Heavy Press Operator
- Location
- Royal Oak, MI
- Listed
- 2 days ago
About the role
- Job Posting Title
- Heavy Press Operator
- Legal Entity
- HHI FormTech LLC
Job Description Summary
Dauch's Royal Oak Manufacturing Facility is seeking candidates for our Heavy Press Operator training program. This 33-month program offers comprehensive training, combining hands-on experience working with our highly-skilled heavy press operators and foundational manufacturing coursework at Macomb Community College. Candidates will take classes while working full-time on the manufacturing floor. Tuition and class time are fully covered.
Upon successful completion of the program, participants will be placed as a fully-titled Heavy Press Operator at our Royal Oak manufacturing facility.
While not required, prior experience in forging, metal forming processes, machine repair/maintenance, or cold heading is preferred. Candidates must be able to manage a fast paced schedule that includes full-time plant floor work and classes at Macomb Community College.
About the role
As a Heavy Press Operator trainee, you'll gain hands-on experience in various aspects of heavy press operation. Your responsibilities will include:
- Performing quality inspections of manufactured parts.
- Changing and adjusting tools within the machine for quality improvements or production changeovers.
- Using hand tools and pneumatic tools for machine operation and maintenance tasks.
- Completing machine maintenance to reduce downtime and ensure manufacturing efficiency and effectiveness.
- Reading and interpreting blueprints to understand part specifications and adjusting machine setup as necessary.
- Occasionally operating an overhead crane for heavy tooling changeover.
- Completing additional tasks as required to support manufacturing operations
Required Skills and Education
- High school diploma or GED
- Previous experience working in a manufacturing environment, ideally as a press operator.
- Availability to work rotating first and second shift.
About Dauch
Dauch Corporation is a premier Driveline and Metal Forming supplier serving the global automotive industry with a powertrain-agnostic product portfolio that supports electric, hybrid, and internal combustion vehicles. The company is headquartered in Detroit, MI, with operations that span 24 countries and more than 175 locations. Formed through the acquisition of Dowlais Group plc and its subsidiaries - GKN Automotive and GKN Powder Metallurgy, Dauch unites deep engineering roots with global manufacturing capabilities and an entrepreneurial spirit to move mobility forward.
Equal opportunity and legal notices
Dauch will not discriminate against any Associate or applicant for employment because of age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law.
Dauch will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that Associates are treated equally during employment, without regard to their age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law.
For the Disabled Job Seeker: We offer reasonable accommodations for qualified disabled individuals who are applicants for employment. To request assistance or accommodations, please e-mail. Dauch is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
From AAM Power's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 8, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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