Production Mill Operator
3 days ago
Chicago Heights
Job Description Bull Moose Tube is seeking to hire a full-time Production Mill Operator for 3rd shift (4:00 p.m.-midnight) in our Chicago Heights, IL location. *Must have one year of tube mill experience and schedule flexibility. Here at Bull Moose Tube, we believe in teamwork, integrity, growth, and safety. In addition to our collaborative and positive work environment, we offer a competitive base wage and a generous benefits package which includes comprehensive health and dental insurance options, paid vacation, 11 paid holidays, monthly bonus potential, and a rich 401(k) plan! ABOUT BULL MOOSE TUBE Founded in 1962, Bull Moose Tube is a steel manufacturer committed to excellence in everything that we do. We boast more than a half-century of manufacturing and selling superior steel pipe and tube. Our enduring commitment to quality, innovation, and customer service has made us a long-standing dominant force in the market. We are driven to be the best. JOB SUMMARY: Use industrial machinery and tools to load, weld, grind, and measure steel to create tubes to our customers' specifications. Perform complete and partial changeovers as orders dictate. Use computer programs to print orders, bundle tags, consume slit coil tags and keep production records. Oversee mill operation and speed to ensure the highest quality tubing is achieved while adhering to safety and ISO standards. ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: • Load slit coils on un-coiler turnstile using an overhead crane with c-hook attachment, • Operate control panel on entry equipment of tube mill, • Operate a mig-wire welder to butt weld steel strips to coil, • Use an angle grinder to grind/flatten the butt weld before feeding into floop accumulator, • Monitor mill speeds, • Maintain shop floor orders, consume slit coil tags, print tube bundle tags, • Perform quality checks by using micrometers, calipers, and plug gauges, • Perform weld checks per ASTM 500 or 513 specs including flare and crush tests using a hydraulic press, • Perform complete and partial changeovers which may entail changing rolls in each idler and driven pass, welding rolls in the weld box assembly, installing flash rod assembly, working coils in high frequency welder, using a micrometer to size each pass/stand on the tube mill, • Use an O.D. scarf stand to remove the weld bead and empty the scarf winders or feed the O.D. scarf into the scarf chopper, • Operate the mill console to balance the mill speed/load on multiple mill drives, • Maintain regular and reliable attendance, • Work cooperatively with others to ensure constructive and productive business relationships, • Comply with all Company policies and procedures, • Able to lift 50 pounds, • Able to stand 8 to 16 hours per day, • Forklift Certified, • Computer literate, • Overhead Crane Certified, • Mig and high frequency welding experience, • High school diploma or GED, • 1 year steel tube mill experience, • Strong verbal and math skills, • Able to read/understand computer schedules, • Able to work overtime and/or various shifts, • Able to work in an environment without climate control Bull Moose Tube (BMT) and its affiliated companies provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Please do not call the Plant site for information. Job Posted by ApplicantPro
