Careers
Great Lakes Pressed Steel Corporation is a family-owned, premier metal stamping business serving our customers’ specialized requirements for over 100 years. We pride ourselves in our dedicated teamwork and productive problem-solving skills to provide our customers with best-in-class products and components to meet their unique requirements and exacting standards.
Why work for us?
Whether you are new to the industry or already highly skilled, we can offer you the necessary training and development to advance your metal manufacturing career. We offer competitive salaries, benefits, and growth opportunities to sharpen your existing skills and acquire new ones. If you want to work with great people, in a collegial team environment, this is the place for you!
Available Opportunities
Metal Worker/ Helper Trainee
Key Duties
(training to be provided where necessary)
- Assemble and tack weld perforated stainless steel using a MIG welder
- Accurately interpret instructions, drawings and work orders for the job
- Progressive die stamping
- CNC Press brake work
- Press operating
- Metal shearing
- Fork lift operation
- Clean shop and assist in all other shop duties wherever needed
Requirements
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred, or 3-mos of relevant experience or training or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Students who have completed or are currently enrolled in a BOCES metal manufacturing program are strongly encouraged to apply
- Willingness to take direction
- Ability to lift a maximum of 50 lbs on an infrequent basis. (parts, in boxes, lifted from a shelf above head height) • Maximum weight lifted- repetitive basis 10 lbs. (parts, tools, materials)
- This position is a safety-sensitive position and will require a pre-employment physical, including audiometric testing (hearing testing) repeated annually, pre-employment and regular drug testing, and criminal background screening
Lead Production & Die Setter
KEY DUTIES
Die Setting:
- Sets up machines used to manufacture metal pieces and parts
- Installs dies, aligns and bolts dies to presses
- Loads coils or strips of metal onto the presses and helps with the actual operation of the metal stamping equipment as necessary
- Tests machines to verify their conformance to die setups
- Conducts quality assurance tests using precision measuring tools
Production Planning & Execution
- Assists in the production plan process by scheduling and assigning personnel, accomplishing work results, establishing priorities, revising schedules and resolving problems
- Ensures raw materials are used properly and efficiently in all processes and monitors stock levels
- Accurately interprets instructions, drawings and work orders for the job
- Uses precision measuring tools to confirm that all parts are manufactured to specifications and oversees and coordinates calibration activities
Performs and supervises the following metal manufacturing processes:
- Metal stamping
- Press operating
- Metal shearing
- CNC Press brake work
- Drilling and tapping
- Welding
- Tumbling
- Degreasing
Ensures all equipment is properly maintained and operating correctly and safely
Trains, mentors and coaches employees
Assists in maintaining continuous quality improvement processes in accordance with ISO 9001:2015 requirements and GLPS quality standards.
REQUIREMENTS
- Minimum 2 years relevant experience in an industrial environment
- Previous supervision experience an asset
- Ability to lift a maximum of 50 lbs on an infrequent basis
- This position is a safety-sensitive position and will require a pre-employment
physical, including audiometric testing (hearing testing) repeated annually, pre-
employment, drug testing, and criminal background screening