Manufacturing Specialist - Face Finishing 2nd Shift

Manufacturing Specialist
- Face Finishing 2nd Shift

Job Info:

Location: Cold Spring, MN

Department: Granite West
- Face Finishing

Supervisor: John Rea

Pay Grade & Range: 4000 $ 19.00- $28.17

Status: Full-time; hourly position

Hours: Monday
- Wednesday: 3:15pm - 3:45am & Thursday: 3:15pm - 7:15pm; overtime as needed

Benefits Offered to Full-time Employees: Health, Dental, Optical, Medical FSA/HSA, Dependent Care (FSA), Basic Life Plan, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, 401K with Company Match, Profit Sharing (ROA), PTO (Vacation), Holidays, Jury Duty, and Funeral Leave

Second shift positions earn a $1.00 shift differential in addition to hourly pay when working that shift.

This position is responsible for operating a variety of machines to assist in meeting production demands; includes, but not limited to thermal finish line, shot blast machine, wheel abrator, polish line, outside crane, and jetter machine. Must be willing to be cross trained and flex to areas when needed to meet customer demand in production.

• Inspect stone for quality and appearance; includes, but not limited to, dimensions, thickness, flatness, squareness, etc.
• Read production tickets to determine work to be completed.
• Review work before, during and after various steps in the production process to ensure it meets production ticket specifications; may require the use of patterns and various measuring tools.
• Apply general knowledge of stone tolerances to repair, mill, apply angle and shape cuts, specific tooling and other detailed work that is required per customer specifications.
• Use cranes to load and unload work from the machines as needed.
• Load, set, operate and unload polish machine in a safe manner with an overhead or jib crane.
• Load automated burn (thermal) machine by pulling granite slab onto the tip table;
  Load and unload larger slabs by using an overhead crane.
• Load jetter lines by manually pulling slab on the tip table; larger slabs are loaded with an overhead vacuum crane and smaller slabs are loaded by hand.
• Assist moving materials by forklift and crane in the yard as needed.

• Must obtain forklift certification (training and certification provided by Coldspring for all employees who may be required to operate a forklift).
• General computer skills, mechanically inclined, and general math skills.
• Ability to calculate material needs to meet job requirements and transfer them to the most efficient use of raw materials.
• Understand general and job-specific stone colors, characteristics, quality and appearance criteria to meet job requirements.
• Must have good color perception and not be color blind or deficient.
• Must be able to read work orders or production tickets, which may include dimensional drawings.
• Ability to read a tape measure, imperial and metric.

If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, please call or text Karissa Lintgen at  or email Karissa at  for assistance.

Coldspring is a Veteran‑Friendly, Wellness Oriented, Tobacco‑Free Company.

Coldspring is an Affiliated Action Employer, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.