Job Title: Laser Operator
Company: Summit Laser & Manufacturing Ltd.
Location: Salem, Ontario
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Shift Schedule: Monday to Thursday (7:30 AM to 5:00 PM) with a rotating Friday schedule. Once per month, you work Friday 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, followed by the next Friday completely off.
Job Summary
Summit Laser & Manufacturing Ltd. is seeking a highly autonomous and detail-oriented Laser Operator to join our production team. Because we operate without a traditional shop manager, we are looking for a self-managed professional who can prioritize their own workload based on customer due dates to ensure on-time delivery. You will set up, operate, and maintain our Mitsubishi laser cutting systems, handle dual-unit blueprints, safely manage material handling with forklifts and cranes, and coordinate shipping and receiving.
Key Responsibilities
- Workflow Self-Management: Review production work orders, track customer due dates, and independently schedule the laser workflow to maximize on-time delivery.
- Machine Operation: Set up and operate Mitsubishi laser cutting machines according to your self-managed schedule.
- Material Handling: Operate an overhead crane to load raw metal sheets safely onto the laser bed.
- Forklift Operation: Drive a forklift to move raw materials from storage to the laser workstation.
- Shipping & Receiving: Load completed customer jobs onto delivery vehicles and unload incoming raw materials from supplier trucks.
- Software & Nesting: Utilize SigmaNEST software to load programs and manage nests (training can be provided).
- Quality Control: Inspect first-off and production parts using calipers and tape measures to ensure blueprint compliance.
- Maintenance: Perform daily and weekly preventative maintenance on laser systems, including lens cleaning and nozzle changes.
Qualifications and Skills
- Autonomy & Time Management: Proven ability to work independently, self-manage tasks, and make effective scheduling decisions without direct supervision.
- Experience: Minimum 2+ years of experience operating CNC laser cutting machines (direct experience with Mitsubishi lasers is highly preferred).
- Material Handling: Experience operating overhead cranes and forklifts. Training/licensing on the forklift can be completed in-house.
- Unit Conversion: Proficient in reading fabrication drawings and blueprints in both imperial (inches) and metric (millimetres) units of measure.
- Measurement Tools: Proficient using calipers and tape measures for part verification.
- Software Skills: Experience with SigmaNEST nesting software is a strong asset but not required.
- Physical Requirements: Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and stand for extended periods.
What We Offer
- Competitive hourly wage based on experience.
- High Autonomy: A trusted, self-directed work environment where you manage your own daily station and cutting schedule.
- Predictable Schedule: Enjoy a long 3-day weekend once a month with our rotating Friday-off system.
- Year End Bonus
- Health Spending Account (HSA).
- A clean, safe, and technologically advanced manufacturing facility.
Pay: $25.00-$30.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- Vision care
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Elora, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- CNC laser cutting: 1 year (required)
Language:
- English Professionally (required)
Work Location: In person
