Utility

Mid-West Forge Corporation • Cleveland, OH

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Utility is an entry-level plant position that assists workers with general labor operations in the roles of Helper, Rack Person, Hook-Up, and Loader, and supports operators as needed. The Utility person works throughout all departments in the facility and frequently interacts with historic machinery and material-handling systems.

The role involves exposure to heat, noise, debris, conveyance systems, confined spaces, moving mechanical parts, risk of shock, and chemicals. The facility also has high floor and overhead traffic from material transportation, vibration and airborne disturbances, paved and unpaved walkways, rail cart systems, open flames, active shipping lanes, and occasional standing water.

Requirements

• Ability to read and write simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to report data and job-specific information effectively.
• Ability to understand and perform intermediate mathematics, including proportions, physics, algebra, and geometry.
• Ability to read a tape measure and other length gauges.
• Comfort with digital tools, scales, and calibration systems.
• Confidence using digital self-service platforms, email, and time clocks.
• Frequently use hands or fingers to handle, inspect, clean, and audit equipment.
• Stand, walk, push, pull, squat, bend, and reach during shifts.
• Use carts, dollies, cranes, and jacks to transport material as needed.
• Climb ladders and stairs to reach work at potential heights of 30 feet or more.
• Navigate narrow walkways, confined spaces, and overhead mezzanines.
• Tolerate potentially extreme temperature fluctuations caused by weather and machinery.
• Acclimate to high noise and vibration levels in workspaces.
• Wear and adhere to PPE guidelines, including hard hats, protective eyewear, earplugs, and approved footwear with metatarsal and steel-toe safeguards.
• Lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• One to three months of related experience and/or training.
• Experience with Plex.
• Solid mechanical aptitude.
• Ability to train on and/or operate a crane.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate set-up activities as requested by the operator.
• Assist operators with pulling heaters after stoppages.
• Put pieces back on the line at line loaders.
• Empty trash containers in the Forge and Steel Buildings.
• Assist crane operators with hooking up and clearing pit jams.
• Guide the completed first end from the take-away conveyor to the rack.
• Switch exit ends on the conveyor when racks are full.
• Verify that all bundles have tags with part and heat codes.
• Maintain wood in the steel buildings, ensuring it is organized and safely stacked.
• Keep bins and floors free of loose wood and debris.
• Load the coater and the press rack.
• Operate the pallet conveyor to bring a full skid into position when an emptied skid is replaced, without stopping the press or allowing it to run with empty passes.
• Load cycle push buttons.
• Watch for heat changes, prevent heats from being mixed, and inform the operator or foreman when a change is about to occur.
• Verify that pallets of material have a Green accept tag before loading them into the coater; notify the operator or foreman if a tag is missing.
• Watch for material conditions unsuitable for the coater, such as rust, oil, or other contamination, and inform the operator.
• Run sonic reject pieces during downtime and at the end of the job.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, AD&D, and life insurance benefits begin on Day 1; the posting notes that certain benefits are company-paid.
• 401(k) company match.
• Time off immediately upon hire.

What This Job Offers

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