Bump Form/Press Operator

Summary of Position

Bump press operators create, maintain and repair metal product plates.

Essential Functions

Must have knowledge of blueprints or plans; take careful measurements to figure out how much material will be needed on site. Bump Press Operator use special metal cutting and processing equipment to bend, cut and manipulate materials into the shape and size needed for the jobs. In addition, they use hand tools to finish off pieces before final installation.

Bump Press Operator can be generalists or work in specialized fields: fabrication, installation, maintenance, or testing/balancing.

§ Adjust and correct machine set-ups to, reshape products, and eliminate product defects.

§ Monitor machine cycles and operation to detect jamming and to ensure that products conform to specifications.

§ Examines, inspects, and measures raw materials and finished products to verify conformance to specification with the help of various tools.

§ Reads rolling orders, blueprints, and mill schedule to determine setup specifications, work sequences, product dimensions, and installation procedures.

§ Manipulates controls and observes dial indicators in order to monitor, adjust and regulate speeds of machine mechanisms.

§ Operator positions, aligns, and secures arbors, spindles, coils, mandrels, dies, and sitting knives.

§ The Rolling Machine Operator positions, align, and secure arbors, spindles, coils, mandrels, dies and sitting knives.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Minimum 5 years on the bump form experience.
• Saws – Minimum ability to understand measurements and read a cut list. No previous on the job training required.

Work Environment

This job operates in a factory setting. The position is regularly exposed to moving and mechanical parts.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to odors, fumes, dust or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud. Proper PPE will be provided.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

The employee is required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Position will require sitting, squatting, walking and bending 8-10 hours per day. The employee must be able to lift 35lbs or more. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Models & Tools, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not discriminate against otherwise qualified applicants on the basis of sex, race, religion, age, national origin, height, weight, marital status, familial status, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, and/or other category protected by law.

Pay: $27.00 - $35.00 per hour

Work Location: In person