at BG Products, Inc. in Derby, Kansas, United States
Job Description
Job purpose
Qualified candidates will set up and program various tools and equipment to create, modify, or repair precision parts. During production, responsible to monitor the machinery and conduct regular quality checks to ensure they are running properly and that the parts are being produced according to specifications. Accuracy is crucial to our production, attention to detail and be extremely focused on their work.
Duties and responsibilities
- Adhere to company policies and presents a professional, positive attitude at all times.
- Be proficient at setting up and troubleshooting all lathes or all mills in the machining department.
- Setup equipment to machine parts to specification using machine tools such as lathes or mills.
- Study sample parts, blueprints, drawings, or engineering information to verify the methods or sequences of operations needed to machine parts.
- Confer with Engineering and the CNC Programmers to evaluate new or existing parts and recommend changes or modifications to improve efficiency and adaptability to setup and production.
- Align and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools or materials onto machines.
- Accurately read and interpret engineering drawings and work instructions to ensure machined parts meet all quality specifications.
- Use measuring instruments or gauges to assure conformance to all quality specifications.
- Observe and listen to operating machines in order to diagnose machine malfunctions and to determine the need for adjustments or repairs.
- Clean and lubricate machines, tools, and equipment to keep machines operational.
- Identify dull tooling and replace as necessary.
- Machine quality parts to meet production schedules and delivery requirements.
- Work with other machinists to help resolve machine issues.
- Document part quantities both accepted and rejected.
- Complete documentation to meet all ISO requirements.
- Adhere to all company quality and safety policies.
- Separate and dispose scrap or waste material in accordance with company policies and environmental regulations.
- Maintain a clean and organized work area and maintain all equipment to a like new appearance.
- Maintain a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a professional manner.
- Maintain a clean and professional workplace appearance.
- Other duties as assigned.
Tools:
• CNC Machines – Turning Tools, Boring Bars, Threaders, End Mills, Face Mills, Boring Head.
• Precision Instruments – Calipers, Micrometers, Height Stand, Threaded Plug Gauges, Ring Gauges, Gauge Pins, Radius Gauges, ID Micrometers, Bore Gauges, ID Calipers.
• Manual/Hand Equipment – Drill Press, Dotco, Bridgeport Mill, Manual Lathe, Dremel.
• Forklift
Knowledge:
• Mathematics — Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• Mechanical — Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Production and Processing — Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Design — Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
Skills:
• Operation and Control — Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
• Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Operations Monitoring — Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Quality Control Analysis — Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Troubleshooting — Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
Abilities:
• Arm-Hand Steadiness — The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• Finger Dexterity — The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
• Manual Dexterity — The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• Control Precision — The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
• Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
• Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• Multilimb Coordination — The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
• Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Visualization — The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
• Category Flexibility — The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
• Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Perceptual Speed — The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
• Reaction Time — The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
• Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Working conditions
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to machining, moving mechanical parts and/or work near others. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The work performed will be done in a well-lit, climate-controlled, clean work environment, required wearing safety glasses and all appropriate PPE to prevent exposure and injury while performing job duties. Evening, weekend, and/or OT work may be required as job duties demands. On rare occasions work may need to be performed outside.
Physical requirements
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand. The employee is frequently required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms. This position requires a normal range of hearing and clear speaking abilities to interact appropriately with others in person and by two-way radio. The employee is occasionally required to sit; twist, balance, squatting, kneel, crouch, climb, bend and crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move not to exceed 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.
