Plasma Machine Operator 2/C

Job Title

Plasma Machine Operator 2/C

Location

Panama City, FL US (Primary)

Job Type

Full-time

Education

High School / GED

Travel

Security Clearance Required

None

Job Description

Job Description

INTENT AND FUNCTION OF JOB DESCRIPTION

This job description is a general description of the essential job functions and is not an employment contract. Position requirements, skills, and abilities included in this job description have been determined to be the minimal standards recommended for the position. Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. reserves the right to increase, modify, or reduce the position requirements, skills, and abilities included in this job description. The duties, responsibilities, and requirements described should not be interpreted as an all-inclusive or comprehensive listing of all activities, duties, or responsibilities that are associated with this job. All employees of Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. are expected to perform the duties as assigned by Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., supervisory/management personnel, regardless of job title or routine job duties.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. However, no accommodations will be made which may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others or which impose an undue hardship on Eastern Shipbuilding. The headings in this Job Description are for convenience only.

POSITION SUMMARY

Under supervision, set up and operate a CNC plasma machine to fabricate material according to specifications, plans, and safety standards.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: Because Eastern Shipbuilding is continually growing to meet the needs of our customers, the essential duties and responsibilities may be different than described.

• Regular attendance at work and the ability to work flexible hours, including overtime, weekends, and holidays.
• Conduct safety inspections and operate equipment daily.
• Adjust controls to set and regulate machining factors as needed.
• Start the machine and observe machine operation to reposition the workpiece, and change or adjust machine settings as needed.
• Under supervision, perform necessary production work as part of the manufacturing process according to work instructions.
• Assist in troubleshooting equipment and in the repairs/adjustments as needed.
• Under supervision, perform all necessary quality checks during production, and follow procedures for discovering defective material/parts.
• Duties may include cross-training on such machines as the Press Brake and Wheelabrator equipment as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Job Requirements

REQUIREMENTS
Education/Experience: High school diploma or GED equivalence and one to three years of working knowledge of CNC machines; operating processes, procedures, and techniques used in operating CNC plasma machines desired. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. Six months or more experience as a CNC plasma machine operator required; experience operating overhead cranes desired. Requires knowledge of ship terminology, safety, and OSHA regulations.

Behavioral Attributes: Integrity, ethics, flexibility/adaptability, initiative, interpersonal skills, attention to detail, safety-conscious, and multi-tasking. Maintain confidentiality of details pertaining to Eastern Shipbuilding Group.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing throughout the workday. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee must be physically and medically qualified to wear all required personal protective equipment, as prescribed under Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards. The employee must be able to work above ground at a minimum of 50 feet aloft and/or from scaffolding and/or man-lifts while working with machinery; in confined spaces and withstanding extreme heat and cold in an outside climate or confined space.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The employee may be exposed to the risk of electrical shock, moving mechanical parts, vibration, fumes, airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, continual loud noise, and other hazards found in a heavy industrial shipyard environment. Rigorous compliance with safety procedures, policies, and personal safety equipment requirements is therefore mandatory.

We are equal opportunity/affirmative action employers, committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under state or local law.