Header Operator

ABOUT THE ROLE

Amsted Automotive, Cold Form & Finishing, business unit is a growing company that embraces the employee experience through driving a positive culture, respecting, and implementing your ideas and providing opportunities for career growth.

As an employee-owned company, you will share in the overall financial success of the business.

If this is attractive to you, we are looking to add a Header Operator to our Munith, MI team!

WHAT YOU’LL DO 


* Set up and operates machine that automatically performs multi-operations.


* Performs first piece inspection of part with optical inspection equipment, or equivalent measurement equipment.


* Adjust controls to synchronize machine actions for various operations on each customized job.


* Read and understand tool layouts and part progressions.


* Will perform developmental set-ups and prototyping on new parts.


* Confer with other workers about machine setups and operational specifications.


* Shall observe operations to detect machine malfunctions and to verify that machine setups conform to specifications.


* Measure and inspect formed parts to ensure conformance to product specifications.


* Read blueprints to determine specified tolerances and sequences of operations for machine setup.


* Position and move work pieces through a series of dies that compress and shape stock to form die impressions.


* Adjust wedges & brass settings to set pressures and depths of ram strokes and to synchronize machine operations.


* Repair, maintain, and/or replace tooling when worn, broken or out of print.


* Remove tooling from machines when production runs are finished. 


* Use overhead crane, forklift, and hand truck to bring and remove supplies as needed.


* Use measuring instruments to ensure and record quality information.


* Will train on first shift and then move to 2nd shift after training has been completed.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU


* Employee Stock Ownership Plan


* Incentive Bonus


* Medical, Vision, Dental


* Prescription Drug Plan


* 401K


* Paid Vacation & Holidays


* Short-Term Disability


* Tuition Reimbursement


* Health and Wellness Reimbursement


* Employee Recognition


* Discount Programs

WHAT ELSE YOU'LL NEED TO KNOW


* Work may require extended periods of sitting, standing, lifting, bending, stooping and performing repetitive motion tasks


* Excellent manual dexterity, ability to lift and carry up to 80 pounds frequently


* Work is performed in a manufacturing environment with continuous exposure to noise


* Must be able to work necessary overtime if required

Experience

Preferred


* 1 - 3 years: Cold Header Machine Operation


* 1 - 3 years: Manufacturing

Education

Required


* High School or better

Behaviors

Preferred


* Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done w...