Operator/Adjuster/Inspector – Cold Heading/New Process

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.Hopkinsville, KY
Onsite

About The Position

Achieve daily departmental goals, safety practices, and production while working together as a team. This role involves operating all machines and auxiliary equipment, diagnosing and remedying minor machine problems, and reporting operating difficulties. A key responsibility is ensuring the quality of production through inspection and separation of acceptable from unacceptable work. The position requires visual and dimensional inspection of product and components using various gauges and inspection equipment. Meeting or exceeding set production levels, safe operation and maintenance of machinery, and performing minor preventative maintenance tasks are also essential. The role includes moving product, components, and raw material, keeping the work area clean and orderly, and maintaining production records. Overtime may be required.

Requirements

  • Must be able to work overtime if needed.
  • Wear proper PPE.
  • Identify, report and resolve safety risks/hazards.
  • Support and maintain 6-S 360 principles throughout.
  • Identify and work collaboratively to resolve non-conformances.
  • Support and work collaboratively to initiate and follow through with corrective actions.
  • Diagnose and problem solve operational deficiencies.
  • Check completed work for hardness and visually inspect as required.
  • Participate with lean initiatives to make continuous improvements in the department (6S projects, 6S 360 and SMED events).
  • Communicate and follow work instructions.
  • Ensure FIFO at operational levels.
  • Team collaboration to ensure equipment uptime and efficiencies.

Nice To Haves

  • Ability to work in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment.
  • Ability to impact iconic brands.
  • Ability to contribute to writing the next chapter in company history.
  • Ability to build innovative technology.
  • Ability to advance the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and Industry 4.0 Initiative.
  • Commitment to ensuring state-of-the-art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to customers & greater environmental and social value to the planet.
  • Ability to work in a vibrant, diverse, global growth company.
  • Ability to contribute to positive changes in local communities through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.

Responsibilities

  • Operate all machines and auxiliary equipment within all applicable departments.
  • Diagnose and remedy minor machine problems.
  • Report any operating difficulties to the Tool setter and assist the Tool setter as required.
  • Responsible for quality of production which includes inspection and controlling the separation of unacceptable work from acceptable work.
  • Visually and dimensionally inspect product and components using direct reading, standard gauges and inspection equipment such as micrometers, tensile tester, hardness tester, milligram weight scales and optical comparators.
  • Responsible for meeting/exceeding set production levels.
  • Responsible for the safe operation and maintenance of machinery.
  • Perform minor preventative maintenance tasks such as lubricating to assigned equipment as required.
  • Move product, components and raw material as needed using safe working practices.
  • Keep work area clean and orderly.
  • Keep production records and perform other work responsibilities related to the job.
  • Perform safe work practices.
  • Communicate Behavior Based Safety.
  • Wear proper PPE.
  • Identify, report and resolve safety risks/hazards.
  • Support and maintain 6-S 360 principles throughout.
  • Perform and build quality at the source to ensure specifications are met.
  • Identify and work collaboratively to resolve non-conformances.
  • Support and work collaboratively to initiate and follow through with corrective actions.
  • Diagnose and problem solve operational deficiencies.
  • Check completed work for hardness and visually inspect as required.
  • Participate with lean initiatives to make continuous improvements in the department (6S projects, 6S 360 and SMED events).
  • Communicate and follow work instructions.
  • Ensure FIFO at operational levels.
  • Team collaboration to ensure equipment uptime and efficiencies.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Comprehensive benefits plan
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Life insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Wellness program
  • Disability insurance
  • Retirement benefits
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products
  • Discount programs for many other vendors and partners
  • Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.
  • Learning & Development: Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).
  • Diverse & Inclusive Culture: We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.
  • Purpose-Driven Company: You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.
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