Manufacturing Team Member

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The following statements reflect the general details necessary to describe the major functions of this position and are not intended to be a detailed description of all the work/functions that may be required. Other duties may be assigned.

• Setup appropriate machinery per job specifications ensuring safety, quality and appropriately applying lean strategies.
• Required to log into jobs and record production data. This includes closing open work orders and whipping orders to finished good for shipping.
• Read work orders or production schedules to determine specifications, such as materials to be used, locations of cutting lines, or dimensions and tolerances.
• Position guides, stops, holding blocks, or other fixtures to secure and direct work pieces, using hand tools and measuring devices.
• Set stops on machine beds, change dies, and adjust components, such as rams or power presses, when making multiple or successive passes.
• Start machines, monitor their operations, and record operational data.
• Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.
• Responsible for machine change over and appropriate material setup.
• Examine work area at beginning and ending of each shift and during any machine changeover for safety and proper operations.
• Examine completed work pieces for defects, such as chipped edges or marred surfaces and sort defective pieces according to types of flaws.
• Measure completed work pieces to verify conformance to specifications, using micrometers, gauges, calipers, templates, or rulers.
• Safely and efficiently prepares material for shipping. This includes proper identification, tagging and wrapping.
• Required to be a team player and collaborate with various departments to meet customer satisfaction.

Physical demands:
Standing:
Prolonged periods of standing on production floor (up to 8–10 hours per shift). Walking:
Frequent walking around production and packaging areas. Lifting:
Occasionally lift and move products or materials up to 25–50 lbs. Bending/Stooping:
Regular bending to inspect lower-level machinery or products. Reaching:
Frequent reaching over and around equipment or conveyors. Climbing:
Occasionally climb steps or ladders to access equipment or inspection points. Repetitive Motions:
Repetitive hand and arm movements when conducting tests or entering data.