Cut Room

About this role

The Cut Room Operator cuts, prepares, and kits aluminum stock and components that feed the welding and assembly areas for American Access's accessibility products, including wheelchair ramps, platforms, landings, and handrails. Accurate, on-time cuts keep the welders supplied and hold down material waste.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Read work orders, cut lists, and drawings to determine material, quantities, lengths, angles, and hole locations.
• Set up and operate cutting equipment, such as cold saws, miter saws, band saws, and upcut saws, including square and angled (miter) cuts.
• Operate drilling, punching, notching, or bending equipment as assigned.
• Measure and verify the first piece and ongoing parts with tape measures, squares, protractors, and calipers to hold tolerances.
• Deburr and clean cut edges so parts are ready for welding.
• Label, bundle, and stage cut parts as complete kits for each job, and deliver them to welding stations on schedule.
• Plan cuts to get the most out of each length of stock; save usable remnants and separate aluminum scrap for recycling.
• Record production counts, scrap, and material shortages accurately, and alert the supervisor when stock runs low.
• Change and maintain saw blades; perform routine cleaning, lubrication, and basic maintenance on cut room equipment, and report problems promptly.
• Keep the cut room clean and organized, with stock racked safely and aisles clear.
• Follow all safety rules, lockout/tagout procedures, OSHA requirements, and company policies.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• 1+ year of experience in manufacturing, fabrication, or saw operation, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Ability to read a tape measure accurately to 1/16 inch and to read basic drawings and cut lists.
• Basic shop math, including fractions, decimals, and angles.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to work accurately at a steady production pace.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions and work closely with the welding team.
• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Reliable attendance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience cutting aluminum extrusions, tube, and plate.
• Experience with automated or CNC saws, punches, or press brakes.
• Machine-tool or manufacturing coursework at a technical college such as TCAT.
• Forklift certification, or willingness to obtain it.
• Experience tracking production or inventory on paper or in an ERP system.
• Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands below are representative of those needed to perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

• Stand and walk for most of a shift; frequently bend, stoop, and reach.
• Lift and carry materials up to 50 lbs regularly, and up to 75 lbs with assistance or lifting aids.
• Handle and maneuver long lengths of aluminum stock, often 20 to 24 feet, with a partner or material-handling equipment.
• Perform repetitive hand and arm motions while loading, cutting, deburring, and stacking parts.
• Work in a manufacturing shop with saw noise, metal chips, cutting fluid, and moving machinery.
• Wear required PPE at all times: safety glasses, face shield where required, hearing protection, cut-resistant gloves when handling sharp stock (never near rotating blades), and steel-toe boots.