Assembly/Machine Operator

Progress Rail Services Corp.; Missouri; On-site; USD 22,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

401(k) with match

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

Education Assistance

Employee Recognition

Job summary

Progress Rail Kansas City facility is hiring an Assembly/Machine Operator. You will recondition bearings, wheelsets, axles, and wheels using lathes, grinders, presses, and other equipment to meet AAR and customer specifications.

As part of a ground-up team, you’ll safely operate tools, inspect products, and document data while growing with the plant. High school or GED required; prior machining or manufacturing experience preferred.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Ability to perform quality inspections.
• Read precision instruments and gauges.
• Capable use of hand tools.
• Work around overhead cranes and mobile equipment.

Responsibilities

• Operate multiple machines and qualify on workstations.
• Monitor work to ensure compliance with requirements.
• Perform PM inspections on machinery.
• Disassemble, wash, inspect, repair or assemble bearings and related components.
• Handle bearings, wheelsets, axles and wheels per specs.
• Maintain inspection data records for the workstation.
• Work independently with minimal supervision.

Skills

Quality inspections

Read gauges

Hand tools

Crane awareness

Team player

Safety conscious

Education

High School / GED

Tools

Lathes

Grinders

Presses

Measuring devices

Job description

12019BR

PRS Facility Location:

Kansas City, MO - 465

Job Purpose:

Exciting Opportunity with a New Employer in Kansas City, MO! As a newly established facility, we're building a team from the ground up-this is your chance to get in at the start and grow with us.

A Reconditioning Technician operates various hand tools and machinery as part of the production process to reconditioning Bearings, Wheelsets, Axles and Wheels components according to AAR and customer requirements.

Req ID:

12019BR

Company Description:

Progress Rail stands at the intersection of legacy and innovation-driving the future of rail with a pioneering spirit. Since its founding in 1983, the company has grown to become one of the world's largest and most trusted providers of railroad products, services, and technologies. Today, Progress Rail delivers a comprehensive portfolio of cost-effective solutions to railway customers around the globe. From the rails themselves to the EMD® locomotives that ride them, the company's products are in operation across more than 100 countries-powering progress and connecting communities. In 2006, Progress Rail joined Caterpillar Inc., further strengthening its ability to lead the rail industry with cutting-edge technology, unmatched expertise, and a commitment to excellence. At Progress Rail, the team is not just building the future of rail-they are making history every day.

Education / Training:

• High School education or GED required.

Job Title:

Assembly/Machine Operator

City:

Kansas City

Key Job Elements:

• Perform all duties and responsibilities in compliance with Progress Rail safety and quality policies;
• Safely operate multiple machines and Qualify on Workstations;
• Monitor work to ensure compliance with internal and external requirements;
• Demonstrate proper PM inspection of the assigned machinery;
• Duties include dissemble, wash, inspect, repair, or assemble bearings and/or components related to rail services i.e. wheelsets, axles etc.;
• Works with new and used railroad bearings, new and used axles, new and used wheels;
• Operates lathes, grinders, presses, and other machines as assigned;
• Demonstrate the ability to use related tools and measuring devices and maintain Quality Standards;
• Demonstrate the ability to use specialized tools in metric or standard units;
• Demonstrate the ability to maintain the required inspection data records for workstation;
• Must work independently with little / no supervisory oversight;
• May operate overhead cranes and forklifts as needed.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Prefer 3-6 months experience as machine operator, will consider equivalent school/ training;
• Must be able to perform quality inspections;
• Read precision instruments and gauges;
• Capable use of hand tools;
• Work around overhead cranes and mobile equipment;
• Work as an effective team member;
• Working safely is a condition of employment.

EEO:

Progress Rail is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.

Benefits:

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance, and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Progress Rail.

• Competitive Salary
• 401(k) plan with up to 6% company match (no waiting period with immediate vesting)
• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life/Disability Insurance
• Supplemental Accident, Critical Care, and Hospital Insurance available along with an HDHP and HSA with seed money
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time-Off (PTO)
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Education Assistance Program
• Employee Recognition Programs
• Site specific Production and Incentive Plans
• Site specific Step and Skill Level Wage Adjustment Plans
• Site Specific Relocation and Sign-on Bonus Programs

*Benefits eligibility varies by job position, full-time/part-time and regular/temporary status. The provisions of the plan documents control such benefits.

**Subject to position, eligibility, and plan guidelines.

Job Category:

Production - Hourly

Work Location Options:

Kansas City, MO

State::

MO