Machine Setup Assistant

DESCRIPTION DATE: Mar 2025

POSITION PURPOSE:

Under the direction of the Production Supervisor, the Setup Assistant gathers cutting tools, tool holders, fixtures, inspection gages, collets, job packets and anything else that is required to set up a job in a machine. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Collect job specific tooling, gaging, and paperwork for setup personnel 
• Coordinate with material handlers to deliver material to machines
• Break down machines following job runs and return tools

RESPONSIBILITIES:

This list of responsibilities is not all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management deems necessary. Employees are and will be held accountable for all duties of the job.

• Receive work orders
• Retrieve job specific tooling, fixtures, QA documents, gages and paperwork
• May dress, grind or sharpen tools as necessary
• Work with engineers on new part setups
• Lubricate machines as needed with oil, grease and coolant
• Return tooling, fixtures, and gages as required upon job completion
• Maintain tooling and fixtures in proper working order
• Order tooling as necessary
• Manage tooling in cabinets and auto crib
• May assist and train other staff 
• Must be quality conscious and continuously look for quality improvements

REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of knowledge, skills and/or abilities required.

• High School Diploma or G.E.D. 
• 2 to 5 years machine setup or operator experience in a manufacturing environment
• Maintain clean and orderly work area, including equipment and perform all assignments in a safe manner
• Exhibit core values of integrity and accountability
• Demonstrates the ability to read, write, speak and hear, interpret documents and instructions in written, oral, blueprint, diagram and schedule form in English
• Perform basic math calculations 
• Ability to work at established levels of production 
• Ability to lift and carry of up to 50 pounds safely 
• Regularly required to sit, stand, stoop, crouch and kneel 
• Vision requirements include (corrective and non) close range, distance, color, peripheral, depth and ability to adjust focus
• Comply with all company, safety and quality policies and procedures

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Exposure to moderate noises
• Temperature variances
• Exposure to fumes, chemicals and airborne particles