Title: CNC Plasma Operator
Location: Norfolk, NE
Shift: 6:30am-3:30 pm
Pay Rate: $18+DOE
Job Summary: The CNC Plasma Operator will be responsible for setting up, operating, and maintaining specialized machinery—including CNC plasma cutters, laser cutters, and waterjets—to produce high-quality custom screening technology and bulk-handling agri-industrial equipment.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
- Machine Operation & Setup: Set up, calibrate, and operate CNC plasma cutters, laser cutters, waterjets, powered saws, and hand shears according to project specifications.
- Layout & Assembly: Lay out, position, and secure parts using straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers. Mark cutting and bending lines while accounting for material thickness and shrinkage.
- Tack-Welding & Fabrication: Recognize, set up, and operate equipment to tack-weld components across flat, vertical, or overhead positions using electric, gas, or arc welding techniques.
- Quality Inspection: Inspect cut precision, grooves, angles, and gap allowances using micrometers, calipers, and precision measuring tools to ensure zero-defect output.
- Equipment Maintenance: Perform routine preventative maintenance on machinery, including oiling, clearing debris, and inspecting dies and torches.
- Material Handling: Load, unload, and transport heavy raw materials and finished assemblies using hoists, overhead cranes, or material handling equipment.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Education: High School Diploma or GED required
- Experience: 3+ years of CNC plasma, laser, or waterjet operation experience in a metal fabrication environment preferred.
- Technical Skills: Strong blueprint reading skills; ability to calculate measurements, ratios, fractions, and angles with high accuracy.
- Physical Demands: Ability to perform heavy physical labor, including lifting up to 90 lbs., pushing, pulling, bending, squatting, and reaching overhead
- Screening: Must be 18+ years of age with a valid Driver’s License. Must pass pre-employment physical exam, work-style survey, and drug screening. (Class A CDL is a plus).
Benefits
Weekly Pay!
Direct Deposit
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance options.
Opportunity for long-term placement with a reputable local company.
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105 East Norfolk Ave. Suite 105 | Norfolk, NE | (402) 379-4050