Stamping Press Operator

The press operator position involves running metal stamping presses, including hoisting of material and removing dies from the press. You will also check and ensure the quality of parts produced and conduct various labour duties,

Responsibilities

• Scribe reference lines on workpieces as guides for cutting operations, according to blueprints, templates, sample parts, or specifications.
• Set blade tensions, heights, and angles to perform prescribed cuts, using wrenches.
• Place workpieces on cutting tables, manually or using hoists, cranes, or sledges.
• Thread ends of metal coils from reels through slitters and secure ends on recoilers.
• Turn valves to start flow of coolant against cutting areas or to start airflow that blows cuttings away from kerfs.
• Replace defective blades or wheels, using hand tools.
• Turn controls to set cutting speeds, feed rates, or table angles for specified operations.
• Hand‑form, cut, or finish workpieces, using tools such as table saws, hand sledges, or anvils.
• Grind out burrs or sharp edges, using portable grinders, speed lathes, or polishing jacks.
• Sharpen dulled blades, using bench grinders, abrasive wheels, or lathes.
• Remove housings, feed tubes, tool holders, or other accessories to replace worn or broken parts, such as springs or bushings.
• Hone cutters with oilstones to remove nicks.
• Select, clean, and install spacers, rubber sleeves, or cutters on arbors.
• Preheat workpieces, using heating furnaces or hand torches.

Education

High School

• High School Completion Preferred

Experience

12 months

• Good mechanical aptitude.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Ability and willingness to learn press and die troubleshooting.
• Ability and willingness to learn quality control equipment and techniques