Forge Operator

Essential Position Skills:

• Blueprint reading.
• Geometric Dimension and Tolerancing.
• On-line computing skills.
• Basic inspection and measuring equipment, such as, gauges and calipers.
• Basic math skills, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and percentages.
• Ability to read and interpret process routings and procedures.
• Basic understanding of Short Cycle Manufacturing and Just in Time.
• Ability to obtain and retain forklift certification.
• Ability to differentiate between alpha/numeric characters.
• Set up, operate and perform routine maintenance on forging related equipment, such as hammers, presses and furnaces.
• High school graduate or equivalent.

Desired Position Skills:

• Prior experience in set-up and operation of forging equipment. Familiarity with temperature principles as they relate to steel properties.
• Mechanically inclined.
• Ability to perform basic maintenance, minimal electrical, on forging equipment.

Physical Demand

• Qualified individual should be able to repetitively (using safe manual lifting procedures) lift 50 lbs. of material from the ground up to waist-high levels and load onto machinery, and be able to perform repetitive motion tasks; must have manual dexterity and vision necessary to operate required tools and machines safely.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manufacture high-quality products, which meet customer and design specifications.  Based upon production schedules, the incumbent is responsible for forging of product, which meets customer demands. 
• Set up and operate forging equipment to assure that product meets specifications and standards while minimizing scrap/rework costs.
• Perform maintenance on all forging equipment, minimal electrical, to assure properly functioning and safe equipment.
• As a team member, the incumbent assists in the determination of production schedules, raw material needs and manufacturing operations to assure optimum utilization of resources.
• Communicate effectively within the department and with support departments to assure resources are readily available to support production schedules.  Communication may include but is not limited to informal and meeting settings.  The incumbent's team participation in performing and reporting on their assigned areas, such as safety, budgeting, scheduling, and charting, is important in meeting and attaining department goals.
• Continually monitor manufacturing methods, processes and procedures to assure meeting departmental goals relating to efficiencies, equipment utilization and indirect time usage.  Work as a team member to determine and implement necessary changes.
• Assist with routine administrative tasks and department back-up functions associated with assuring that the department and team goals are supported, monitored and attained.
• Follow and continually monitor established safety procedures to assure a clean, safe work environment is promoted and maintained.
• Provide quality in everything delivered (goods and services) to internal and external customers through an approach of thorough planning, responsible implementation, and continuous improvement.

Job Summary

• This position is responsible for the set-up, operation and basic maintenance of all forge equipment to cost effectively produce high-quality product on a timely basis which meets OETD - Owatonna customer requirements.