What are the responsibilities and job description for the Drill Operator position at HIKINEX?
Operates a bench-style drill press with a single spindle, performing diverse machining operations like drilling, countersinking, spot facing, and tapping holes in metal workpieces. The position entails the following responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Review blueprints, work orders, and tooling instructions to determine specifications, encompassing hole locations, size, feed rates, cutting speeds, and the specified cutting tools.
- Collaborate with the team leader to ascertain the appropriate tooling and method for completing the assigned job.
- Secure the specified tool in the spindle.
- Manually lift the workpiece or employ a hoist, placing it in a fixture, jig, or on the machine table, and secure it with clamps.
- Position and secure the drilling jig to guide the cutting tool.
- Manually operate the feed lever to advance the tool to the specified depth in the workpiece.
- Turn the valve handle to activate the flow of coolant against the tool and workpiece, immerse the tool in cutting oil before mounting, or manually lubricate the workpiece or tool.
- Utilize a de-burring tool to eliminate any sharp edges on the part.
- Verify the conformance of machined workpieces to specifications.
- Work with metallic or nonmetallic materials.
- Sustain a clean, safe, and orderly working area.
