Press Operator
Kennametal
Date: 6 hours ago
City: Rogers, AR
Contract type: Full time

About Kennametal
With over 80 years as an industrial technology leader, Kennametal Inc. delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace and defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Every day approximately 8,700 employees are helping customers in nearly 100 countries stay competitive. Kennametal generated $2.1 billion in revenues in fiscal 2023. Learn more at www.kennametal.com. Follow @Kennametal: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.
Shift: 3rd, Sunday - Thursday, 11pm - 7:30am
Job Summary And Mission
Run multiple Osterwalder, Dorst, or PCT presses producing a quality product to blueprint specifications.
Key Responsibilities
Equal Opportunity Employer
With over 80 years as an industrial technology leader, Kennametal Inc. delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace and defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Every day approximately 8,700 employees are helping customers in nearly 100 countries stay competitive. Kennametal generated $2.1 billion in revenues in fiscal 2023. Learn more at www.kennametal.com. Follow @Kennametal: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.
Shift: 3rd, Sunday - Thursday, 11pm - 7:30am
Job Summary And Mission
Run multiple Osterwalder, Dorst, or PCT presses producing a quality product to blueprint specifications.
Key Responsibilities
- Set up and operate a multitude of CNC Carbide Presses which may include the following machines: Dorst, Osterwalder, Hydra-Chief or Teledyne.
- Computer controlled setup of these machines.
- Make adjustment to CNC programs as a part of setup.
- Load and off-load inserts from multiple presses.
- Gage inserts to insure proper dimensions.
- Scope parts to verify visual characteristics.
- Selecting and weighing Tungsten powder for pressing into green parts.
- Separate scrap from good parts document accurately.
- Scan correct production information in Mii.
- Maintain tooling used in machines, resurfacing as needed.
- Operate other equipment as needed.
- Train new operators when required.
- Operators required to troubleshoot moderate to complex problems.
- Do Quality Checks per Quality Inspection plan, verify powder and lot, verify tooling matches production order and press information sheet.
- Commitment to working safely and understand all safety procedures.
- Deviations in routine are handled according to operating procedures and/or work instructions.
- Operator responsible for following Press Data Sheet, assuring product is processed according to proper routings, specifications and that the quantity and style are correct.
- Work to meet daily departmental production goals.
- Must be reliable and dependable.
- Communicate safety, quality, product issues with supervisor, team members and across shifts.
- Must have High school diploma or GED
- 2-year technical degree preferred.
- Environment with controlled temperatures and dust collection systems.
- Safety glasses with side-shields required.
- Safety Shoes are required.
- Gloves, cut resistant gloves when necessary.
- Approximately eight hours standing with two break opportunities per eight-hour work period.
- Intermittent walking, reaching, sitting and bending.
- Lifting insert trays weighing no more than thirty-three (33) pounds.
- Run orders by due date.
- Follow Press Data Sheet and Inspection Standards.
- Assignments and instructions communicated orally and carried out by standing guidelines.
- Must inspect the tooling as required.
- Moderate to complex problems solved by operator using learned knowledge of product type, production processes and in some cases, coordination with technical experts inside and outside of the plant.
- Recurring problems and major decisions receive supervisor/lead attention.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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