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General Responsibilities
Responsible for setting up, operating and problem solving torsion spring forming machines (CNC and Mechanical), performing a variety of operations, setting dies, straighteners, feed, stroke adjustment, greasing leader pins, adjusting safety equipment and working with various customer required specifications. Troubleshoots and assists Maintenance Team regarding machine down situations. Performs preventive maintenance.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
Able to decide which jobs the machines are capable of handling and set up the most difficult jobs from a blueprint or hand drawing.
Properly complete all required quality process controls.
Problem solve, correct and or stop production when defective parts are detected.
Able to modernize or make changes in the machine to improve production, or making machine suitable for a new type of job.
Assist in decisions to improve the set-up procedures and overall production of the area.
Train others and generally to be of assistance to others as needed.
Evaluate the standard rate to determine if it can be increased and still maintain quality.
Run different types of machines within the department simultaneously and maintain quality.
Perform set-ups on the different types of similar machines within the department.
Maintain quality at standard rates of set-up and running speed, including certification in basic SPC techniques.
Requirements
Formal education in tooling or machining
Strong, demonstrated problem solving ability required
Ability to convert drawing specifications and requirements into functional parts
Humble: Display a willingness to learn, listen and participate in continuous improvement activities
Hungry: Work every day to make yourself, your peers and the organization better than the day before.
Smart: Understand your role in making, and maintaining a positive team dynamic.
5 or more years of setting up and operating torsion spring forming machines
Benefits
If you ask our employees why they love working at Michigan Spring and Stamping, they will tell you it's because of the great people they get to work with every day, the flexibility and job security we provide and the daily opportunities which keep them motivated. We are a medium sized company right where you want to be and where you can really make a difference.In addition to a great work environment, we offer an outstanding compensation and benefits package. Within our benefits package; affordable medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, long and short term disability (at no cost to you), 401k with company match, profit sharing, generous educational reimbursement policy, vacation and flexible schedules.
Company Overview: Michigan Spring and Stamping is part of the Kern-Liebers (www.kern-liebers.com/en) Group of companies. We are industry leaders in developing innovative manufacturing and inspection technology, assisting our customers to improve their products, adhering to quality initiatives, and delivery performance. Michigan Spring and Stamping has the financial and technical backing of a large multi-national company while maintaining our small company identity. We are committed to bringing customers the superior products, service, and support they need to succeed globally now, and into the next century. Michigan Spring and Stamping supplies the stringent, fast paced, global automotive, medical and consumer goods markets with key dynamic component parts that are designed, developed, processed, & manufactured in Muskegon and our Kern-Liebers Group partner companies around the globe.
