Saw Operator

BETTER MOBILITY FOR LIFE

Savaria is a global leader in accessibility and patient care products, designing and building wheelchair lifts, stairlifts, elevators for home and commercial applications, medical beds, therapeutic surfaces, ceiling track lifts and patient slings. Savaria employs 2,450 valued associates globally and has 11+ manufacturing facilities to reach markets in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia.

Summary

Selects material from stock, transports to saw area, cuts material according to drawing specifications.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Review work orders, technical drawings, or blueprints to determine cut dimensions and material requirements.
• Sets-up workstation using appropriate saw blade to cut material.
• Adjust guides, stops, and blade tension, and install or change blades using hand tools.
• Operate manual or automated saws to process sheet stock, bars, tubes, or lumber with high precision.
• Transports stock material from storage shelves to saw cutting area using overhead crane.
• Keep track of raw material inventory.
• Returns excess material to storage shelf or scrap bin as required.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand and use hands and fingers to handle or feel materials. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds frequently, lift and/or move up to 25 pounds occasionally and is seldom required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Assistance is available for weights above persons lifting capabilities.

The work environment of this job has the employee regularly exposed to metal parts and is occasionally exposed to vibration. The employee works in a plant manufacturing facility that is regulated by heat in the cold months and flow through air in the warm months.

The above statements reflect the general details considered necessary to describe the principle functions of the job identified, and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work required inherent in the job.