Machine Operator - Blanching

About the role

Sandvik is hiring a Machine Operator for its Blanching Department in Welland, Ontario. The operator works with manual machines to produce premium quality, high precision cutting tools, reports to the Production Supervisor and is classified as non-exempt. No travel is required.

Key responsibilities

• Set up and offset machines as required.
• Study blueprints, sketches, drawings, manuals, specifications or sample parts to determine dimensions, tolerances, operation sequence and setup needs.
• Verify that finished workpieces meet specifications.
• Select, align and secure fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories and material on mills, lathes, grinders and shapers.
• Calculate and set controls for feed, speed, depth and angle of cut.
• Check machinery daily to ensure it functions properly.
• Perform other duties assigned.

Required profile

• High school diploma or GED; certification from a machining training institution is preferred but not required.
• At least 1 year of machine shop experience.
• Experience with blanching machines is preferred.
• Able to stand for long periods, lift up to 50 pounds and stoop, bend or kneel when needed.

Required skills

• Strong math skills, including converting metric to inches and decimals to fractions.
• Reading blueprints and calculating dimensions and tolerances with micrometers and calipers.
• Machining parts to specification on lathes, milling machines and grinders.
• Measuring, examining and testing finished tools for defects.
• Setting up, adjusting and operating basic machine tools and monitoring feeds and speeds.