Lapham-Hickey Steel Corporation is seeking a full-time STEEL SHEAR OPERATOR to join our Bedford Park plant team and share our vision; to create value for our customers, employees, suppliers, and shareholders through the highest quality steel products and strong partnerships. We are a family-owned, financially secure company with a storied history dating back to 1926. Lapham-Hickey business is built on the strength of nurturing long-standing relationships with our customers. Those relationships have afforded us the opportunity to service customers for over 90 years in the steel business. We support this vision through our values; The R.I.T.E. Way (Respect, Integrity, Teamwork, Excellence). Purpose/Summary: The Shear Operator’s main responsibility is to set up and operate a slitter machine according to customer specifications and work orders. Detail, safety, and attentiveness are critical to regular equipment inspection and the ability to measure dimensions, align parts and produce material according to production instructions.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Set up and operate mechanical shears to cut steel sheets and blanks to customer specifications.
- Reconcile coil identity to production and load coil
- Work with steel thicknesses ranging from .020" to .250" decimal gauge.
- Perform precision cuts to ensure squared and accurate dimensions with tight tolerances
- Inspect materials before and after cutting to ensure quality standards are met.
- Work collaboratively with team members to achieve production goals.
- Maintain accurate records of production activities and equipment maintenance.
- Performs other duties and tasks as assigned.
- Communicate non-compliance production or quality problems to supervisor and/or shift lead
Qualifications; Knowledge, Abilities, Skills:
- Knowledge of current crane and forklift operation preferred
- Ability to perform complete setup and operational tasks of shearing equipment to ensure compliance with the customer specifications.
- Ability to read and interpret technical documents, including shop drawings and cut lists.
- Strong communication skills.
- Strong math and measuring skills, including using tape measures, calipers, and micrometers.
- Ability and willingness to cooperate with co-workers and supervisors/management of the production team
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
Working Conditions: Plant environment, physical labor. We encourage you to learn more about our organization, please visit https://www.lapham-hickey.com/.
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
Supplemental Pay:
Education: High school or equivalent (Preferred)
Experience:
- Calipers: 1 year (Preferred)
- Manufacturing: 2 years (Required)
- Machine Operation: 2 years (Preferred)
Language: English (Preferred)
1st Shift/2nd Shift