Machine Operator

POSITION TITLE: Machine Operator
SHIFT:  Afternoon Shift 
LOCATION: Barrie, Ontario

About the Position: This Machine Operator position involves handling raw material with an overhead crane, machine setup, and cutting parts with several metalworking machines This position requires the following proficiencies:

• Read and interpret drawings and layout parts  as required to cut, burn, or bend parts to specification
• Set up and operate two or more of several metalworking machines such as; band saw, burn table, or manual brake press
• Measure final goods to ensure they conform to  correct dimensions and/or other specifications on drawings
• Operate material handling devices such as;  overhead cranes, gantry cranes, and forklifts in compliance with applicable safety standards and best practices. Material handling includes safe rigging  and transportation of various loads
• Adopt and practice good housekeeping, 5S, and Lean Manufacturing principles
• Ability to distinguish between various types of raw materials
• Responsible for organizing and maintaining raw material racking and storage area
• Responsible for safely organizing finished goods onto correct material handling carts
• Identify opportunities for improvement
• Assist with the training of new Machine Operators
• Abide by all applicable regulatory and company-specific safety standards
• Abide by ISO 9001 Quality Management System and associated procedures
• Contribute to continual improvement of safety, quality, product, production, work environment
• Willing to cross-train in other departments as needed temporarily

About You: The successful candidate(s) must be willing to learn, open-minded and flexible, organized and detail-oriented, team-oriented, disciplined, energetic, and must have a positive attitude, along with the following qualifications:

• Previous experience working safely in a manufacturing environment operating equipment
• Experience operating a band saw or plasma-arc burn table is an asset
• Forklift and overhead crane experience and certification are assets.
• Eager and willing to learn and progress.

About Us: MacLean Engineering has been a leading innovator of underground mining equipment solutions for over 40 years. As we continue to expand our product range and geographic footprint, we remain privately owned and consistently focused on the Company’s founder’s original engineered design imperatives – safety, productivity, and enduring quality. MacLean Engineering has three manufacturing facilities located in Collingwood, Owen Sound, and Barrie. Our workforce is comprised of various skilled trades working together in a safety and quality-oriented environment to produce components and equipment for the underground mining industry, as well as the municipal, environmental, and industrial sectors.