Cell 5 Operator

Nibco Inc.; Stuarts Draft (VA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

NIBCO Inc. in Stuarts Draft, Virginia is seeking a Cell Team Operator to run manually-fed and automated machinery during the Mon. - Thurs. night shift (7:30 p.m.

– 6:00 a.m.). You will inspect copper fittings for quality and maintain clean, safe work areas while adhering to all safety policies. Responsibilities include supporting production flow, reading measuring tools, and following standard work practices.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Experience operating heavy manufacturing equipment is a plus.
• Familiarity with quality checks for copper fittings is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Operate manually-fed and automated machinery safely.
• Inspect fittings using calipers, micrometers, and gages to meet quality specs.
• Keep the work area clean and safe around machinery daily.
• Flow to other manufacturing areas as required by work load.
• Adhere to safety guidelines and participate in safety initiatives.

Skills

Measurement reading

Safety compliance

Standard work practices

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Calipers

Micrometers

Plug & ring gages

Job description

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POSITION INFO:

POSITION TITLE: Cell Team Operator - Mon. - Thurs. - 7:30p.m.- 6:00a.m.
DEPARTMENT/CATEGORY: Cost Center - 500 Cell 5
JOB TYPE: Pay Group H00902
REPORTS TO: Night Shift Supervisor
LOCATION: Stuarts Draft, Virginia
The purpose of this position is to safely manufacture copper fittings that meet quality specifications set both internally and by the customer. This will be accomplished chiefly through setting up and operating any and all manual and automated machinery associated with the cost center listed above, cleaning the work area and equipment and any other assigned duties as deemed necessary by the area supervision.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Operation of manually-fed and automated machinery - Entails safely starting, supporting, troubleshooting, maintaining, and cleaning of any and all assignable machinery. Tasks may include use of powered lift equipment and working on fixed elevated platforms.

• Inspection of manufactured fittings to quality specifications - Associate will be expected to use many different forms of measuring tools, including plug and ring gages, as well as calipers and micrometers to ensure manufactured fittings comply with internal and external quality standards.
• Clean up of work area - Associate will be expected to maintain a clean and safe work area around the machinery to which they are assigned each day. This cleaning may include, sweeping, mopping, removal of manufacturing by-products, and cleaning of surrounding work areas.
• Flow to available work - Associates will be expected to work in other manufacturing areas as dictated by the flow of new orders. Assignment to other work areas can last for indeterminate periods. .
• Adheres to all safety guidelines.
• Supports safety committee: participates in safety initiatives.

EXPERIENCE:

Experience successfully operating and maintaining the machinery associated with this particular work area will be most heavily considered when selecting from applicants for this position (experience operating and maintaining any heavy manufacturing equipment, manual and/or automated, will be considered favorable). Familiarity with the quality checks associated with production of wrot copper fittings will also be a plus. If all above considerations are deemed to be equal, time of service will be used as the deciding factor in awarding the position.

EDUCATION:

A high school diploma or GED is preferred.

TRAINING AND SKILLS:

Acceptable attendance record per hiring and job transfer policies

• Ability to accurately read measurement tools (including plug and ring gages, as well as micrometers and calipers.
• Ability to understand and follow all applicable safety policies
• Ability to understand and follow standard work practices

COMPETENCIES:

• Customer Focus
• Ability to work in a team-based production system
• Attention to detail
• Quality Focus
• Continuous Improvement Focus

PHYSICAL DEMANDS / ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS:

Ability to lift loads of up to 50 pounds for short periods of time

Internal applicants must meet the following criteria: 1)If theposted position is an hourly or salary level 1, the associate must be in their current position for 18 (eighteen) months; 2) if the position is salary level 2 to salary level 5, the associate must be in their current position for 24 (twenty-four) months; and 3)if the position is a salary level 6 or above, the associate must be in their current position for 30 (thirty) months. Internal applicants are limited to advancing no more than two salary levels.

Nearest Major Market: Charlottesville
Nearest Secondary Market: Virginia