Richards Bay: Machine Operator posted by Hire Resolve

A leading industrial company situated in KwaZulu-Natal is urgently seeking the expertise of an experienced Machine Operator to join their team.

The successful incumbent for this position will be responsible for:

Setting and Operating CNC & Conventional Machines:

• Create CNC programs from ISO/SANS drawings.
• Ability to set up, program, operate and troubleshoot CNC lathes and mills independently.
• Operate the CNC machines, VMC milling lathes, conventional machine and bore mill.
• Reduce set up time and machining time through process improvements.
• Maintain all machine shop repair and maintenance records.
• Inspect completed work for conformance to specification using tools such as callipers, height gauges, micrometers, rulers etc.
• Provide assistance for upload / download programs, set up data through the machine HMI panel.
• Ensure that the correct tools are available for production.
• Periodically report back to management in terms of time schedule, equipment quality and deficiencies, subcontractor performances, extra costs and solutions.

Quality:

• Be able to manufacture components accurately to drawing.
• Ensure quality during the fabrication process and as per hold point for preliminary quality control checks (QCPs).
• Focus on minimizing the cost impact of non-quality.
• Strive for ZERO non-conformances.

HSE:

• Comply with Company Directives and Guidelines, procedures and legal requirements.
• Maintain high housekeeping standards in Machine Shop.

Key requirements:

• Trade Tested Machinist
• Minimum 5 years experience in a manufacturing environment
• 5S / Lean Six Sigma advantageous
• Preferably a tertiary certificate in CNC Machining
• Software programming Mastercam and Solidworks

If you meet the above requirements and want to make a career-changing move, apply today by either filling in the online application form or emailing your CV to *****@*****.co.za