Forging Machine Operator - 1st Shift

Client: Confidential Manufacturing Company

Location: Columbus, OH

Position Type: Temp-to-Hire | Full-Time

Workplace: On-Site

Shift: 1st Shift | 7:00 AM-3:15 PM

Pay: Starting at $19.50/hour

Openings: 1

Position Summary

A confidential manufacturing company in Columbus, Ohio is seeking a Forging Machine Operator to operate, monitor and maintain forging machinery and support safe, efficient production of quality forged parts.

Key Responsibilities

• Operate forging machinery and perform startup and shutdown procedures.
• Set up equipment within approved setup-sheet standards, including cooling conveyors and transfer equipment with team support.
• Monitor lubricant concentrations, sample graphite away from press machinery and perform scheduled operator preventive maintenance.
• Prepare rails, cups, chutes and other items for the next press job.
• Make permitted machinery adjustments and troubleshoot minor breakdowns; report complex issues to maintenance.
• Perform visual inspections, measurements, critical-part checks and hardness sampling; rework nonconforming parts as directed.
• Maintain production boards, route cards, signoffs and setup/control-cooling sheets.
• Follow required PPE, 5S and Stop, Call, Wait procedures and participate in shift handoffs.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Ability to read prints.
• Basic math skills.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

• On-site manufacturing environment.
• Ability to lift up to 40 pounds.
• Overtime, alternate shifts and weekends may be required.