Production Associate (screen room set up) (1st shift)

American Trim•Sidney, OH

82d•Onsite

About The Position

We are a metal stamping facility looking for production team members for our screen room on 1st Shift. This role involves setting up equipment, including screening equipment, selecting correct ink, assembling tools, and ensuring proper adjustments according to process sheets. The position requires running test parts, visually checking for imperfections, maintaining paint consistency, and troubleshooting as needed. The associate will also work with the scheduling department to ensure efficient job sequencing, assist in controlling product quality, and manage clean room environmental conditions. Responsibilities include setting up and verifying oven parameters, checking coating viscosity and film thickness, maintaining clean room cleanliness, performing various quality tests, and setting up roll coaters. There is a secondary responsibility for color control and completing audit paperwork. The role requires maintaining a clean and safe work environment.

Requirements

Ability to do Statistical Process Control Charts (SPC) and Problem Solving.
Ability to follow and prioritize schedules.
Attention to detail is important.
Must successfully pass written and application skills tests specific for this classification.
Tendency to follow set instructions
Strong attention to detail
Proven team player
Self-starter
Strong work record in safety, quality, and dependability.
Repeated lifting, packing of items (3 to 6 lbs.).
Requires some heavy lifting, up to 50 lbs. of a non-repetitive nature.
Work with sharp tools and sharp edges on parts.
Attention to detail in inspection.
Must work as part of a work team.
Requires standing, walking and/or moving about for time periods in excess of one (1) hour.
Requires some sort of repetitive turning and/or lifting motions to be performed.
Work overtime as needed
Work with pressure of meeting schedules, personnel issues, changing priorities.
Work with all levels of employees.
Perform position requirements while wearing eye, 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.
Qualified candidates must be legally authorized on an unrestricted basis (US Citizen, Legal Permanent Resident, Refugee or Asylee) to be employed in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Excitement to learn a new skill
Basic computer/PC knowledge/skills preferred.
American Trim does not anticipate providing employment related work sponsorship for this position (e.g., H-18 status).

Responsibilities

Set up each job initially, including rearranging and setting up all equipment including screening equipment.
Setting up the screen in the correct position, selecting the correct ink, putting the ink in the screen, assembling the tools needed to apply the ink (squeegee & back coater), and making sure everything is adjusted properly to the correct process listed on the process sheet.
Run four to five test parts and visually check pieces to be sure there is an even coating of paint and that there are no bubbles, fish-eyes or other imperfections.
Keep paint containers filled and check viscosity frequently to ensure the paint maintains the proper consistency.
Check for bubbles on the screens and if found, replace the paint or thin it down to eliminate the bubbles.
Review the schedule and work with the scheduling department to ensure that jobs are scheduled in the most efficient manner within the constraints imposed by the customers.
Assist supervision in controlling product quality and ensuring that the process runs smoothly.
Troubleshoot as required and shut down the process if not producing good parts.
Inform Process Control in advance of changeovers so they can adjust oven temperatures.
Control clean room environmental conditions including pressure, humidity and room temperature.
Set up and/or verify pre-bake oven belt speed and peak metal temperature as required.
Set up and/or verify basecoat and topcoat set up by checking coating viscosity, coating film thickness and coater set up as required.
Check airlocks for cleanliness, change tacky mats as required and follow all clean room procedures.
Run Mek rubs, cross hatch, pencil hardness, reverse impact, t-bend tests, & color checks as specified.
Verify cleanliness of room by inspecting with black light and report to supervision on room condition after cleaning.
Do the initial set up of roll coaters by placing enddams, troughs and blades in place.
Check temperature of coating, adjust coating to proper viscosity, set up coater to listed specification and adjust coater to obtain correct film thickness.
Start up and shut down ovens using correct procedures to correct parameters.
Record data from the particle counters.
Has a secondary responsibility to control color by checking the color of the base coatings, the dial pads and small graphic inks.
Complete period audit paperwork.
Maintain a clean and safe work environment at all times.
Other job duties as assigned by supervisor.