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Machine Operator

Port Washington, WI 53074

Posted: 04/11/2025 Job Number: 758821 Pay Rate: 20.00 Industry: Metals / Machine Shop

Job Description

Position Title: Machine Operator

Wage: $20-$25/hour

Hours: Friday-Sunday 5:30am-5:30pm

QPS Employment Group is hiring a Machine Operator. This is a direct hire opportunity.

Machine Operator Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Set-up and operate a variety of machines such as brake press, weld equipment and laser
- Set-up, adjust, and operate a variety of forming equipment including brake press, punch press, hand benders and roll forming to form, bend and punch a variety of materials
- Set-up bending equipment including safety equipment, dies, locating gauges, adjust ram stroke and tonnage to form materials to proper angle, radii and lengths
- Work from drawings, specifications, patterns, or templates; apply experience to make recommendations as they relate to part design
- Use scale, protractor, fixed angle and radii gauges
- Verify quantity and quality of material
- Strict adherence to all company/departmental policies and procedures related to safety and conduct
- New product development to meet manufacturing production standards and achieve customer quality requirements and standards of workmanship
- Prototype development and production to meet customer quality and dimensional requirements using various manufacturing processes including but not limited to – laser, brake press, hand bending, punch press, machining, resistance welding, manual welding, finishing, assembly and tool design/build
- Participation in internal and customer product and print design reviews to help define the manufacturing process for new prototypes
- Demonstrate excellent production skill and proficiency
- Contribute to quality and cost performance objectives
- Build setup and the development of tooling used to produce metal formed parts
- Collaborate openly with upstream and down team members, tool builders, production and design engineers on timelines, technical requirements and challenges encountered during the prototype process
- Define and share opportunities for optimization of a prototype product with the production engineering team
- Willingness to cross-train and operate new fabrication equipment to develop and produce prototype and production parts
- Willingness to assist, setup for, and train Production Helper, Operator, and Setup Operator level associates within the facility

Machine Operator Requirements:
- Machine Operating fabrication machines such as weld equipment, brake press and lasers or related machinery

QPS Employment Group is a full-service staffing firm comprised of dedicated and passionate people with over 50 offices throughout the United States. We place great people with great companies in industrial, skilled trades, administrative, manufacturing, general labor and professional employment.

Why Work with QPS?
- Access to sought-after positions with leading employers
- Dedicated placement specialists who will guide you through every step of the job search process
- Over 40 years of staffing experience

Best of all, our services are 100% free to job seekers!
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

browndeer@qpsemployment.com
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