Bending Machine Operator III – Expert/Trainer - Night Shift

The Bending Machine Operator III is responsible for independently performing advanced bending operations across multiple machine platforms while ensuring compliance with safety, quality, productivity, and delivery requirements. This position utilizes engineering drawings, production schedules, work instructions, and manufacturing documentation to set up, load, operate, and troubleshoot three types of bending machines.

Key Responsibilities:

· Accesses and utilizes drawings, engineering models, work instructions, and production documentation through company computer systems to support manufacturing operations.

· Accurately uses metric and imperial measuring instruments to inspect parts and verify conformance to blueprint dimensions and tolerance requirements.

· Performs complete dimensional verification of formed components and confirms compliance with engineering specifications prior to transfer to downstream operations.

· Completes production tracking, labor reporting, and fabrication documentation accurately and in accordance with departmental requirements.

· Correctly loads and configures three types of bending machines based on product design, material type, machine capability, and production requirements.

· Reads, interprets, and applies engineering drawings and specifications for all product types manufactured within the bending work center.

· Independently operates, sets up, and performs basic troubleshooting on three different bending machines while ensuring adherence to engineering specifications, quality standards, and productivity expectations.

· Diagnoses and resolves routine machine, tooling, and product-related issues to maintain efficient production flow and minimize downtime.

· Validates product quality throughout the manufacturing process and takes corrective action when results fail to meet established standards.

· Demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of production schedules and proactively identifies material, equipment, staffing, or process issues that may negatively impact delivery commitments.

· Reviews completed work for full compliance with product quality requirements and verifies all checklist criteria have been satisfied prior to release to the next operation.

· Maintains accountability for understanding downstream manufacturing processes and escalates actual or potential issues that could impact safety, quality, productivity, or delivery performance.

· Applies advanced knowledge of 5S principles by maintaining work area organization, visual controls, housekeeping standards, and continuous workplace improvement activities on a daily basis.

· Demonstrates a thorough understanding of work center safety requirements and actively recommends improvements to equipment, processes, and workplace conditions to enhance employee safety.

· Collaborates with supervisors, quality personnel, and downstream operations to ensure production requirements, quality expectations, and delivery schedules are achieved.

· Support continuous improvement initiatives that enhance safety, quality, delivery, and productivity performance.

· Collaborate effectively with operators, supervisors, and support personnel to meet production goals.

· Use both standard and metric measuring tools accurately to verify dimensions and specifications.

· Operate power and/or hand tools.

· Demonstrate safe operation and proper use of forklift and crane.