Press Operator - 2nd & 3rd Shifts

The Press Operator is responsible for installing tooling and making necessary adjustments to meet part specifications. Requires employee to transfer hot steel billets, weighing 2 to 50 lbs., utilizing metal tongs. This employee is the leader of the press crew.

Major Duties and/or responsibilities

- Maintaining the operation of the forging press.

- Installing and removing tooling from press.

- Housekeeping duties.

Qualification and Education

- High School Diploma

- Previous manufacturing experience preferred, but not required

- Strong mechanical aptitude and ability to work in a high paced environment

Physical Demands

Reaching: Frequently required while operating a press.

Bending: Frequently required in the essential functions of the job.

Climbing: Frequently required when getting on and off the fork truck and climbing stairs.

Hand usage: Continuously required for pushing, pulling, reaching and grasping when operating a forging press.

Lifting: Up to 50lbs occasionally and 10-30lbs regularly.

Walking: Frequently walking and standing.

Environment: Mostly indoors, but occasionally outside, dirty, working on concrete flooring. Cold in the winter and hot in the summer.

Hours: A minimum of 8 hours per day, 5 to 7 days a week depending on production demand.

Meadville Forging offers excellent benefits including:

- Competitive Wages, 2nd and 3rd shift premiums

- Health, Vision and Dental Insurance

- 401K WITH company match program

- 13 paid holidays

- Employee Profit Sharing

- Paid Vacation

- Life Insurance

- Much more…..

Equal Opportunity Employer

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