Location: Laurens, SCShifts: All Shifts AvailablePay: $25/Hr
Job Summary:Seeking a highly motivated Saw Operator Lead to join the team. Responsible for optimizing scrap rates in 2 saws and overseeing 2 operators. This role plays a crucial part in the production process, ensuring efficient saw equipment operation and contributing to uptime, product quality, and overall mill performance.
Essential Functions:
- Work safely following Haz Com and OSHA safety practices.
- Receive verbal and/or written instructions from team leaders/mill managers.
- Work from rolling schedules to ensure proper processing of material sizes, gauges, and lengths.
- Perform quality checks on size, wall, length, and flash removal to ensure product compliance with specifications.
- Perform crush tests of welds to confirm integrity.
- Check and adjust turkshead rolls to maintain straightness tolerances.
- Assist in mill changeovers; set up traveling cutoff saw for each size.
- Change saw blades and dies; adjust guide rolls as required.
- Set up and operate diagraph printer.
- Perform cut pull tests for each new heat.
- Complete all required operating reports and quality reports.
- Clean slugs from saw house, under exit conveyor, and handling areas.
- Assist maintenance personnel in equipment repairs.
- Support other operators during breakdowns, bottlenecks, and scheduled downtime.
- Report any irregularities or malfunctions to managers or maintenance.
- Maintain a clean and safe work area and equipment.
Qualifications:
Education:
- High School Diploma or GED
Experience:
- 2+ years of experience in a manufacturing facility.
- Tube mill manufacturing experience preferred.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Ability to follow written/verbal instructions, basic computer skills, and proficiency in reading measuring devices/equipment and basic math.
- Forklift and crane certification required; ability to operate forklifts, cranes, and hand tools.
- Effective listening, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Visual acuity for reading and recording numerical data.
- Attention to detail, dependability, and professionalism.
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