Peener

Dover Corporation • Eagle Rock, VA

8d • $21 - $26 • Onsite

About The Position

The Peener Operator prepares and operates bead-blasting equipment to clean or roughen metal surfaces and provide a uniform finish. The role involves handling materials and blasting media, maintaining equipment and work areas, following safety procedures, and contributing to production in a factory environment. The employee may be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, vibration, loud noise, and dust, and must use required personal protective equipment. The position is full-time at the Maag Gala business unit in Eagle Rock, Virginia, and reports to the Welding/Fabrication Manager. Standard workweek hours apply, though non-standard hours and overtime may sometimes be required to meet commitments.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to operate a forklift.
• Must pass a breathing test.
• Ability to hold a high-pressure hose for several hours.
• Ability to distinguish between aluminum, steel, and stainless steel.
• Ability to lift items weighing 5 to 50 pounds manually or with a hoist.
• Willingness to learn.
• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Highly organized and efficient approach to tasks.
• Initiative and problem-solving ability, including anticipating and avoiding issues.
• Collaborative work ethic and commitment to results.
• Customer-focused approach and ability to shift resources to bottleneck areas and balance workloads.
• Ability to work in noisy and dusty environments and in confined spaces.
• Ability to bend, sit, kneel, lie horizontally, climb, stand for prolonged periods, and walk.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, stoop, crouch, crawl, and climb; handle or feel items; and reach with hands and arms.
• Required vision abilities include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to talk and hear regularly.

Nice To Haves

• Experience using computers.
• Previous experience with blasting operations.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and operate blasting equipment for optimal performance.
• Load and unload materials from blasting cabinets or booths.
• Fill the hopper with glass bead blasting material.
• Identify and resolve issues with blasting equipment.
• Keep the work area clean and organized.
• Enter production information using a computer.
• Train others in the use of equipment.
• Follow safety procedures, use required personal protective equipment, and comply with company rules and policies.
• Work with team members and pay close attention to assigned tasks.

Benefits

• Discretionary performance-based bonus eligibility.
• 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Wellness programs.
• Health savings account and health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Company-paid basic employee life and AD&D insurance; supplemental employee and dependent life insurance.
• Optional accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness insurance.
• Adoption, surrogacy, and fertility benefits and assistance.
• Commuter benefits.
• Parental, military, jury duty, and bereavement leaves of absence.
• Paid time off, including 10 paid holidays per calendar year, vacation beginning at 80 hours annually, and 40 paid sick leave hours annually or as provided under applicable law.
• Tuition assistance.
• Business travel services.
• Employee discounts.
• Employee assistance program, including company-paid counseling sessions and legal services.

What This Job Offers

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