Metal Forming Machine Operator

Marsa Rebar Ltd

The company is looking for a competent Metal Forming Machine Operator to operate various types of shearing equipment to cut sheet metal.

Responsibilities


• Operates metal fabricating machines, such as saws, and presses, to cut, bend, straighten, and form metal plates, sheets, and structural shapes according to specifications
• Complete set-up and operation of machining equipment in a safe and efficient manner.
• Selects, positions, and secures dies, blades, cutters, and fixtures onto machine, using rule, square, shims, templates, hand tools, and built-in gauges.
• Adjusts controls to set and regulate machining factors, such as pressure and depth of ram stroke, adjustment rolls, blade angle, and machine speed
• Locates and marks bending or cutting lines and reference points on workpiece, using instruments, such as rule and compass, or by tracing from templates.
• Positions workpiece against stops and guides or aligns layout marks with dies or cutting blades manually or using hoist.
• Starts machine and observes machine operation to reposition workpiece, change dies, or adjust machine settings for multiple or successive passes.
• Inspects or measures work, using rule, gauges, and templates.
• Set up and operate sheet-metal fabricating machines only and be designated Sheet-Metal-Fabricating-Machine Operator.
• Perform start-stop procedures including, but not limited to: machine and conveyor start-up, loading of raw material, and machine shutdown.
• Perform simple and advanced changes, adjustments, and set-up to tooling and fixtures.
• Complete records and forms.
• Check machined parts visually and dimensionally according to quality standards.
• Clean chips from tooling and parts.
• Recognize and report machine malfunctions and part discrepancies to supervisor.
• Preset tooling as required.
• Set-up parts, process and machine as required.
• Perform daily, semi-annual and annual machine maintenance.
• Correct problems in set-up, non-conformance, tooling and machining processes.
• Make suggestions for process changes that may improve machining operations.
• Manoeuvre around machine, includes but may not be limited to standing, bending, stretching and walking.


Skills
• Attention to detail, highly organized and the ability to work on own initiative and in a team;
• Excellent communication skills
• Good organizational and multi-tasking abilities

Qualifications

Experience
Minimum of three years