M&H Valve - Foundry Clean

Position: M&H Valve - Foundry Clean Up
Company Description

M&H Valve Company is a world-class manufacturer of water and wastewater materials including fire hydrants, resilient wedge gate valves, butterfly valves and check valves. Since 1854, M&H has developed a reputation for excellence and dependability. Our extensive facilities and innovative technologies have made us a business and community leader. From state-of-the-art environmental upgrades to advanced training initiatives and community outreach, we're working every day to make sure that M&H Valve is the best in the business.

M&H Valve Company is part of Birmingham, AL based McWane, Inc.

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Pay: $23.05 per hour

Type:
Full-Time

Job Description

Summary

This laborer position is responsible for clean-up duties and general labor on the production floor in a green sand foundry.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

* 1st Responsibility - Ensuring personal safety and the safety of your team members.

* Assists supervisors and managers in maintaining a safe and healthy work environment.

* Wear appropriate PPE which may include fall protection, respiratory protection, hearing protection, foot, hand, head and eye protection.

* Uses proper lifting and ergo techniques.

* Reads work orders or receives oral instructions to determine work assignments, material or equipment needs.

* Maintains cleanliness of the production areas.

* Uses a push broom, sweeps dust and debris from assigned areas and discards into receptacle bins.

* Shovels sand onto belts and from floor to an elevated bin. May also remove buckets full of sand from the work areas.

* Operate tow motor, skid steer, sweeper and related moving equipment to transport waste and product.

* Notifies supervisor of errors or equipment stoppage.

* Clears equipment at end of operating run and reviews schedule to determine next assignment.

* Maintains cleanliness of the production area.

* Proactively promotes The McWane Way Principles.

Qualifications

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

High school diploma/GED preferred. Must be at least 18 years of age. Must be able obtain certifications to drive motorized equipment.

Language Skills

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.

The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to wide range of temperatures, humid conditions, moving machinery, dust, fumes, gases, odors, vibrations, and varying noise levels.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

McWane is a Federal VEVRAA contractor, and an Equal Opportunity…