Cutting Operator

Your Job

Guardian Glass is looking for a Cutting Operator with a passion for safety to join our team in Richburg, SC! The Cutting Operator is responsible for the computer set-up/monitoring and operation of our off-line and on-line glass cutting systems

Our Team
At Guardian Glass, a Guardian Industries company, we make high- performance, energy efficient glass for homes and buildings. To learn more about Guardian Glass, visit www.guardianglass.com.

Cutting Operators work a rotating 12-hr shift to include weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed.

Competitive pay starting at $21 - $23 per hour depending on experience.

What You Will Do

• Must maintain safe work environment by consistently wearing proper PPE, performing safe work behaviors and by communicating all safety concerns to supervisor
• Enter/download cutting schedules/customer specs into cutting systems accurately.
• Change and maintain cutting wheels and inserts
• Measure and access glass sizes for accuracy within tolerances.
• Check for cutting edge quality and make needed adjustments.
• Perform routine machine maintenance as required for efficient operation.
• Handle cut glass safely by wearing proper PPE and observing safe work behaviors
• Understands and executes job per the given work instructions or SOP.
• Communicate effectively between team members, other departments and/or internal customers.

Basic Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to enter/download schedules into the cutting system
• Proficient with basic measurement and inspection tools
• Mechanical aptitude: able to change and maintain cutting wheels, inserts and make adjustments to meet specifications.
• Strong attention to detail and quality focus.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience with glass cutting equipment or systems
• One (1) or more years of experience in machine operations
• Basic troubleshooting and preventive maintenance on cutting machines or systems

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

As a Koch company, Guardian Glass is one of the world's largest manufacturers of float, value-added and fabricated glass products and solutions. We produce high-performance glass for architectural, residential, interior, transportation and technical glass applications. You'll find our glass in homes, offices and cars and in some of the world's most iconic projects.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf