Flame Table Operator

Position Title: Flame Table Operator
Department: Production
Location: Falls City, NE

About AGI

AGI is a global food-based infrastructure company publicly traded in Canada. With over 3,800 employees and over 30 global manufacturing brands, AGI is a leading provider of equipment and technology solutions for agricultural commodities including seed, fertilizer, grain and feed systems and an expanding platform for food processing facilities.

The Opportunity

Set up, operate, or tend ESOP and plasma torch cutting machines that cut components or assemblies.

Responsibilities:

• Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines. 
• Set up, operate and tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies. 
• Load or feed work pieces into welding machines in order to join or bond components. 
• Give directions to other workers regarding machine setup and use.
• Correct problems by adjusting controls, or by stopping machines and opening holding devices. 
• Inspect, measure or test completed metal work pieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices. 
• Record operational information on specified production reports. 
• Read blueprints, work orders and production schedules to determine product or job instructions and specifications.
• Utilize the nesting software to create work orders for the plasmas.
• Assemble, align and clamp work pieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components.
• Lay out, fit or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements as necessary. 
• Remove work pieces and parts from machinery after work is complete, using hand tools.
• Observe meters, gauges, and machine operations to ensure that cutting processes meet specifications.
• Select, position, align and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, and stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools.  
• Select torch consumables and proper settings according to metal types and thicknesses, data charts and records. 
• Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of cutting and shop mathematics. 
• Prepare or deburr metal surfaces and work pieces using hand-operated equipment such as grinders, cutters or drills.
• Clean, lubricate, maintain and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools. 
• Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating/cooling cycles, and shut-off.   
• Tend auxiliary equipment used in cutting processes.   
• Transfer components, metal products, and assemblies, using moving equipment.   
• Add chemicals and materials to work pieces or machines to cool work pieces.  
• Mark weld points and positions of components on work pieces, using rules, squares, templates and scribes.

Qualifications:

• High School graduate or equivalent education/experience.
• No prior experience necessary.
• Computer literate is necessary.

 
Why AGI?

We’re leading the way in global food supply chain solutions and here’s how:
We’re the leading global expert in providing farmers, processors and commercial customers with the right equipment and customized engineering solutions to produce, protect and deliver the world’s grain, fertilizer, seed, feed and food supplies. Dedicated to safety, innovation and customization, AGI offers one of the largest catalogs of equipment and full-service planning and engineering services for the storage, blending, mixing, conveying, conditioning, and processing of agricultural products worldwide. Supported by an extensive in-country sales and service team, AGI provides a global distribution network and state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Canada, the United States, Brazil, India, France, and Italy.

Our Culture

Safety and teamwork are the cornerstones of our global culture. In all aspects of our business, diverse and inclusive teams work together to deliver quality products, solutions, and services for our customers around the world.

Our Benefits

Our competitive salaries, benefits packages, and employee share purchase plan help you take care of your family. Professional development activities keep you learning and involved, offering many opportunities to grow and advance your career.

With AGI, you’re choosing an employer dedicated to strengthening and securing the global food supply chain.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis, this position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

AGI is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

Accommodations are available upon request for candidates with a disability taking part in the recruitment process and once hired.