About this role
Our PACT
Our core values (Passionate, Accountability, Customer-Focused, & Team Player) are rooted in the visionary spirit of our CEO, Carl Panzenhagen, who began his career as a teenager working in a foundry. As an adult, his extensive industry experience and dedication led him to create a company free from bureaucracy and grounded in ethical business practices. Guided by Carl’s leadership, a small team of five evolved into a self-sustaining manufacturing powerhouse. Today, BCT proudly stands 330+ employees strong and celebrates the completion of our cutting-edge foundry, a testament to our relentless pursuit of excellence and innovation.General Description
Under the direction of the manufacturing leadership, the Machine Operator will work to operate various types of equipment. Machines such as a brake press, laser, plasma, etc. They will need to be able to use calipers and a tape measure, and required precision measuring instruments. They will need to be able to set up and run parts completely while doing periodic quality checks.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
This list of duties and responsibilities is not all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time.
- Measure dimensions of finished work pieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments, templates, and fixtures.
- Perform all required maintenance for machines.
- Mount, install, align, and secure tools, attachments, fixtures, and work pieces on machines, using hand tools and precision measuring instruments.
- Adjust machine feed and speed, change cutting tools.
- Stop machines to remove finished work pieces, or to change tooling, setup, or work piece placement, according to required machining sequences.
- Calculate machine speed and feed ratios, and the size and position of cuts.
- Able to layout features on material using drawings.
- Able to be self-motivated and stay organized.
- Other duties as assigned to support the needs of the department.
- Helps drive and support BCT’s Culture and Core Values.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Able to make minor adjustments to programs and offsets.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and detail oriented.
- Basic computer skills.
- Must be able to read and comprehend part documentation (blueprints, tolerances, inspection criteria)
- Mechanical aptitude (working with hand tools, pneumatic tools, following work instructions for disassembling and reassembling various types of process equipment)
Education and/or Experience
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Experience operating large machines or mechanical experience.
- 1 year of experience working with large machinery or in a manufacturing environment is preferred.
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