Fabricator/White Room Operator (10pm-6am)

Garlock Family of Companies; Town of Palmyra (NY); On-site; USD 33,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Paid time off & holidays

401(k) match

On-site fitness center

HSA/FSA options

Life insurance & disability coverage

Job summary

Garlock Family of Companies is seeking a Fabricator/White Room Operator to join our manufacturing team. This hands-on role emphasizes quality, learning equipment, and steady work with strong benefits and growth opportunities.

The successful candidate will set up and run presses and related machinery, prepare and package gasket materials, and support white room operations including labeling. You’ll monitor conditions, ensure safety, and help keep the line supplied for efficient production.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to stand, bend, push, pull, and lift up to 30 pounds; heavier items require team lift or mechanical assistance.
• Comfort working in a manufacturing environment with noise, dust, adhesives, and production equipment.
• Forklift license or ability to obtain one.
• Strong attention to detail, commitment to safety, and willingness to learn multiple operations.

Responsibilities

• Set up and operate manufacturing equipment including presses, ovens, and related production machinery.
• Prepare, cut, mold, trim, package, and move gasket materials and finished products.
• Support white room operations, including labeling and packaging oxygen-service gaskets.
• Monitor equipment, product quality, pressure, temperature, and production conditions to keep work moving safely and accurately.
• Handle molds, assist with mold cleaning, and help keep production lines supplied and ready.

Skills

Stand/walk host

Forklift license

Safety awareness

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Join Garlock as a Fabricator/White Room Operator and be part of a skilled manufacturing team that makes products customers depend on. This is a hands‑on role for someone who takes pride in quality work, enjoys learning equipment and processes, and wants steady work with competitive pay, strong benefits, and room to grow.

What You’ll Do

• Set up and operate manufacturing equipment including presses, ovens, and related production machinery.
• Prepare, cut, mold, trim, package, and move gasket materials and finished products.
• Support white room operations, including labeling and packaging oxygen-service gaskets.
• Monitor equipment, product quality, pressure, temperature, and production conditions to keep work moving safely and accurately.
• Handle molds, assist with mold cleaning, and help keep production lines supplied and ready.
• Use work instructions, schedules, and production records to meet customer requirements.
• Maintain a clean, organized work area and contribute ideas for quality and process improvement.

Why You’ll Want This Job

• Starting pay of $24.37 per hour plus a $1.75 third-shift differential.
• Sunday–Thursday schedule with consistent overnight hours.
• Full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, paid time off, holidays, 401(k) match, wellness programs, employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability coverage, HSA/FSA options, on-site medical support, and access to an on-site fitness center.
• Progressive pay scale and opportunities to build manufacturing skills in a stable, team-focused environment.

What We’re Looking For

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to stand, bend, push, pull, and lift up to 30 pounds; heavier items require team lift or mechanical assistance.
• Comfort working in a manufacturing environment with noise, dust, adhesives, and production equipment.
• Forklift license or ability to obtain one.
• Strong attention to detail, commitment to safety, and willingness to learn multiple operations.

Schedule: Sunday-Thursday, 10pm-6am

Starting Pay: $24.37/hour, Pay Range: $24.37-25.913/hour, Shift Differential (3rd): $1.75/hour

Your Role in Our Values:

• Safety: Champion a culture of safety by embracing the Garlock Safety Pledge in everything you do. Look for ways to improve safety in your work, your team, and the broader organization, because safety starts with each of us.
• Excellence: Bring your full self to work. Focus on creating value, driving innovation, and continuously improving how we work.
• Respect: Create space for every voice to be heard. Foster a workplace built on mutual respect, where people feel valued and empowered to contribute to both personal and organizational success.

Garlock is a subsidiary of Enpro, a leading industrial technology company focused on critical applications across many end-markets, including semiconductor, industrial process, commercial vehicle, sustainable power generation, aerospace, food and pharma, photonics and life sciences.

At Enpro, we believe that diversity drives innovation and inclusion fosters growth. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. Our employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs, without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, military service, or any other status protected by applicable law. If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact Human Resources, and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.

Enpro Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Legal authorization to work in the United States is required. We will not sponsor employment visas now or in the future for this job.

Enpro carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors including thebackground, education, training,and experience required, as well as geographicconsiderations such as cost of labor, and applicable local andstate laws. These considerations can cause offered compensation to vary. Enpro offers a range of benefits including, butnotlimited to medical, dental, vision, life, 401(k) matching, and other supplementalinsurance options.

Full Job Description

Essential Functions

• Efficiently sets up, operates and performs assignments on one or more Punch Presses, Platen Press, Samco Press, or Stress Saver Press including service functions and the preparation and cutting of all types of gaskets utilizing but not limited to sheet, rolls, strips, and scrap stock, mold cleaning and mold handling.
• Selects, installs, makes necessary adjustments to all dies and machinery to ensure a safe and efficient operation.
• Operates hydraulic mechanical press including raising and lowering press; proper baring of press platens; apply mold wash to cavities; inserting blanks in mold by hand, loading board pots or plates; covering of mold and inserting into press.
• Monitors pressure changes, proper functioning of mechanical lubricating system, temperature readings, bumps and pre-heat cycle so as to provide input and correct product masters if improprieties exist.
• Removes finished molded pieces from mold cavities and deposits same into provided containers.
• Tear trims and stacks parts in appropriate containers
• Operates Warming Oven per working instructions.
• Performs duties that include, but are not limited to, the following: transporting molds from press lines to cleaning area, disassembling molds, loading mold sections into cleaning machinery, activating controls, cleaning molds with media blaster, unloading molds from cleaning units, reassembling molds, and sending molds back to storage or press lines.
• Assure that dirty molds are properly pulled out of service for cleaning and properly returned to lines for resumption of production on a timely basis.
• Loads all cleaning ingredients into machinery and, when necessary, unloads all generated residue and process waste.
• Performs all work necessary for the packaging and shipment of goods to both domestic and International Customers.
• Cleans Labels, and Packages Oxygen service gaskets.
• May apply adhesive to bond product.
• Performs all necessary input for the transfer and shipment of goods via computer.
• Transfers all semi-finished and finished goods to next area.
• Works from written orders, verbal communications, Engr. Work orders and daily work schedules and kanban to determine style, quantity, thickness, and other requirements to meet customer demands.
• Refers to departmental Work Procedures/Guide lines for specific details in the daily performance of scheduled duties.
• Maintains inventory records and retrieves raw materials for processing.

Other Duties

• Maintains a clean and orderly work area.
• Performs other jobs as assigned by supervisor.
• Keeps records of production.
• Collects data and provides input to Supervision and/or Engineering regarding quality, stock availability, and die mold conditions.
• Works with Supervision and/or Engineering on process and production improvements.
• Notifies Supervision of defective conditions.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS: Fork lift license
POSTURE: standing, pushing, pulling, bending, sitting
MAXIMUM WEIGHT TO BE LIFTED: 30 lbs. (anything over 30 lbs. requires two people or mechanical lifting device)
FREQUENCY PER SHIFT: Up to 20%
REPETITIVE MOTION TASKS: lifting, bending
DURATION OF SHIFT: 20%
WORKING CONDITIONS: noise, dust, adhesive, Union environment.