Richardson Manufacturing Company
Location
Springfield, IL | United States
Job description
SUMMARY
Set up and operate Hobbs, Shapers, and other machinery to produce quality parts in a timely manner.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Be a good role model, be on time, work to the bell, and show good company values.
- Report shop floor problems to the Department Supervisor in a timely manner.
- Select the appropriate tools and materials to be used in preparation of machinery work.
- Work from set-up sheets and print information in order to produce parts according to specifications.
- Align and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, and materials onto machine.
- Set-up, adjust, and machine parts to required specifications using gear-cutting machines (i.e., hob and shaper machines)
- Listen and be aware of the machine and tooling to ensure they are running and functioning properly.
- Read and understand gauging sheets.
- Calculate dimensions and tolerances using knowledge of mathematics and instruments such as micrometers, depth micrometers, inside diameter gauges, and outside diameter gauges.
- Read and interpret blueprints to insure parts are being made according to specifications.
- Follow statistical process control procedures.
- Develop skills and learn how to complete jobs efficiently.
OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES
- Ask questions. If you don't understand something, or need some advice, don't hesitate to ask your supervisor, lead-man, or other appropriate person depending on situation.
- Help out with the 5S implementation of the gear department.
- Cleaning the gear room area
- Cleaning up machines
- Putting things away in their respective locations (gages, tools, fixtures, etc. As these things get defined locations)
- Coming up with ideas on how to retain the oil/mess of gear cutting
- New ways to do machine setups, speeds and feeds, and other things to make a job easier, efficient, and/or more productive.
- Any other duties requested by the supervisor, lead-man, engineer, and 5S team.
- Listen and learn from lead-man on established new ways to set up and run machines, and other operations in the gear department.
- Follow new operating procedures (documented as well as undocumented)
- Report any new improvements, ideas, or suggestions to lead-man.
- Report any process changes to lead-man.
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