Abby End Welder (Manual Mill Operator)
About the Role
As an Abbey Mill Operator (Machine Operator) at Atlas Tube at Zekelman Industries, Kansas City, MO, this role plays a key part in setting up and operating the Abbey steel tube mill to achieve maximum production of pipe and tubing. This position provides direction to mill team members while ensuring production, quality, and safety standards are met. This role is ideal for individuals with strong mechanical aptitude who thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and lead by example with a strong focus on safety and teamwork.
1st Shift
What Youll Do
- Set up and operate the Abbey steel tube mill to meet production requirements
- Lead and support Abbey Mill team members to achieve production goals
- Monitor tubing quality and implement corrective actions when issues arise
- Generate and apply tags to all manufactured bundles
- Complete daily production records and time sheets accurately and submit as required
- Ensure end welder micrometer readings are submitted with production documentation
- Perform mill changeovers safely, efficiently, and in a timely manner
- Verify setups using micrometers, pi tape, levels, and tape measures
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area
- Attend and participate in scheduled safety meetings
- Follow and enforce company safety policies and safe work practices
- Support cross-training efforts and participate in cross-training as needed
- Ensure compliance with OSHA guidelines, including lockout/tagout and machine guarding requirements
- Submit detailed and accurate work orders for equipment issues as they occur
- Demonstrate teamwork and effective communication with employees and supervisors
- calculate differential equations
- determine dimensions of wooden furnishings or structures to be built
- determine material or tool requirements
- read blueprints
- compute production, construction, or installation specifications
- lay out woodworking projects
- read technical drawings
- understand technical operating, service or repair manuals
- maintain production or work records
- examine products or work to verify conformance to specifications
- understand machine setup instructions
- maintain or repair industrial or related equipment/machinery
- replace electronic components
- adjust production equipment/machinery setup
- install equipment or attachments on machinery or related structures
- monitor production machinery/equipment operation to detect problems
- set up production equipment or machinery
- fabricate, assemble, or disassemble manufactured products by hand
- make independent judgment in assembly procedures
- perform repetitive tasks in assembly setting
- operate crushing or grinding machine
- operate metal or plastic fabricating equipment/machinery
- recognize characteristics of metals
- sharpen metal objects
- use precision measuring tools or equipment
- load or unload material or workpiece into machinery
- monitor equipment or machine operation to detect problems
- operate hoist, winch, or hydraulic boom
- read production layouts
- read specifications
- set up computer numerical control machines
- use hand or power tools
- construct patterns or templates for welding projects
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- EditCNC
- Extensible markup language XML
- G-code
- Kentech machine shop software
- M-code
- Mastercam computer-aided design and manufacturing software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- Siemens Solid Edge
- SmartCAMcnc SmartCAM
- SWIVEL Software
- Vero Software Alphacam
- Vero Software Edgecam
- Adjustable spanner wrenches
- Allen wrench sets
- Automatic tool changers
- Bore gauges
- Boring bars
- Center finders
- Coaxial indicators
- Collet chucks
- Computer numerical control CNC milling machines
- Coolant chillers
- Coordinate measuring machines CMM
- Crescent wrenches
- Desktop computers
- Dial calipers
- Digital bench scales
- Digital calipers
- Digital height gauges
- Drill presses
- Drop indicators
- Electronic edge finders
- End mills
- Fillet gauges
- Grease dispensers
- Hand grinders
- Height gauges
- Height setters
- Horizontal boring mills
- Horizontal milling machines
- Industrial bench grinders
- Inside digital ID micrometers
- Lapping tools
- Layout compasses
- Machine deburring tools
- Mechanical comparators
- Mechanical edge finders
- Metal cutters
- Metal planers
- Metal shears
- Multipurpose screwdrivers
- Outside digital OD micrometers
- Overhead cranes
- Pin gauge sets
- Polishing tools
- Power hoists
- Precision milling vises
- Precision rules
- Protective safety glasses
- Setting jigs
- Soft jaws
- Tool probes
- Turret lathes
- Vernier calipers
- Vertical machining centers VMC
- Vertical milling machines
- Wheeled forklifts
- Wire cleaning brushes