Forging Press Operator - 2nd Shift

The Press Operator is responsible for installing tooling and making necessary adjustments to meet part specifications.  Requires employee to transfer hot steel billets, weighing 2 to 50 lbs., utilizing metal tongs. This employee is the leader of the press crew.

Major Duties and/or responsibilities

• Maintaining the operation of the forging press.


• Installing and removing tooling from press.


• Housekeeping duties.

Qualification and Education

• High School Diploma


• Previous manufacturing experience preferred, but not required


• Strong mechanical aptitude and ability to work in a high paced environment

Physical Demands

Reaching: Frequently required while operating a press.

Bending: Frequently required in the essential functions of the job.

Climbing: Frequently required when getting on and off the fork truck and climbing stairs.

Hand usage: Continuously required for pushing, pulling, reaching and grasping when operating a forging press.

Lifting: Up to 50lbs occasionally and 10-30lbs regularly.

Walking:  Frequently walking and standing.

Environment: Mostly indoors, but occasionally outside, dirty, working on concrete flooring. Cold in the winter and hot in the summer.

Hours: A minimum of 8 hours per day, 5 to 7 days a week depending on production demand.

Meadville Forging offers excellent benefits including:

• Competitive Wages, 2^nd and 3^rd shift premiums


• Health, Vision and Dental Insurance


• 401K WITH company match program


• 13 paid holidays


• Employee Profit Sharing


• Paid Vacation


• Life Insurance


• Much more…..