Feed Bar Machine Operator
Pay and schedule
- 1st shift: $23/hour | Monday–Friday, 7:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
- 2nd shift: $25/hour | Monday–Friday, 3:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
- 3rd shift: $26/hour | Sunday night–Friday morning, 11:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m.
Mandatory overtime is required after completing training.We’re hiring Feed Bar Machine Operators with experience using drills, taps, and precision measuring tools. You’ll handle machine setup, production, and quality checks, making adjustments to keep parts within specifications.
What you’ll do
- Install and position tooling according to setup sheets.
- Adjust the machine and have Quality Control verify parts during setup.
- Load material and operate feed bar equipment.
- Check parts against quality standards and adjust the machine to maintain tolerances.
- Change tooling as needed.
- Complete computer-based checks required by quality procedures.
- Tumble parts to remove burrs and chips.
- Maintain the machine in good working condition.
What you’ll need
- Multiple years of experience using drills and taps.
- Ability to read blueprints and follow written setup and quality instructions.
- Ability to use calipers, micrometers, pitch micrometers, hardness testers, thread gauges, specialized hand gauges, and comparators as required.
- Computer skills for regular use of production and quality software.
- Manual dexterity for machine adjustments, loading, and two-handed tasks.
- Dependable attendance and availability for mandatory overtime after training.
- Ability to complete required job-related ISO training within the first month.
Physical requirements
- Stand for at least six hours per day.
- Routinely lift and move 35-pound bars and buckets of parts throughout the shift.
- Lift up to 50 pounds once or twice per week, depending on setup needs.
- Walk at least half a mile per day within the shop or between buildings.
- Hear verbal work instructions and visually inspect parts at close range.
- Meet the stated vision requirement of at least 20/40 with corrective lenses.