Advanced Operator Welding - 2nd & 3rd shifts

AAM•Newton, NC

21h

About The Position

The Advanced Operator Welding supports and sets up all machines in the Machine Centers area. The role coordinates machine setup, maintenance, quality, and improvement activities, and participates in product launches, corrective actions, and continuous improvement. It also leads cell-level quality assurance and problem-solving efforts, and may identify machining processes and contribute to equipment design where applicable.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED with courses in industrial or mechanical technologies or industrial maintenance, post-secondary technical training, or an equivalent combination of education and on-the-job experience.
Three to five years of experience in machine technology or operations and routine maintenance.
Career Readiness Certificate.

Responsibilities

Coordinate customer and supplier containment activities.
Set up two technologies within established time-study requirements.
Create and install CNC programs.
Coordinate setup activities using the department schedule.
Participate in machine runoffs.
Coordinate departmental maintenance activities, including open work orders.
Perform routine maintenance tasks.
Develop plans and drive improvements to achieve budget targets (CIMS).
Participate in the budgeting process.
Participate in program and cell launches of new products, including prototypes.
Lead and participate in the continuous improvement process; plan and implement corrective actions.
Lead cell-level quality process assurance.
Act on improvement suggestion ideas.
Help define autonomous maintenance activities, including daily pre-operation inspections.
Identify methods to enhance and share team knowledge through communication.
Contribute to the design and implementation of Poke-a-yoke.
Contribute to equipment design, if applicable.
Identify appropriate machining processes, speeds, and feeds for jobs, if applicable.
Identify repetitive failures and implement corrective actions based on failure analyses, if applicable.
Lead sort activities in-house or at customer locations.
Troubleshoot and solve maintenance repair problems.
Lead a problem-solving team.