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Small Press Operator - 1169217700

at The Timken Company in Fulton, Illinois, United States

Job Description

What Timken makes possible begins with you.
Those who came before us helped land a man on the moon, create the world's infrastructure, and introduce renewable energy alternatives. Now you can join the Timken team to write your own unique story and help drive what's next.

A career at Timken means you can have an immediate impact doing Work That Matters to the world- improving the efficiency of today's industrial equipment and preparing for the future of motion on our planet and beyond. New employees can start contributing right away, and there are many opportunities to advance your career at your own pace. Join our global team of 19,000 people in 46 countries, and start helping our customers push the limits of what's possible in their world of motion.

Position Summary: Perform a variety of punching, piercing, notching, forming, spanking, and similar press operations on variety of metal parts.

Essential Job Duties:

  • Follow detailed instructions as to method of loading and operating press. Use fixed gauge, when available, to check work to maintain tolerance.
  • Work is repetitive. Most set-ups and adjustments made by others. Individual judgment is required in checking work. Also required is reading of blueprints and use of gauges.
  • Detect faulty operation of equipment or defective material, and refer unusual conditions or operating difficulties to supervisor.
  • Read detailed routing sheet, fill out route card, and keep aware of next operation for each part. Required to open tub door with pry bar and remove door. On occasion must grind, drill and ream, saw or sand parts.
  • Prepare and cleanup work area. Must oil all pierced parts before putting them in press.
  • Continuously operate machines working with light to average weight material.
  • Must be knowledgeable in and practice all safety procedures.
  • Responsible for quality: Accept training in blueprint reading, use of gauges and measuring tools common to manufacturing, along with related statistical process control principles and other quality control procedures.



Education and/or Experience:High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and complete necessary production forms. Ability to speak effectively with fellow employees and/or customers.

Mathematical Skills:Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, schedule, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several variables; problem solving ability.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, sit, use hands/arms. The employee is regularly required to talk, hear at conversational level, and smell. The employee is occasionally required to walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee...

Equal Opportunity Employer - minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity

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Job Posting: 11912808

Posted On: May 19, 2024

Updated On: Jun 18, 2024

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