Slitter Operator

• Clean work area.

• Examine completed work pieces for defects, such as chipped edges or marred surfaces and sort defective pieces according to types of flaws.

• Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.

• Read work orders or production schedules to determine specifications, such as materials to be used, locations of cutting lines, or dimensions and tolerances.

• Start machines, monitor their operations, and record operational data.

• Set stops on machine beds, change dies, and adjust components, such as rams or power presses, when making multiple or successive passes.

• Test and adjust machine speeds or actions, according to product specifications, using gauges and hand tools.

• Install, align, and lock specified punches, dies, cutting blades, or other fixtures in rams or beds of machines, using gauges, templates, feelers, shims, and hand tools.

• Operate forklifts to deliver materials.

• Lubricate work pieces with oil.

• Mark identifying data on work pieces.

• Plan sequences of operations, applying knowledge of physical properties of work piece materials.

• Adjust ram strokes of presses to specified lengths, using hand tools.

• Grind out burrs or sharp edges, using portable grinders, speed lathes, or polishing jacks.

• Turn controls to set cutting speeds, feed rates, or table angles for specified operations.

• Turn valves to start flow of coolant against cutting areas or to start airflow that blows cuttings away from kerfs.

• Remove housings, feed tubes, tool holders, or other accessories to replace worn or broken parts, such as springs or bushings.

• Replace defective blades or wheels, using hand tools.

• Place work pieces on cutting tables, manually or using hoists, cranes, or sledges.

• Scribe reference lines on work pieces as guides for cutting operations, according to blueprints, templates, sample parts, or specifications.

If you are available, interested, planning to make a change, or know of a friend who might have the required qualifications and interest, please call me ASAP at 734-224-6628

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