Oscillator Operator

Company Overview: The BILSTEIN facility in Bowling Green, KY is the company’s first United States manufacturing operation and serves the automotive industry as well as, the saw and tooling industry with tailor-made steel grades. We have state-of-the-art technology and are a part of an internationally operating family-owned business with a 100 plus years of steel making DNA.

We strive to produce a high-quality engineered product to live up to the BILSTEIN legacy. Position: Oscillator Operator Duties & Responsibilities In collaboration with the Production Team Leader, the Oscillator Operator sets up, operates, maintains and monitors the oscillation of cold rolled steel to specific spools. Specific duties include: Operations/Quality Reading production schedules and work orders to plan the efficient sequence of operations, applying knowledge of physical properties of slit materials.

Load steel coils and/or signaling crane operators to move coils to the required position. Positioning steel coils on the Oscillator, using crane, chain hoists or grabs. Threading the leading ends of metal coils from reels through the Oscillator and securing the ends on the spool. Operating the Oscillator and monitoring process information while the product is being slit to ensure that the product achieves the desired specifications.

Recording data form the operator screen for Quality Assurance purposes to ensure that the steel coils have attained the specified tolerances. Cleaning and lubricating the Oscillator. Measuring completed slit coils to verify conformance to specifications, using micrometers, gauges, calipers, templates, or rulers. Testing and adjusting Oscillator speeds, according to product specifications, using gauges and hand tools.

Installing, aligning, and securing specified, dies, mill rolls, or other fixtures of the Oscillator, using gauges, templates, feelers, shims, and hand tools. Positioning, aligning, and securing guides, stops, holding blocks, or other fixtures to secure and direct the finished product, using hand tools and measuring devices.

Adjusting controls to set the Oscillator speeds, feed rates, or table angles for specified operations. Identifying and replacing defective Oscillator mill rolls using hand tools. Changing Oscillator mill rolls with hand tools and the crane. Removing housings, feed tubes, tool holders, or other accessories to replace worn or broken parts, such as springs or bushings.

Honing Oscillator mill rolls with oilstones to remove nicks. Selecting, cleaning, and installing Oscillator mill rolls, preparing the next set up on the production schedule. Placing completed steel coils on conveyors, using crane, chain hoists or grabs, or signal crane operators to transport them to subsequent stations.

Examining the finished product to ensure that the product conforms to specifications, utilizing knowledge and experience and placing and suspect coils on hold for quality control/inspection. Taking samples of finished steel coils for Quality Assurance testing or inspection. Signaling crane operators to deposit finished steel coils in storage areas.

Printing and attaching slitting identification tags on finished product for subsequent processing and traceability. Reporting maintenance job orders as necessary. Instructing new workers in slitting set up and operation. Qualifications/Training : Education: Completion of High School or Secondary Education, AS or Technical degree with equivalent experience is preferred.

Experience: 1-3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment preferably in steel/metal manufacturing. Knowledge of production and processing of cold rolled steel would be an advantage. PC Knowledge (internet/Windows/ERP applications). Must be willing to work flexible shifts. Clear Interpersonal and written/verbal communication skills.

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