Machine Operator – 1st Shift

Ice Industries, Inc.; Lacassine (LA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Ice Industries, Inc. is seeking a Roll Form Operator for the 1st shift to set up and operate roll-forming equipment, ensuring parts meet quality criteria and maintaining predetermined line speeds.

You will adjust machines, inspect products, and document production data in a fast-paced manufacturing setting. The role requires basic arithmetic, forklift certification, and the ability to work with various material handling apparatus.

Qualifications

• Experience in an industrial environment is highly desired.
• High School diploma or equivalent is required.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic (inches and pounds) using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
• Must be forklift certified or willing to become forklift certified.
• Ability to read, comprehend, and follow safety rules and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Operate a roll-forming line, machine, and secondary equipment to produce defect-free product.
• Adjust machines to material requirements and product specs to ensure quality.
• Use gauges to identify defects and report issues to supervisors and logs scrap.
• Perform minor troubleshooting and preventive maintenance (coolant changes, cleaning, lubrication).
• Record production data and logs for finished goods and scrap.
• Move materials using hoists, hand trucks, forklifts, or overhead crane as needed.
• Verify material labels, ensure correct location, and stack products after processing.
• Support plant with additional duties and projects as required.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem-solving

Communication

Team collaboration

Self-motivation

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Forklift certification

Job description

Pay Rate: $24.00 per hour

1st shift : 6:00 AM - 2:00 PM

General Job Function: This position will set up and operate the roll-forming equipment to produce parts within acceptable quality criteria and make all necessary adjustments to run lines at predetermined speeds.

Job Responsibilities & Duties

• Operate a roll-forming line, machine, and any secondary equipment needed to produce a defect free product.


• Assures product quality by adjusting the machine to material and finished product requirements.


• Uses inspection gauges to identify workpiece defects or machine malfunction. Reports machine and product quality issues to supervisors.


• Conducts minor troubleshooting and preventive maintenance, including coolant changes, cleaning the machine, adding or switching lubricants, and checking the coil on materials about to go through.


• Completes production records on finished goods, properly documenting and logging all scrap.


• Operates manufacturing machinery when needed, such as a hoist to place metal coils on and off an unwinder. May use a hand truck, fork truck, and overhead crane to move material


• Ensure all materials are in the correct location, verify each material's label for accuracy, and help stack products after they are processed.


• Performs other incidental and related duties as required and assigned, including projects or assignments to support the plant.

Working Conditions

The Roll Form Operator is a safety-sensitive position working directly with machinery and equipment—frequent exposure to a non-climate-controlled manufacturing environment where ambient air temperature can occasionally exceed outside air temperature.

• Must be able to bend at the waist and knees, walk, and stand for extended periods.


• Must lift and move objects weighing up to 50 pounds when necessary.


• Must be able to bend, stoop and crawl on the production floor to access equipment as needed.


• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Must be flexible and able to change schedule and hours of work to meet the needs of the organization.

The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully; reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with a disability to perform the essential functions.

Required

Required Education, Experience & Skills

Experience in an industrial environment is highly desired.

• High School diploma or equivalent is required.


• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide inches and pounds using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.


• Must be forklift certified or willing to become forklift certified.


• Ability to work with and communicate effectively with all levels within the organization


• Ability to self-motivate, problem-solve, and work in a dynamic environment


• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.


• Attention to detail where accuracy, consistency, and exact results are critical.


• Ability to identify patterns, recurring issues, and escalation trends through ongoing monitoring and analysis of operational activities.


• Demonstrate a strong commitment to process adherence, quality assurance, and continuous improvement.


• Ability to read, comprehend, and follow safety rules, work instructions, and procedure manuals

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