Manufacturing Machine Operator I - 3rd Shift

Kennametal, Inc. • Orwell Village, OH

62d • Onsite

About The Position

The Manufacturing Machine Operator I runs multiple manual or automated honing machines and produces quality product to blueprint specifications. The operator sets up, operates, and troubleshoots equipment, conducts inspections and tests, records results, and supports production goals while following safety and quality procedures.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Reliability and dependability.
• Ability to stand for approximately eight hours with two break opportunities per eight-hour work period, or three breaks per 12-hour work period.
• Ability to intermittently walk, reach, sit, and bend.
• Ability to lift insert trays weighing up to 33 pounds.
• Wear safety glasses with side-shields and safety shoes; wear gloves, including cut-resistant gloves when necessary.

Nice To Haves

• Two-year technical degree.

Responsibilities

• Set up and operate automated, robotic, or manual honing machines, including Harper, Oasis, Solo, Berney polisher, and Auer dryblast hone equipment.
• Program and troubleshoot robots using a human machine interface (HMI).
• Perform changeovers, brush changes, and basic maintenance.
• Orient inserts before honing and scope inserts to verify visual characteristics.
• Perform quality examinations using the Alicona magnifier scope.
• Pull samples and record inspection results.
• Perform dimensional and visual inspections of product.
• Run insert, tooling, and brush tests.
• Separate scrap from good inserts and document accurately.
• Scan correct production information and operate other equipment as needed.
• Follow safety procedures and the control plan, ensuring product is processed and inspected according to proper routings and specifications and that quantity and style are correct.
• Work to meet daily departmental production goals and communicate safety, quality, and product issues with the supervisor, team members, and across shifts.
• Run orders according to the order selection procedure and seek supervisor attention for recurring problems and major decisions.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• $3.00 per hour shift premium for third shift.
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage beginning on the first day of employment.
• Paid time off, prorated based on employment start date.
• Four floating holidays and seven company holidays per year.
• Up to 6% company match to a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan.
• Employee discounts.
• Parental leave.
• Annual safety shoe stipend.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED