Machine Operator

JOB REQUIREMENTS: Set up, program, operate, or tend computerized or manual woodworking machines, such as drill presses, lathes, shapers, routers, sanders, planers, or wood-nailing machines. Examine finished workpieces for smoothness, shape, angle, depth-of-cut, or conformity to specifications and verify dimensions, visually and using hands, rules, calipers, templates, or gauges. Start machines, adjust controls, and make trial cuts to ensure that machinery is operating properly. Monitor operation of machines and make adjustments to correct problems and ensure conformance to specifications. Adjust machine tables or cutting devices and set controls on machines to produce specified cuts or operations. Install and adjust blades, cutterheads, boring-bits, or sanding-belts, using hand tools and rules. Change alignment and adjustment of sanding, cutting, or boring machine guides to prevent defects in finished products, using hand tools. Select knives, saws, blades, cutter heads, cams, bits, or belts, according to workpiece, machine functions, or product specifications. Clean or maintain products, machines, or work areas. Trim wood parts according to specifications, using planes, chisels, or wood files or sanders. Attach and adjust guides, stops, clamps, chucks, or feed mechanisms, using hand tools. Unclamp workpieces and remove them from machines. ***** OTHER EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS: Education: High school diploma or GED equivalent. Mechanical aptitude: Ability to operate, maintain, and troubleshoot machinery and equipment. Machine operation: Experience operating saws, planers, sanders, or similar wood-processing equipment would be relevant. Quality control: Ability to inspect products, identify defects, and ensure specifications are met. Problem-solving: Ability to recognize production issues and equipment malfunctions. Safety awareness: Understanding of workplace safety procedures and proper use of PPE. Communication: Ability to communicate with supervisors and coworkers. Physical ability: Ability to stand for extended periods, lift up to 50 pounds, and work around varying temperatures and noise. ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: E-Mail a Rsum: thomast@service1ststaffing.com Apply In Person: 720 Daly Avenue Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494 Call For Appointment: 715-424-0011 This position is listed by a private employment agency. The agency is the legal employer. No fee will be charged of the job applicant.