Machine Operator

We are seeking a dependable Machine Operator - Level B to join our precision manufacturing facility in Santa Fe Springs. Working with minimal assistance, you will operate and perform intermediate setups across a variety of manual and automated machines, executing critical forming, cutting, and finishing operations on high-spec parts.

Key Responsibilities

• Machine Operation & Setup: Perform basic machine setups with minimal assistance; run trial passes to verify settings, alignments, and tooling.
• Manufacturing Processes: Read blueprints, manuals, and dispatch specs to confirm dimensions and run parts through processes such as polishing, swaging, automated welding, sheer/brake presses, saws, honing, draw bench, vacuum furnaces, flattening, and heat treating.
• Finishing & Assembly: Assemble parts per blueprints, trim tubing lengths, deburr, and clean workpieces.
• Quality & Documentation: Perform pre-operational checks, verify tolerances, package finished parts for inspection, maintain traceable traveler packages, and log task hours in BAMC.
• Shop Standards: Maintain a safe, clean work area and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum 2 years of machine operator experience with a solid mechanical background.
• Education: High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Technical Skills: Ability to read blueprints/schematics and use basic precision measuring tools (calipers, micrometers, dial indicators). Basic computer skills required.
• Physical Requirements: Able to stand on anti-fatigue mats for ~85% of shift and lift/push/pull up to 50 lbs unassisted.
• Certifications (Preferred): Forklift or Crane Operator certification is a plus.

Why Apply?

• Stable full-time hours with set shift schedules
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Career growth and cross-training opportunities across advanced manufacturing equipment

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salary: $45,760 - $49,920 per year shift: First work hours: 8 AM - 4 PM education: High School

Responsibilities

• Machine Setup & Operation: Perform basic setups with minimal assistance and operate manual and automated machines. Run trial runs to verify settings, alignments, fixtures, and cutting tools.
• Process Execution: Study blueprints, manuals, and dispatch specs to confirm dimensions and tolerances. Run parts through processes including automated welding, sheer/brake presses, saws, swaging, polishing, draw bench, vacuum furnaces, honing, straightening, flattening, and heat treat.
• Assembly & Finishing: Assemble parts per blueprints, trim tubing lengths, and verify finished workpieces meet specifications.
• Quality & Material Handling: Conduct pre-operational inspections, package/box parts, and route them to inspection. Maintain traceable traveler packets and quality records.
• Shop Maintenance & Tracking: Log task hours in BAMC. Keep work areas clean, remove debris, adhere to safety policies, and support continuous improvement plans. Cross-train across machines as required.

The essential functions of this role include:

• manual lifting up to 40lbs

Skills

• Trimming
• Press Operation
• Fitting
• Molding
• CNC
• Setting
• Tending
• Math and Calculation
• Carrying
• Cutting
• Finishing
• Polishing
• Moving Material
• Extrusion
• Monitoring
• Maintenance
• Lifting
• Cherry Picking
• Clamp Operation
• Pallet Jack Operation
• Slip Sheet Operation
• Reach Truck Operation
• Stand Up Forklifts
• Sit Down Forklifts
• Pull Lift Operation
• Material Handling
• 10-Key
• Internet
• Entering Data
• Order Processing
• Pushing
• Pulling
• Standing
• Instructing
• Blueprint Reading
• Time Management
• Typing Skills
• Basic Computer Skills

Qualifications

• Years of experience: 2 years
• Experience level: Experienced

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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.

Qualified applicants in San Francisco with criminal histories will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.