Specialty Metals Corporation has a career opportunity for a Shear Operator on our day shift. The individual should be quality conscious, self-motivated, have a strong work ethic and be a team player.

Why should you apply?

• Competitive pay
• Great work-life balance & family culture
• Company paid employee medical/dental/vision benefits
• 401(k) with company match
• Vacation - 1 week after 6 months, 1 week at a year, 2 weeks after 2 and 3 years, 3 weeks for years 4-9 and 4 weeks for 10+ years
• Sick leave - 1 hour of sick leave for every 40 hours worked
• 7 paid holidays

Pay range $22.00 - $37.00

Primary Job Duties

• Inspect the shear and associated equipment for safety and mechanical condition prior to use and initiate the appropriate actions for any identified discrepancies
• Identify, select, and handle materials to be sheared per applicable procedures
• Identify customer requirements and approach product related activities from the customer’s perspective
• Identify inspection criteria
• Set-up and operate the shear to cut parts per the work order and all applicable procedures
• Finish, package and stage final products for shipment
• Complete required job forms, including associated nests and work order documentation
• Use the appropriate quality procedures and tools to initiate the management of discrepancies and opportunities for improvement

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in the metals industry operating hydraulic shears
• Safety conscious and quality oriented
• Familiar with set up procedures for shearing different sizes and grades of metals
• Ability to decipher blue prints, drawings and sketches
• Ability to read a tape measure, calipers and micrometers
• Forklift and overhead crane experience

Our Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity Company. Our company takes pride in being a drug free company. We perform background and drug screening on all applicants, as well as random drug testing after employment.