Press Operator - production appliance - 1st and 3rd shifts
About The Position
American Trim is seeking press operators for their 1st and 3rd shift appliance decorative products operations. The role is responsible for the operation of the production work center, including lube operations, press operations, inspecting parts, and pack out. This involves ensuring safety, quality, productivity, and customer service. The operator will coordinate multiple press operations, control operations through complex automation systems, and produce daily job assignments using WMS. They must follow all safety procedures (JSA, ESA, ASA), ensure environmental compliance, and communicate with supervisors, engineers, and colleagues on other shifts regarding production and quality issues. Responsibilities also include setting dies within the scheduled timeframe, performing routine housekeeping, and other assigned duties.
Requirements
- Mechanical aptitude, above average dexterity
- Basic math — percentages, decimals (thousandths), addition, subtraction
- Knowledge of press, dies, and set up operations.
- Oral and written communication skills
- Experienced in production environment in meeting schedules and rates and be able to change over dies in the standard time.
- Excitement to learn a new skill
- Tendency to follow set instructions
- Strong attention to detail
- Proven team player
- Self-starter
- Strong work record in safety, quality, and dependability.
- Ability to train on 1st shift for 2-4 weeks
- Be able to lift 50 pounds on a non-repetitive basis.
- Have the physical strength to slide dies across the bolster plates.
- Exposure to lubes, oil and grease
- Requires standing, walking and/or moving about for periods of time in excess of one (1) hour.
- Requires some sort of repetitive turning and/or lifting motion to be performed.
- Perform position requirements while wearing eye, ear, foot and/or other protective devices as required.
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) must be worn including but not limited to eyes, ear, foot and/or other protective devices as required.
Nice To Haves
- High school diploma or GED equivalency is preferred but not required.
- Blueprint reading is helpful.
Responsibilities
- Operation of the production work center, including lube operations, press operations, inspecting parts and pack out.
- Ensuring safety, quality, productivity, and customer service.
- Coordinate multiple press operations.
- Control operation through complex automation systems.
- Produce daily job assignments using WMS.
- Follow all of the safety procedures: Job Safety Analysis (JSA), Equipment Safety Analysis (ESA), and Area Safety Analysis (ASA).
- Ensure that job is run in environmental compliance after instructions from supervisor/environmental group.
- Communicate with shift supervisor, tooling engineers, quality engineers and other work cell people on opposite shift concerning production problems, quality and related information.
- Set dies in scheduled time frame to meet customer requirements.
- Perform routine housekeeping in work area(s) as necessary.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Steady Work
- On the job training
- Day one holiday pay
- Day one 401K
- Vacation Time at 91 days
- Benefits at 91 days
- Tuition Assistance
- Career growth and advancement opportunities
- Medical, dental, vision at 91 days
- 401k (with match)
- Direct deposit
- Fixed weekly schedule
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Direct Care, for employees who elect company health benefits
- Boot reimbursement voucher every year
- Prescription safety glass reimbursement voucher once every 2 years
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
