Finishing Team Member

Protomet Corporation; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Protomet Corporation in Oak Ridge, TN is seeking a Finishing Team Member to operate a high-tech anodizing line, fixture parts on custom racks, and perform surface prep and inspection. The role emphasizes safety, efficiency, and continuous learning in a manufacturing setting.

Schedule is Monday–Thursday, 7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. No formal education requirements listed. This is a full-time, on-site position at our Oak Ridge facility, focused on quality appearance of finished products.

Qualifications

• Cultural values focused on going the second mile beyond the minimum.
• Embracing delayed gratification and long-term growth.
• Maintaining an abundance mindset to grow opportunities.
• Performance relies on demonstrated skills over credentials.
• Embracing challenges as growth moments.

Responsibilities

• Operate the anodizing line to ensure proper chemical treatment of materials.
• Fixturing parts onto custom anodizing racks.
• Pre-sanding and repairing minor surface blemishes.
• Coating and inspecting finished materials.

Skills

Second Mile

Don’t Touch the Marshmallow

Abundance Mindset

Skills Beat Credentials

That’s Hard…Good

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: 1010 - Oak Ridge, TN 37830, Position Type: Full Time, Education Level: None, Job Shift: Day, Job Category: Manufacturing,

Finishing Team Member

LOCATION: Oak Ridge, TN

SCHEDULE: Monday - Thursday, 7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Who are we looking for:

Success as a Finishing team member at Protomet comes down to efficiency, safety, and attitude. Developing people to have the technical skill to get the job done, the care to do it safely, and the energy to learn all aspects of our business is our goal. Show up on time with Batteries Included. Experience is great, but we love developing employees under our roof as well. (protomet.com/apprentice)

FUNCTION:

Finishing team members help provide a world class appearance to our products. They operate a high-tech anodizing line, taking advantage of chemical processes while using mechanical skillsets.

OUTCOMES:

• Operating the anodizing line to ensure materials receive the correct chemicals
• Fixturing parts onto custom-built anodizing racks
• Pre-sanding and repairing minor surface blemishes
• Coating and inspecting materials

Qualifications: COMPETENCIES:

Cultural

• Second Mile The first mile is mandatory. The second mile is voluntary; we do it for our own growth.
• Don't Touch the Marshmallow This references the famous psychological experiment studying the strength to reject short term gratification in favor of a larger reward later. We err towards celebrating later, not sooner.
• Abundance Mindset Life is not a zero-sum game. We strive to reject scarcity mindsets and instead "grow the pie". Example - is a new "A" player on your team an asset or a threat?
• Skills Beat Credentials What you can do is all that matters. Credentials alone won't get you anywhere at Protomet.
• That's Hard...Good Growth happens the most in the face of challenges. We recognize it is difficult to grin as you are being tested, but it's possible, and we're getting better at it.

Functional

• World-class attention to detail
• Practical intelligence, curiosity and an aptitude for learning
• Drive to get better every day