Lab Machine Operator-C Shift-West Lab

Summary

The Lab Machine Operator is responsible for ensuring the quality of the product, lab gauge part flow, changeover, and troubleshooting of the lab equipment, and training others as needed. They also communicate inspection results to Production and have the authority to stop a process that is not making good parts. They actively participate in a team environment to maximize production efficiencies and produce zero‑defect high‑quality products.

Lab Operators are hands‑on employees who work with state‑of‑the‑art equipment in a clean and professional work environment. This position requires a strong commitment to safety and quality.

• Maintains a safe working environment by complying with all safety and environmental policies in the workplace. Advocates for and promotes a safe work environment by reporting Near Misses and/or other safety and environmental hazards, wearing all required PPE and encouraging others to do the same.
• Has authority to stop processes to correct quality, safety or environmental problems, identify and place suspect product on quality hold, and to promptly notify Supervisory personnel when processes become noncompliant.
• Drives towards meeting balance scorecard metric targets including: safety, sustainability, quality, delivery, and cost.
• Engages in and promotes a learning culture at thyssenkrupp by sharing knowledge and training other employees.
• Cross‑trains into different areas as needed to help maintain production demands.
• Checks quality of current production output on the quality lab equipment to ensure all pieces produced are to customer specifications. This includes returning parts to the line and communicating part quality status to the operators.
• Performs a visual inspection on production lines as required and gives approval that all lines are currently running good quality parts.
• Responsible for completing control plan inspections.
• Notifies advanced machine operators, senior operators and/or supervisors when a quality check fails and takes appropriate corrective action. Actions may include stopping the line until the issue is fixed.
• Understands and maintains all quality standards.
• Efficiently runs and operates all required gauge equipment.
• May require performing duties of a shop‑floor employee when additional coverage is needed, including operation of machinery, troubleshooting, loading, unloading, sorting and inspecting.
• May relieve team members for their breaks.
• May certify employees seeking qualification as a Lab Machine Operator.
• Can perform required responsibilities of this job role and the job role of Lab Machine Operator.
• Assists other levels of operators as needed and maintains self‑direction to complete work when leadership is absent or unavailable.
• Completes gauge start‑ups and changeover activities.
• Maintains gauge tooling cleanliness standards.
• Monitors part quality data.
• Performs gauge PM activities.
• Completes advanced SAP transactions.
• Identifies and recovers gauge machine faults.
• Actively pursues other duties during down‑time.
• Completes other job duties as delegated by the department shift supervisor or manager.
• Completes all required departmental documentation by the end of the shift.
• Engages in and supports operational excellence programs by submitting continuous improvement ideas.
• Maintains established 6S standards for the work area.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Education:
  
  High school diploma or GED. One year or more prior manufacturing experience preferred. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, decimals, negative and positive numbers; compute rate, ratio, and percent; interpret bar graphs; use metric system; solve practical problems and apply common sense; carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form.
• Language:
  Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; write routine reports and correspondence; effectively present information in one‑on‑one and small‑group situations to team members and other employees.
• Technology:
  Knowledge of SAP Integrated Business software and Maximo work‑order software; use…