacturing portable power products while conforming to the quality requirements.
• Understand the job orders and interact with Epicor.
• Read, comprehend, and execute processes and procedures according to the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) which are necessary to properly operate the equipment and manufacture the product.
• Ability to read a tape measure down to 1/16.
• Understand, complete, and maintain all required paperwork necessary in the operation including entering paperwork into Epicor. This also includes daily production reports, tally sheets, scrap reports, etc.
• Maintain and operate hand tools necessary to set-up, take apart and to operate the equipment.
• Perform required quality control checks and inspections to assure the product being manufactured is meeting required specifications.
• Perform other projects and duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Must have experience in machine operation or mechanical ability and aptitude to understand how manufacturing equipment works together in a line to produce high-quality products.
• 2 years of experience working in a manufacturing environment.
• High school diploma and technical secondary education are preferred.
• Previous Punch Press or Brake Press Operation is preferred.
• Physical strength sufficient to lift and carry up to 50 pounds on an intermittent basis.
• Frequent lifting, standing, bending & reaching required.
• Able to pass a pre-employment physical and drug test.
• Must adhere to all the PPE requirements to perform the job safely, this includes but is not limited to, Eye, Hand, Feet, and Hearing protection.

Skills:

• Must be able to read, write and comprehend plant directives written in English.
• Perform simple mathematics to comprehend and interpret process sheets, SOP manuals, tally sheets, etc. and to keep accurate account of materials used during manufacturing process including scrap amounts.