Metal Shop Production Operator
About The Position
Hammond Lumber Company is seeking a full-time Metal Shop Production Operator for its Palmyra, Maine location. Production Operators receive customer orders, manufacture them efficiently and accurately, and contribute as part of the overall manufacturing team. The operator works with multiple manufacturing machines and assists wherever needed, including fabricating orders to specifications using metal bending and cutting machines. The role also involves selecting quality merchandise, building transfer loads, inspecting forklifts and loads, and ensuring loads are accurate and secure before delivery or transfer. Operators maintain clean, organized, and safe machines and workspaces, follow company policies and safety standards, report damage to equipment, inventory, or property to a supervisor, and perform other tasks as directed by supervisory staff. The successful candidate will also use basic carpentry skills and hand and power tools to create, modify, and install samples, displays, and presentation materials.
Requirements
- High level of customer service.
- Metal machining experience.
- Previous forklift experience.
- Valid state driver’s license with a clean driving record.
- Ability to respond to hazards while driving.
- Ability to read and understand information, with attention to detail.
- Self-motivated and able to communicate with the team in a timely and respectful manner.
- Ability to perform basic math and geometry for metal custom design.
- Ability to repeatedly lift objects up to 50 lbs with or without accommodations and load and unload trucks by hand.
- Ability to stand, walk, bend, and twist repeatedly throughout the workday.
- Ability to use basic carpentry skills to construct custom samples, demonstration units, and displays with a high level of quality and attention to detail.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of building supplies.
- Knowledge of metal design programs.
Responsibilities
- Receive orders and manufacture them efficiently and effectively as part of the manufacturing team.
- Operate multiple manufacturing machines and assist wherever needed.
- Fabricate orders according to specifications using metal bending and cutting machines.
- Keep machines and facilities clean and maintained while mitigating potential safety hazards.
- Communicate with the metals supervisor as an integral part of the manufacturing team.
- Follow company policies and safety standards.
- Pick quality merchandise for customers and build transfer loads.
- Perform vehicle forklift safety inspections.
- Load and/or inspect loads to ensure they are secure and that no unsafe vehicle or load leaves the yard.
- Check loads for picking accuracy and correct errors before delivery or transfer.
- Help maintain a clean, organized, and safe workspace.
- Report damage to equipment, inventory, or property to the immediate supervisor on the day it occurs.
- Perform tasks deemed necessary by supervisory staff.
- Use basic carpentry skills and hand and power tools to create, modify, and install samples, displays, and presentation materials.
Benefits
- Medical Insurance & Prescription Drug Plan
- Dental Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account
- Employee Purchase Discount
- 401(k) Plan
- Discretionary Bonuses
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Time Off
- Volunteer Time Off
- Group Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
- Short Term Disability Insurance
- Long Term Disability Insurance
- EAP and Work Life Plan
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Outings
- Employee Charge Accounts
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
