CNC Operator

Job Type

Full-time

Description

About Generant:

Initially founded in the early 1930's, Generant designs and manufactures valves and pressure regulators for a wide variety of industries with a strong position in the Industrial Gases and Cryogenics, Medical Gases and Equipment, Energy, and Chemicals markets.

Generant is 100% employee-owned and is headquartered in Butler, NJ where most valve and regulator products are manufactured.

For more information, please visit our site: generant.com

We are looking for Machine Operators for our CNC Machines:

CNC Operator (Machine Operator)

Job Summary:

The primary functions of the CNC Operator are to operate and load bars into the CNC machines in a productive, high quality, and safe manner. Part quality and production is the focus of their job. They are also responsible for maintaining safe, clean machines and work environment.

Essential Functions:

• Functional understanding on how to read engineering drawings


• Understand and confirm proper paperwork, tools, gages, and bar stock material are present for the job


• Inspect parts using the visual comparator, caliper, eye loop, appropriate gages, and instruments ensuring machine is producing accurate, quality parts


• Perform visual inspection of parts for burrs, chatters, chamfer irregularities, tits, hexes, surface finish, etc. always confirming with engineering print and first part inspection sample


• Perform secondary operations as required such as material lot code stamping, part number identification stamping, de-burring and de-titting.


• Record data of part inspections, bars used, problems, and production quantities


• Load bars into machines and record all information including heat changes in records and work order control system


• Log in and out of work order control system, weigh boxes for part counts, and change boxes as bar stock material heat changes


• Maintain clean machines by keeping machines clear of chips and reporting oil leaks


• Properly clean parts making sure parts are free of surface oil and lodged chips


• Maintain a clean working environment by cleaning the floor with the aqueous degreasing solution and floor vacuum, emptying the vacuum into the dirty oily water tote as needed and removing any potential hazards for the work environment


• Communicate problems to the CNC Operators Supervisor; suggest for solutions


• Segregate all failed inspection parts from passed inspections and notifying the CNC Operators Supervisor and QC Inspector on any failed parts


• After being trained, change tools, make machine adjustments and offsets as necessary


• Ability to run multiple machines at once while maintaining production levels, quality parts, and a clean and safe environment


• Perform the job with minimal supervision


• Due to the nature of the work, non-productive interaction with fellow employees must be kept to a minimum


• Follow all company safety and environmental policies and procedures


• Perform other assignments as required by the CNC Operators Supervisor

We operate in 3 shifts; typically Monday - Friday:

1st Shift: 07:00am - 03:30pm

2nd Shift: 03:00pm - 11:30pm

3rd Shift: 11:00pm - 07:30am

*2nd & 3rd shifts do pay shift differentials

Requirements

Qualifications:

Education/Experience:

• High School Diploma or equivalent

Mathematical Skills:

• Basic Math Skills (measuring, use of calculator)


• Ability to use measuring instruments such as calipers, comparators, depth micrometer, surface finish tester


• Have their own or purchase a Venier Caliper for measuring parts and eye loop for inspecting parts

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to carryout detailed, but uninvolved written and verbal instructions

Physical Demands:

• Must frequently lift up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift up to 75 pounds


• When performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, use hands to finger or handle or feel objects and tools or controls and talk or hear


• Employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms


• Employee is occasionally required to walk


• Specific vision abilities require close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

• CNC Operator may work near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to vibration


• Work in a machine shop environment where floors may be slippery due to oil spills, use of aqueous degreasing solution for floor cleanup, and metal chips


• Noise level is usually moderate for a manufacturing plant


• Work where a forklift is being operated


• Safely remove bar stock from cantilever racks


• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Benefits:

Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401k, Life and AD&D Insurance

Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.