Turret Operator at Minnesota Children’s Museum in Waukesha, WI

DIRECT HIRE: An awesome opportunity for an experienced Turret Operator to join a dynamic team. The Turret Operator is responsible for setting up, programming, loading and unloading materials, and operating turret equipment to process parts according to blueprint specifications and quality standards. This role includes basic troubleshooting, inspection, and maintaining a clean and safe work area.

📍 Working Location: Hartland, WI. 💰 Pay: $23hr - $27hr (depending on experience) Base Hourly Schedule: M - F, 6am - 2:30pm Full Benefits

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time.

• Read and interpret blueprint specifications for the purpose of processing production parts
• Set stops and guides to specified length as indicated by scale, rule, jig, or template
• Observe machine operation to detect product defects or machine malfunction
• Use a variety of precision measuring devices to set-up and adjust work and verify conformance of work to specifications
• Stack, mark, and pack finished product
• Conducts basic troubleshooting of machine
• Follow all clean up and housekeeping procedures
• Comply with all quality and safety requirements

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

• Requires education generally equivalent to a High School Diploma
• 2 or more years’ experience preferred
• Requires basic shop math
• Experience with a variety of materials and programming desired
• Familiarity with current machinery brands used desired (Rainer/Amada)
• Must perform metric conversions
• Requires good oral and written communication skills to interact with coworkers
• Must be able to read and understand blueprints, specifications, and routings
• Experience with ERP system desired

Physical Demands: While performing the duties and responsibilities of this position, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, talk, and listen, and frequently use hands to finger, handle, or touch materials and controls. The employee is occasionally required to walk; operate machines using foot/feet; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; reach above shoulder height; and move from place to place. Specific vision requirements for this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

The employee must be able to:

• Lift and carry materials weighing:
  • Up to 20 lbs. from floor to 43" and from 43" to 53" repetitively
  • Up to 30 lbs. from floor to 53" for multiple repetitions
  • Up to 50 lbs. from 37" to 53" as needed during setup and operation
  • Occasionally lift up to 65 lbs. from 37" to 43"
• Push and pull materials on a 43" work surface using up to 25 lbs. of force in forward, lateral, and backward motions
• Reach forward and above shoulder height, including reaching to control panels up to 18" in front of the body and 60" high
• Maintain balance on each leg for up to 30 seconds
• Stand and walk for the duration of the shift while performing setup, operation, and inspection tasks

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee works in a factory environment and is occasionally exposed to wet, humid conditions and chemicals. He/she is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and frequently works near moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is loud. The above statement reflects the general details necessary to describe the principal functions of the occupation described and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work that may be inherent in the occupation.

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