Powder Plant Production

Summary

Ability to operate and run to standard Process Equipment and Off line Equipment, such as; presses, furnaces, grinders, sandblasting, etc. while adhering to strict quality and safety standards.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Participate in team initiatives to identify and resolve safety issues.
• Participation in developing LEAN solutions throughout manufacturing.
• Independent, safe, responsible operation of all the equipment necessary for the production of super abrasives and related products within specified work assignment.
• Operate automated machinery, presses, lathes, mills, furnaces, wire EDMs, and robotic equipment.
• Operate chemical processing equipment and handle hazardous chemicals.
• Perform hand assemblies of product, blends, sieved material, and other as required.
• Operate and interpret results from measuring tools, gauges, scales, microscopes, go/no go gauges, and visual standards.
• Perform minor tooling changes, setup and troubleshooting on production equipment. Assist area experts in completing higher difficulty tooling setup, changeovers and troubleshooting.
• Perform basic preventative maintenance tasks including lubrication, filter changes, equipment cleanliness, and other as necessary.
• Complete ownership for housekeeping in assigned work area.
• Perform training of others with respect to the safe and responsible operation of assigned manufacturing equipment mentioned above.
• Adhere to documented work instructions: PPF, POCI, EOI, JSA, assembly prints, and other as needed.
• Assure product and process quality measures are maintained. Communicate quality concerns to relevant technical support personnel.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Work Experience

High school diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience

Technical Skills/Physical Requirements

Skill set is as follows:

Press Ability to cycle all presses (exception: Large Cip 1000 ton). Ability to meet setup/run standard on 2 types of pressing equipment (hydraulic/isostatic, dorst)

Form Ability to run offline equipment (glebar, saws, etc) and cycle all form equipment (exception: Doosan). Ability to interpret Drawing. Ability to meet setup/run standard in 1 forming cell. Ability to enter tooling off set.

Sinter Build furnace heat, pull plugs, furnace PM's, fork truck license, run all process equipment (sandblast, paint room etc.)

Inspect Ability to inspect runout, dimensional, concentricity, surface finish, perpendicularity. Hardness, import/export between databases, movex transactions and route creation.

Hard Grind Ability to cycle all hard grind equipment. Ability to meet setup/run standard on 1 group of grinding equipment (ex blanchard/centerless, OD/ID grinder, Stahli, etc) and dress wheel, drain sludge, fork truck license (when applicable).

Shipping Ability to extract etching information, fork truck license, issuing components, movex transactions, novacura processing, retrieve correct packing materials, banding and foam equipment, tare weights, vendor shipments, vendor shipment portal, and receiving.

• Good interpersonal, cooperative and team -oriented skills and behaviors
• Proven independent performer that needs minimal supervision
• Ability to use production management tools including LEAN, material management systems, and maintenance of accurate throughput and quality records.
• Manual dexterity required to accurately handle and position parts.
• Lifting and transport of materials (20-40 lbs).
• Ability to comprehend and apply training to operate manufacturing production equipment listed above.
• Ability to effectively balance priorities and multiple tasks to achieve overall production goals.
• Must be available to work overtime during periods of high order volume.
• Basic computer competency (email, data entry into Material Mgmt. Systems, log notes in MSWord,
• MUST be able to work 1st, 2nd, or 3rd shift.