Machine Operator - All Shifts

Location

Rockwall, TX 75087

The Machine Operator is responsible for operating, monitoring, and controlling machine production. Sets up production equipment before executing job orders. Uses hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials. Operates equipment safely and effectively. Ensures that equipment is maintained and in safe working condition. Maintains good housekeeping practices and ensures that company policies and safety rules are followed by any task assigned.

Responsibilities also include any other assignments provided by the immediate Supervisor.

• Monitor and control machine production.
• Set up production equipment before executing job orders.
• Use hands and arms in handling, instilling, positioning, and moving materials.
• Operate equipment safely and effectively.
• Ensure that equipment is maintained and in safe working condition.
• Assemble assigned product parts by established standards and production guidelines.
• Read and understand all work orders ensuring that all tools and materials are on hand.
• Ensure production quotas are met in a timely fashion while observing the highest safety and quality standards.
• Perform tasks according to specifications using hand tools, power tools, and production machines.
• Inspect and measure finished products and compare them with requirements to determine if the process has been completed correctly.
• Increase productivity and efficiency without compromising quality.
• Complete other job-related duties and special projects as assigned.

• Good mechanical skills, use of hand/power tools
• Good understanding of quality and safety practices

• Must understand and follow all departmental safety rules.
• Read and understand written assembly instructions.
• Understand Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
• ISO sections about the position.

• Small hand tools, such as pliers, screwdrivers, hammers, razor knives, wrenches, tape guns, etc.
• Small power tools, such as drills, ratchets, rivet guns, heat guns, pneumatic staplers, etc.

• Submit to a background check, pre‑employment drug screen.
• Pass work physical and lift test.
• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Must be able to speak, read/comprehend and write in English.
• Ability to lift to 30 / 50 pounds.
• Capacity to work overtime as needed.

Physical Demands:
Standing, sitting, and walking (up to continuously); bend/stoop, twist neck and torso (frequently); reach, hold, grasp, push, pull, lift/carry raw material, finished product, tools, and machinery up to 30 / 50 pounds (frequently); use seeing, hearing, and speaking.

Working Conditions:

Work indoors and outdoors; exposure to temperatures commensurate with outdoor seasonal temperatures.