Machine Operator - Spin Line (1st Shift)

Hendrickson•Chattanooga, TN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Machine Operators perform maintenance, development, and operations tasks to support efficient production in the Spin Line department. They follow instructions from the foundry lead person, prepare materials and machinery, perform process tasks, maintain equipment and work areas, monitor production, assist with changeovers, operate industrial-powered equipment, and cross-train other employees as required. Specific assignments may include setting bands; cleaning and maintaining chucks; removing castings from the spin table, weighing them, and hanging them on a casting chain; repairing and maintaining runner boxes and assisting with changeovers; slagging boxes and maintaining the intermediate ladle; measuring and inspecting castings, removing splattered iron, operating an HP grinder, palletizing and tagging castings, and measuring daily production; and operating a fork truck to locate and move products, materials, and equipment. The position is performed in a non-temperature-controlled manufacturing facility. Eye, ear, and foot protection must be worn. The work involves frequent movement and handling, including lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, and overtime may be required as production demands.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
Ability to interpret production schedules and build specifications.
Ability to work overtime as production demands require.
Ability to use torque wrenches according to specifications.
Must pass a drug and alcohol screen and remain drug free throughout employment.
Must follow all safety practices and policies.
Ability to obtain certification to drive industrial-powered equipment, such as a fork truck.
Must wear eye, ear, and foot protection.
Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

One to two years of prior production machine operator experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Follow instructions from the foundry lead person to determine work processes.
Weigh specified amounts of materials as needed for each project module.
Operate and calibrate machinery to make it process-ready.
Use various hand tools.
Follow ventilation procedures throughout the process.
Install and remove steel jackets and bands used to hold snap molds together.
Sort castings into pairs and pull reinforcing wires from castings.
Remove castings from molds and place them in setting rings.
Perform preventative and regular maintenance on job-specified equipment.
Keep work areas properly cleaned and maintained.
Set bands as a Band Setter.
Clean and maintain chucks as a Chuck Cleaner.
Fork castings out of the spin table, weigh castings, and hang them on a casting chain as a Fork Out operator.
Repair and maintain runner boxes and assist with changeovers as a Runner Box operator.
Slag boxes and maintain the intermediate ladle as a Labor/Slagger.
Measure and inspect castings, remove splattered iron, operate an HP grinder, place castings on the appropriate pallet and tag them correctly, and measure daily production as a Blast Operator/Inspector Stacker/Rework operator.
Drive a fork truck, locate products in appropriate plant areas, and move materials and equipment as needed.
Monitor, log, and record the process.
Assist with changeovers.
Operate industrial-powered equipment.
Cross-train other employees as required.