Precision Utility Operator

Company

• Kennametal delivers productivity to customers seeking peak performance in demanding environments by providing innovative custom and standard wear-resistant solutions. This proven productivity is enabled through our advanced materials sciences and application knowledge. Our commitment to a sustainable environment provides additional value to our customers. Kennametal’s portfolio of well-respected brand names and broad global presence enable us to help customers of all sizes in virtually every geography drive success at every stage of their value chain. Strategically aligned across our two core businesses - Industrial and Infrastructure - our products and services touch nearly every manufacturing process. People around the globe can see and touch these results throughout many aspects of their day, from the light switch they turn on to the car they drive.

Project

• Set-up and operate equipment involved in the manufacturing of extrusion dies and related components.
• Operators have responsibility for use of all safety equipment, observing and following all safety procedures, rules, regulations, and maintaining a clean work area.

Tasks

• Some of the equipment involved, but not limited to, precision grinding equipment, atmosphere furnaces, plasma spray, manual brazing, and welding equipment. Inspection equipment involved, but not limited to, include indicators, micrometers, depth micrometers, Vernier calipers, and gauge blocks.
• Follow department procedures and schedules, install tooling and machine fixtures, select speeds, feeds, machine sequence, and make all necessary machine adjustments. Operators are responsible for obtaining quality specifications during set-ups and approving set-ups for other machine operators. Work from assembly drawings, product or tooling drawings, schedules, route sheets, specifications and samples. Identify and report all drawing errors to the supervisor. Operators must have basic understanding of algebra, geometry, and trigonometry.
• Investigate malfunctions of equipment, make all necessary adjustments as required and or replace standard defective components. Perform daily preventative maintenance of equipment checking, oil, lubrication, fluids and coolant levels as required. Notify supervisor regarding need for maintenance repair and unresolved difficulties with parts, tooling, and prints. Perform any manner of operations within the department as required or determined by the supervisor and or current workload.
• All of the above should be accomplished with little or no supervision.

Requirements

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience required in all operations listed above.
• High School Diploma or Equivalent