Production Associate - 1st Shift

Operates chain forming and welding machines by performing the following duties.

• Follow ALL safety procedures and meet attendance requirements.
• Reads job specifications to determine machine adjustments and material requirements.
• Able to use various types of hand tools (hammer, saw, screwdriver, wrenches, etc).
• Adjusts chain making machinery, when required, to maintain product quality.
• Observes machine operation to detect workpiece defects or machine malfunction.
• Measures workpiece dimensions, using calipers, to determine accuracy of machine operation.
• Pulls chain over pulley into steel pallets.
• Performs minor machine maintenance including lubrication of machine and replenishment of hydraulic oil reservoirs.
• Replaces worn or broken tooling.
• Uses belt sander, hand air grinder or pedestal grinder to polish and/or prepare tooling to machine.
• Cut varying sizes of chain and wire using hand operated bolt cutters or hydraulic rod and bar cutters.
• Straighten wire, rod or bar coil ends using block and hammer or hydraulic straightener.
• Inspect chain for defects by visual checks and gauges.
• Maintain written Statistical Process Control (SPC) and other product quality control charts.
• Maintain good housekeeping practices in immediate work area, including periodic cleaning of machine and machine parts and tools.
• Place wire, rod or bar coils on turntable using an electric hoist.

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret graphs.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Capable of supplying own hand tools and able to work night shifts for an extended period of time. Able to wear safety shoes and glasses while at work in factory areas.
• Ability to safely lift/lower/push/pull up to 40 lbs.

• Ability to lift/lower/push/pull up to 40 lbs. Safely.
• High School Diploma or GED.
• Background in machine operation.