Railroad Operator

Tenneco•Van Wert, OH

About The Position

Primary Function:To operate production equipment, manufacture product, fulfill quality and production requirements.General Duties: 1) Communicate to operators on other shifts regarding production.2) Operate various machines such as trimmers, presses, greasers, air check, laser N & N, redicoat, etc. and make simple adjustments, such as, touch-up cleaning of cavities while in press.3) Assembles component parts according to established procedures4) Grease and oil parts.5) Review production process sheet and quality drawings to determine conformance of part.6) Inspect and sort parts visually and with use of simple and precision measuring devices during production to assure quality standards and specifications, record results, and enter quality information into computer.7) Take and record SPC reading during production.8) Inform proper persons of discrepancies.9) Identify defective parts and place defective parts in proper location.10) Prepare packaging materials and make labels.11) Pack parts in preparation of shipment.12) Record necessary information on bin tickets.13) Record production information on bin ticket and place in bin.14) Clean equipment and work area.15) Other duties as required.16) Review scrap rack and/or communication log to determine how press and parts are running.17) Take new metals to proper persons to be inspected.18) Place rubber prep around rubber plug.19) Spray cavities with mold solution.20) Prepare metal, rubber, and teflon for molding, i.e. filling cement can, dipping teflon, cementing metals, fusing rubber.21) Load metals and prep/teflon stock onto cavities by hand or by poppet board and cycle press and run production.22) Remove molded parts from cavities manually or by knockouts.23) Record defective parts on quality charts and place in proper location and record how press and parts are operating on communication log.24) Use air gun to remove flash from cavities.25) Check prep batch number and job number at press against computer print out, record discrepancies, enter discrepancies into computer, and tag sample for microhardness.

Requirements

High school diploma or G.E.D.
Stand and walk on cement for 10 hours/day
Lift approximately 40 lbs. frequently from floor to possibly above head
Document information accurately and legibly
Corrected vision must be 20/40 far vision and 20/40 near vision
Continuously work on presses where heat reaches maximum of 410 degrees
Work in area where heat reaches up to 110 degrees, average temperature in work area is 80 to 85 degrees
Must have accurate sensory perception to skin, i.e. to feel burns
Work on platform of 2 1/2 feet
Frequently bend and twist at waist

Responsibilities

Communicate to operators on other shifts regarding production
Operate various machines such as trimmers, presses, greasers, air check, laser N & N, redicoat, etc. and make simple adjustments, such as, touch-up cleaning of cavities while in press
Assembles component parts according to established procedures
Grease and oil parts
Review production process sheet and quality drawings to determine conformance of part
Inspect and sort parts visually and with use of simple and precision measuring devices during production to assure quality standards and specifications, record results, and enter quality information into computer
Take and record SPC reading during production
Inform proper persons of discrepancies
Identify defective parts and place defective parts in proper location
Prepare packaging materials and make labels
Pack parts in preparation of shipment
Record necessary information on bin tickets
Record production information on bin ticket and place in bin
Clean equipment and work area
Review scrap rack and/or communication log to determine how press and parts are running
Take new metals to proper persons to be inspected
Place rubber prep around rubber plug
Spray cavities with mold solution
Prepare metal, rubber, and teflon for molding, i.e. filling cement can, dipping teflon, cementing metals, fusing rubber
Load metals and prep/teflon stock onto cavities by hand or by poppet board and cycle press and run production
Remove molded parts from cavities manually or by knockouts
Record defective parts on quality charts and place in proper location and record how press and parts are operating on communication log
Use air gun to remove flash from cavities
Check prep batch number and job number at press against computer print out, record discrepancies, enter discrepancies into computer, and tag sample for microhardness
Other duties as required