Machine Operator - Level 2 - $1.5k Sign On Bonus

Swagelok Company•Willoughby, OH

13d•$25 - $34•Onsite

About The Position

At Swagelok, precision matters. As one of Northeast Ohio's largest manufacturers and a global leader in fluid system solutions, we create products that help industries operate safely and efficiently—from life-saving medical equipment and clean energy applications to aerospace, semiconductor manufacturing, and deep-sea exploration. We believe our people are our greatest strength. We invest in training, promote from within, and create opportunities for employees to grow their skills and build rewarding careers. Backed by our no-layoff philosophy, as a privately held company, we’re proud to offer stability and security in your career. This position is for the 2nd shift, from 3:00 pm to 11:15 pm, Monday through Friday. At this level, the associate is able to perform more complex duties per standard work, including process changeovers and troubleshooting with minimal guidance or help from a trainer or support. They are able to recognize and solve some non-routine problems.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
External: Minimum of 30 months of applicable machining experience.
Internal: Must be fully qualified as a Level 2 Machine Operator
Advanced knowledge about metal or plastic cutting processes and equipment
Self-motivated and able to learn at a fast pace.
Demonstrates proficient machining, communication, and troubleshooting.
Operate machine: that includes loading and unloading parts, inspection gages, comparator, micrometers, calipers, 6” rule, dial indicator, ring gages, drill/reamer, Johnson gages and Datum gages, magnifier and lights, miscellaneous hand tools and chip strippers.
Identifies and corrects machining problems relative to tools and tool holders, collets and chucks.

Nice To Haves

Customer Focus: Direct and assist others in getting required support work completed in a timely manner, Independently display prioritization skills, Understand and anticipate the internal customers’ needs and initiate action to meet them, Meeting customer needs is their driver
Reliability and Integrity: Drives improvements and helps others make a positive impact on quality and plant metrics, Along with providing it themselves, encourages others to provide reliable information, Acts as a direct liaison with product, process and quality Engineers to ensure appropriate application of technology, Supports organizational changes positively through actions and words
Flexibility: Always willing to be flexible in their schedule, Shares knowledge that they have obtained with others, Open to taking on new challenges, Can easily be interrupted or redirected to a new task, or site based on Swagelok’s needs, Has useable ideas to help increase equipment reliability
Teamwork: Creates strong morale and spirit within the team by encouraging others and making them feel valued and important, Facilitates Root Cause analysis effort for equipment reliability, Facilitate Shift Start up and departmental meetings, Promotes group reputation in a positive manner, Effectively coordinates resources to achieve ZCD
Communication: Communicates well with all different levels in the organization (shop floor, office, engineering, supervisors, managers, directors, lean leaders, etc.), Promotes own ideas and information with others, Drill-down to root cause in all work order solutions, Communicate through appropriate escalation channels when required, Is a voice for Quality and will take time to explain theories and philosophies, Receives input from others
Accountability: Drives team goals and results, Takes ownership of the actions and results of the team as a whole, Coordinate, communicate, and execute in the absence of supervision, Control emotions and reactions according to the situation and the audience, Provides accurate and detailed documentation including the use of SIS, Provides feedback to Supervision and guidance for other specialists in training

Responsibilities

Complete set-up and operation of machining equipment in a safe and efficient manner.
Perform start-stop procedures including, but not limited to: machine and conveyor start-up, loading of raw material, and machine shutdown.
Perform simple and advanced changes, adjustments, and set-up to tooling and fixtures.
Complete records and forms.
Check machined parts visually and dimensionally according to quality standards.
Clean chips from tooling and parts.
Recognize and report machine malfunctions and part discrepancies to supervisor.
Preset tooling as required.
Set-up parts, process and machine as required.
Perform daily, semi-annual and annual machine maintenance.
Correct problems in set-up, non-conformance, tooling and machining processes.
Make suggestions for process changes that may improve machining operations.
Maneuver around machine, includes but may not be limited to standing, bending, stretching and walking.
Repair, replace and/or modify the equipment if required.