Manufacturing Production Technician

Manufacturing Production Technician

Harbison Walker International is looking for a manufacturing production technician to join our Thomasville Plant.

The Manufacturing Production Technician is responsible for maintaining a clean, safe work environment while forming, finishing and packaging castable refractory products. This labor position requires ascending and descending steps, constant movement between locations at ground level throughout the day to ensure flow and quality control of the product.

Positions start at $20/hour.

• Attending and participating in daily safety and tier 1 meetings.
• Mixing raw materials for casting forms, providing quality control and finishing the final product.
• Lifting and moving product/objects up to 50 pounds.
• Forming pressed shapes, which includes forklift operation and steady manual labor.
• Performing various types of maintenance on equipment.

• Requires high school diploma or equivalent.
• Some manufacturing experience helpful.
• Previous forklift experience preferred.
• Understanding of basic safety/OSHA standards.
• Mechanical aptitude.

• Physical Activity:
  Requires more than 2/3 of time standing, walking, using hands and fingers, reaching, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, speaking; less than 1/3 of time sitting.
• Lifting:
  Requires lifting to 100 pounds less than 1/3 of time.
• Vision:
  Requires accurate close, distance color and peripheral vision, including the ability to adjust focus and use peripheral vision.
• Environment:
  Requires more than 2/3 of time working near moving mechanical parts and being exposed to fumes, airborne particles and outdoor weather conditions; 1/3 to 2/3 of time in wet or humid conditions, in extreme heat or cold, and exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals; less than 1/3 of the time in an office setting, in high places, at risk of electrical shock and near vibration.
• Noise:
  Requires exposure to very loud noise.

• Entry level

• Full-time

• Management and Manufacturing
• Industries:
  Glass, Ceramics and Concrete Manufacturing