Job Summary
The laser machine operator safely performs laser cutting for a variety of organizational manufacturing needs.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Performs typical laser cutting of sheet metal through automated CO2 laser machine.
- Receive work orders and jobs to process from supervisor.
- Review required raw materials (sheet stock) needed and work with material handler to retrieve material for placement into laser shelving system.
- Load proper programs into machine controller.
- Designate completed work to specific offload worktables and place matching work folders with correct tables to be processed in the shake out area.
- Perform preventative maintenance specific to laser function.
- Adjust focal beam.
Non-Essential Duties
- Maintain and organize fixtures required/related to laser processing.
- Maintain and organize consumables (nozzles, lenses, slats, etc.).
- Maintain, organize, and label sheet metal “drop rack” for later use.
- Operate overhead crane for full sheet material loading.
- Load drop sheets onto cutting table.
- Detect and report defective materials to the production supervisor.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge of fabricated sheet metal manufacturing.
- Knowledge of different types of metals (Aluminum, Carbon Steel, Stainless Steel, etc.).
- Expert ability to read engineering blueprints.
- Knowledge of assist gases used in laser processing (oxygen, N2, etc.).
- Excellent organizational skills.
Experience and Education:
- Previous Planning/ Scheduling experience.
- 3 – 5 years previous Supervisory/ Cell leadership experience in a “Job Shop”.
- 3 – 5 years’ experience in CNC Programming, Machine operation, or laser operation.
- 1 – 2 years’ working knowledge of CAD Programs.
- 2- or 4-year degree or technical schooling in manufacturing fields or 5-10 years of proven increased responsibility in the area of CNC programming/ manufacturing.