Kaizen Management Support (Fabricator) - 1st Shift

JEFFERSON INDUSTRIES CORPORATION•West Jefferson, OH

8d•$23 - $26•Onsite

About The Position

As the North American headquarters for G-TEKT Corporation, Jefferson Industries actively participates in the Global Automotive Industry. As part of our involvement, Jefferson Industries Corporation offers design and development for press dies and other tools necessary to produce automotive products. We embrace programs for product development including product design review and Advanced Product Quality Planning. Our facilities support high quality product manufacturing, and we provide a timely and flexible approach to meeting the needs of our customers. We are actively seeking a Management Support (Fabricator) to join our Kaizen Department on 1st shift (core schedule, Monday-Friday, 6:00 am - 2:30 pm). Role: Support production in meeting daily requirements by supporting new equipment installation and improvements to existing production processes.

Requirements

Experience operating heavy equipment such as millers, lathes, drills, grinders, and band saws.
Must be a team player with exceptional attention to detail.
Ability to communicate (both verbal and written) with all levels of the organization.
Reading and understanding blueprints.
Ability to use hand tools.
Ability to read and follow schedules.
Self-motivated and ability to perform with minimal supervision.
Able to work alternate shifts, weekends, holidays, shutdown, and overtime.
Must be quality orientated and understand how every task may impact quality.
Ability to use a computer.
Must obtain forklift certification.

Responsibilities

Support installation of new weld cells, press machines, laser cells, or other new production equipment.
Fabrication of flow racks, part stands, driver check stands, guard rails, or any other needs of production, support, and maintenance groups.
Follow all JIC safety policies and procedures to include proper use of PPE, lockout/tagout and proper use of all power tools and machine shop equipment (lathe, mill, saw, etc.).
Daily 5S organization of work areas. This means to tour your assigned work areas to confirm tools and materials are properly stored, no hazardous working conditions exist and general COP activities. This includes the area around where your toolbox is located.
Confirm structural integrity of fabrication items prior to installation and follow-up activity.
Support meeting overtime and budget goals.
Actively pursue cost reduction activities which may include material cost, vendor options, and best practices.
Support installation of new production equipment which may include but is not limited to safety fencing, cable trays, air/water/electric, etc.
Installation of guard rails and other items to prevent damage to building and equipment.
Fabrication of various types of tables, stands, chutes, slides, carts, and flow racks that are required from the production, support, and/or maintenance groups.
Repairs to baskets, flat carts, and other containers as needed.
Provide support to other departments as needed.
Communication with each department about needs, project activities and schedules.
Verify needed materials on readily available and stored properly.
Initiate needed training and maintain skills and knowledge to complete assigned tasks.
Support daily production needs as required which may include running production when manpower levels are detrimental to production demand.
Maintain all needed documentation and record keeping which may include Plex, government regulations, OSHA, etc.
Coordinate and manage outside contractors for projects and activities that are controlled by Kaizen group.
Other duties as assigned.