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Job Description

Job Description

ABOUT THE ROLE

SMW Manufacturing is now the newest business unit of the Amsted Automotive Group, a premier technology organization specializing in complex metalworking and high-tech machining equipment and processes. Amsted Automotive 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.

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. View More...
• Use overhead crane, forklift, and hand truck to bring and remove supplies as needed.
• Use measuring instruments to ensure and record quality information.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU