LEAN TECHNICIAN I (DIRECT) 2nd Shioft

ITT Inc. - English US; Intercourse (PA); On-site; USD 48,712,000 - 63,039,000; Full time

Job summary

ITT Inc.’s Engineered Valves site in Lancaster, PA is hiring Lean Technicians for 2nd shift to polish hygienic valve bodies and support production flow. You will inspect, measure, and finish parts to tight tolerances, read shop orders, and document results.

You’ll use profilometer, calipers, and gauges, participate in Kaizen, and keep work areas 6S compliant while coordinating with Quality, Production and Maintenance.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent; basic computer knowledge.
• Prior production/manufacturing experience preferred.
• Must read, write, and understand English.

Responsibilities

• Inspect production materials to ensure conformance to quality specs.
• Polish valve bodies to specified finishes (35, 25, 20, 15, 11Ra).
• Certify polished parts and document acceptance or rejection.
• Operate air-powered tools and finishing equipment.
• Participate in Kaizen and continuous improvement projects.
• Maintain 6S standards and a clean, safe work area.
• Read shop orders and obtain drawings/instructions as needed.
• Track timekeeping and labor using barcode systems; clock in/out.
• Communicate with Environmental Health & Safety, Production, Quality, Engineering, and Facilities/Maintenance.
• Train others as Lean Tech I.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Profilometer

Dial calipers

Wall thickness gauges

Air-powered tools

Job description

About ITT:

ITT Inc. (NYSE: ITT) is a diversified global leading manufacturer of highly engineered critical components and customized technology solutions serving the flow, aerospace and defense, transportation, industrial, and energy markets. Through operational execution, innovation, and disciplined capital deployment, including strategic acquisitions such as SPX FLOW, ITT partners with its customers to deliver enduring solutions to the key industries that underpin our modern way of life.

Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, ITT has a market cap of roughly $20 billion and employs more than 15,000 people across 40 countries and serves customers in approximately 125 countries. Following the acquisition of SPX FLOW, the company is expected to generate $5.4 billion in annual revenue.

Our businesses are organized in three distinct segments, each based around our core engineering DNA:

Flow Technologies: A global leader in, providing a broad portfolio of pumps, valves, mixing and agitation equipment, heat transfer, homogenizers, separation, water and wastewater treatment, and engineered process solutions. Our leading brands include the iconic Goulds Pumps (with more than 175 years of history), Anhydro, APV, Bornemann, Bran+Luebbe, C'treat, Engineered Valves, Gerstenberg Schröder, Habonim, Johnson Pump, Lightnin, Philadelphia, Plenty, PRO Cast, Rheinhütte, Seital Separation, Stelzer, Svanehøj, Tigerholm, Uutechnic, VIDAR, Waukesha Cherry-Burrell.

Motion Technologies: A global leader in brake pads (ICE and electrified brake pads) and shock absorbers (energy absorption solutions) for transportation applications. Our leading brands include Friction Technologies, KONI and Axtone.

Connect and Control Technologies: A leader in critical applications for the aerospace, defense and industrial markets, including harsh environment connectors and control components. Our leading brands include ITT Cannon, Enidine, Aerospace Controls and kSARIA.

Position Summary

The Engineered Valves site in Lancaster, PA develops and manufactures valves serving the Pharmaceutical, Chemical, and Nuclear industries. Lean Technicians are responsible for polishing our hygienic valve products, while performing other production related activities for all goods manufactured by flowing the product at the pull of the customer. Responsible for the inspection and quality of the products produced at the Lancaster site. This is a 2nd shift position

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsible for the inspection of production and manufacturing materials to ensure conformance and quality specifications are met. Any defective part or materials should be given to the Inspector, Quality or Production Supervisor.

• Manually or automatically polishes all standard and custom-designed body configurations to finishes of 35, 25, 20, 15, and 11Ra or as specified by the customer.
• Utilizes different types of measuring instruments to perform dimensional and surface finish examinations such as profilometer, dial calipers, wall thickness gauges and other inspection equipment to insure the finish level.
• Certifies the quality of the polished bodies to industry standards and indicates acceptance or rejection by completion of proper documentation upon completion of polish work.
• Operates air-powered tools and other finishing equipment, small hand tools, and lifting tables and hoists.
• Participates in Kaizen events, providing suggestions or ideas for continuous improvements projects to improve productivity.
• Follows company Environmental, Health and Safety, quality and process policies. Reports safety incidents, near misses, or any safety concerns to supervisor.
• Performs Sustain activities to assure that all 6S areas are maintained and assures a clean and safe work area.
• Reads and interprets shop orders and obtains drawings and other instructions needed per the individual shop order.
• Accesses the Dimensions timekeeping system for productivity tracking; utilizes the bar code system to perform accurate labor tracking. Clocks in and out times to ensure accurate attendance transactions for payroll.
• Communicates with department personnel as well as with all other supporting departments such as Environmental Safety & Health, Production, Quality, Engineering, and Facilities/Maintenance.
• Trains other Core Skills - Lean Tech I

Essential Responsibilities

• Polisher & Certified Polisher
• Telesis
• Tumblers
• Paint & Sandblast
• B-Grind.
• Other duties may be assigned
• Cross Training occurs organically-workers in job duties/functions, as assigned.

Position Requirements

Attention to detail – All of our sanitary valves go through a 100% inspection process (which is kind of mentioned in one of the lines) after polish.

Ability to work under pressure – The customers might ask us to expedite and order, so employees should be able to finish the work in a timely manner when circumstances like these arise.

Strong organizational and communication skills, analytical experience and problem solving. Must be self-motivated, independent, and flexible to frequently changing tasks and priorities.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIESThis job has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONSTo perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCEHigh school diploma or equivalent, or equivalent related experience. Basic knowledge of computer operation. Prior experience in production or manufacturing, and use of hand production tools, strongly preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLSMust be able to read, write, speak and understand English. Ability to effectively communicate with coworkers, managers, customers, etc.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLSAbility to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITYAbility to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

COMPUTING SKILLSBasic knowledge of computer operation. Must have basic familiarity with computer and software systems such as email, database, and data entry.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONSN/APHYSICAL DEMANDSThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to