Set-Up Operator - Level 2 - 3rd Shift Hills, OH

Shift: 3rd shift

City: Willoughby Hills

Swagelok, Northeast Ohio, USA

This position is eligible for a shift premium (10%)

Position Summary:

At this level the associate has advanced knowledge of all aspects of the process. They can solve most non-routine process problems. The associate at this level is more aware of the overall business and can recognize the need for and escalate process improvements to standard work that reduce cost and/or improve quality and delivery. They may interact with associates in other functional areas and can oversee and assist with department development.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Support production objectives by:

• Performing set-up related duties
• Troubleshoot production problems relating to equipment, tooling, and processes
• Support of company philosophies, systems, and policies through actions and words.
• Perform all the duties of a JLG level 4 or higher operator for a specific department.
• Setup equipment to standard work.
• Train and educate operators. Assist with the assessment, implementation, and documentation of associate and departmental development plans and competency progress plans.
• Offers ideas and looks for improvement of processes.
• Advanced troubleshooting of production problems relating to equipment, tooling, and processes
• Be the subject matter expert regarding the technical and mechanical portion of machining.
• Drives to obtain and reduce setup target objectives
• Facilitate Shift Start up and departmental meetings
• Assist in the development of new processes and/or standard work
• Drive changes to reduce cost and improve department metrics
• Perform, train and assist in preventative maintenance on equipment and tooling as needed. Can identify and repair many machine malfunctions without guidance.
• Accurately complete records in maintenance management system.
• Identifies and corrects machining problems relative to tools and tool holders, collets and chucks.
• Ability to identify and rectify mechanical equipment malfunctions.
• Self-motivated
• Demonstrates proficient machining, communication, and troubleshooting.

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Advanced knowledge about the products, processes and equipment

Preferred:

• Advanced technical training or equivalent

Critical

Competencies:

Customer Focus

• Direct and assist others in getting required support work completed in a timely manner
• Independently display prioritization skills
• Understand and anticipate the internal customers’ needs and initiate action to meet them
• Meeting customer needs are their driver

Reliability and Integrity

• Drives improvements and helps others make a positive impact on quality and plant metrics
• Along with providing it themselves, encourages others to provide reliable information
• Acts as a direct liaison with product, process and quality Engineers to ensure appropriate application of technology
• Supports organizational changes positively through actions and words

Flexibility

• Always willing to be flexible in their schedule
• Shares knowledge that they have obtained with others
• Open to taking on new challenges
• Can easily be interrupted or redirected to a new task, or site based on Swagelok’s needs
• Has ideas to help increase equipment reliability

Teamwork

• Creates strong morale and spirit within the team by encouraging others and making them feel valued and important
• Facilitates Root Cause analysis effort for equipment reliability
• Facilitate Shift Start up and departmental meetings
• Promotes group reputation in a positive manner
• Effectively coordinates resources to achieve ZCD

Communication

• Communicates well with all different levels in the organization (shop floor, office, engineering, supervisors, managers, directors, lean leaders, etc.)
• Promotes own ideas and information with others
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