Grinder/Polisher- TR 2nd shift

wabashcareers; New Lisbon (WI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

wabashcareers is seeking a skilled metal finish technician in Wisconsin to inspect surfaces and welds, set up and operate finishing equipment, and blend weld burns in tanks and bottles. The role requires working in confined spaces up to four hours and strict adherence to safety policies with appropriate PPE.

You will perform grinding, buffing and finishing tasks on exterior and interior components, and may rotate into other departments as needed to support production.

Qualifications

• Inspect equipment to ensure safe operating condition and completed preventative maintenance checks.
• Examine surfaces and welds to detect defects.
• Ability to work in confined spaces up to four hours.
• Follow safety policies and wear PPE (safety shoes, gloves, glasses, hearing protection, respirators).

Responsibilities

• Inspect equipment before work to verify safe operating condition and maintenance checks.
• Examine all surfaces and welds to detect defects.
• Set up, adjust and operate equipment safely to produce parts.
• Grind and blend weld burns on exterior and interior of tanks with electrical/pneumatic tools.
• Buff outside heads and grind manhole covers and outlets with tools.
• Grind welds, deburr metal and finish surfaces.
• Complete duties following safety policies to protect self and team.
• Possibly flex into other departments as assigned by supervisor.

Job description

Position Description:

Performs various skilled tasks necessary to metal finish component parts, transportation tanks and bottles during the production process. Responsible for examining surface areas and welds to detect defects. The work requires associates to work within a confined space for periods of up to four (4) hours. This position requires care and constant attention to shop activities to avoid injury to self or others.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prior to beginning work, inspects equipment to assure that it is in safe operating condition and that any required preventative maintenance checks have been completed.
• Examines all surface areas and welds to detect defects.
• Ability to work in confined space.
• Sets up, adjusts and operates equipment in a safe, efficient and accurate manner to produce required parts.
• Flaps and blends weld burns on the exterior and interior of tanks using electrical and pneumatic shop tools.
• Buffs outside heads and grinds manhole covers and outlet pods using electrical and pneumatic shop tools.
• Grinds welds, deburrs rough metal, and produces various finishes on metal
• Stone grinds, peens, belts, flaps, and blends seams on the inside of the bottle using pneumatic shop tools
• Completes assigned duties in accordance with safety policies and practices. This includes regard to individual safety, the safety of other team members, and the safe use of equipment and safeguards in the workplace
• Wears approved personal protective equipment such as safety shoes, gloves, safety glasses with side shields, hearing protection, respirators, etc.
• Performs additional work as assigned by the Supervisor or Team leader. This may require the employee to flex into another department