Manufacturing Associate (Furnace, Grind, Pickle)

ATI•Pageland, SC

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Manufacturing Associate will perform a variety of tasks throughout the Pageland plant and acquire skills on the shop floor through cross training and job rotations. The associate will perform various jobs including Material Handling, Furnace Operation, Grinding Operations, and Pickling Line operations.

Requirements

High School Diploma / GED
Basic computer skills
Time management skills

Nice To Haves

One (1) year of manufacturing experience is preferred

Responsibilities

Operate all anneal and leveler furnaces associated with the facility, working from schedules, mill orders, written and verbal instructions to operate furnaces to heat material for conversion in a safe and economical manner.
Perform every aspect of operating furnaces such as lighting, fuel selection, minimum/maximum controllable temperature, maximum rate of rise, maximum furnace load, minimum clearance from floors and walls, etc.
Acquire and maintain general working knowledge of the deviation limitations of particular materials and use judgment in operating furnaces so these limitations will not be exceeded.
Maintain all required work and material identification. Verify data collection to maintain logs, records and other paperwork that is required.
Operate as many furnaces as required to meet the production requirements, maintaining the same degree of control and monitoring as required on each furnace.
Responsible for staging and marking material for loading.
Detect and report any improper operation, defective material, or unusual conditions to proper supervision.
Operate automatic grinders to finish grind, spot grind, and grind plate to desired dimensional tolerances.
Work from mill orders and procedures to obtain specifications such as dimensions, tolerances, and other instructions to grind material to meet customer specifications.
Set-up and operate the grinder, grinder feed, and rotating table and auxiliary equipment.
Set-up includes proper setting of grinder wheel speed, feed rates, and head pressure control, holding fixture, clamps and turning apparatus.
Manually operate feeds and speeds to perform spot grinding operations.
Maintain logs and records covering starting weights and finish weights of material ground.
Change worn grinding wheels as necessary or for various grits and/or grades of alloy being ground.
Detect and report improper equipment operation or defective material to supervision.
Schedules and assists with operation of pickling line to pickle, clean, coat, desensitize and/or de-copper material as required to meet specified requirements.
Maintains operating temperatures, concentrations and levels of solutions as required per operation specifications.
Operates valves and/or control devices to make up and maintain solutions according to specifications and to drain weak and /or dirty solution from tanks.
Perform any other duties as required and directed by management.