Machine Operator - 3rd Shift

Parker Hannifin; Manhattan (KS); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Parker Hannifin in Manhattan, KS is seeking a Wire Winder Operator to support production lines. You will set up and thread wire winders, verify color codes, and adjust counters for accurate bobbin footage.

You'll work with materials, identify defects, document quality, and train new employees. Overtime and weekend coverage may be required to meet production goals.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• On the job training from 1 to 8 weeks, extended to 10 weeks if needed.
• Production experience preferred but not required.
• Good verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Basic knowledge and use of hand tools.
• Sound decision making skills.
• Good math, reading, writing skills.
• Demonstrated mechanical aptitude.
• Strong troubleshooting skills.
• Be able to exercise continuous mental, visual, and audio attention.
• Ability to work well in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Set up and rethread wire winders.
• Verify color coding for identification.
• Familiarize with raw material numbers.
• Adjust settings on counters for bobbin footage.
• Ensure correct wire construction for hoses braided.
• Set traverse and operate wire stripper.
• Operate all wire winders.
• Identify and eliminate defects.
• Document good and non-conforming product.
• Fill out required paperwork daily.
• Train new employees as needed.
• Work overtime as required.
• Report issues to Value Stream Team Lead.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Basic computer skills

Machine sound monitoring

Near vision

Alertness

Teamwork

Verbal communication

Hand tools

Decision making

Math / reading / writing

Mechanical aptitude

Troubleshooting

Sustained attention

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

• Know how to set up and rethread wire winders.
• Know color coding for identification.
• Familiarization with raw material numbers.
• Understand and ability to adjust settings on counters for efficient bobbin footage.
• Know correct wire construction for hoses being braided.
• Ability to set traverse.
• Understand and ability to operate wire stripper.
• Understand and ability to operate all wire winders.
• Identify and eliminate known defects.
• Document good and non-conforming product.
• Correctly fill out required paperwork daily.
• Train new employees as needed.
• Pull catenaries.
• Ability to work overtime as required, including extended shifts & weekends, to meet business needs.
• Detect and report problem areas or unusual conditions to the Value Stream Team Lead.
• Perform related and other duties assigned by the Value Stream Team Lead.

Position Summary

Operates Wire Winder.

Essential Functions

• Know how to set up and rethread wire winders.
• Know color coding for identification.
• Familiarization with raw material numbers.
• Understand and ability to adjust settings on counters for efficient bobbin footage.
• Know correct wire construction for hoses being braided.
• Ability to set traverse.
• Understand and ability to operate wire stripper.
• Understand and ability to operate all wire winders.
• Identify and eliminate known defects.
• Document good and non-conforming product.
• Correctly fill out required paperwork daily.
• Train new employees as needed.
• Pull catenaries.
• Ability to work overtime as required, including extended shifts & weekends, to meet business needs.
• Detect and report problem areas or unusual conditions to the Value Stream Team Lead.
• Perform related and other duties assigned by the Value Stream Team Lead.

Department Specific/Non-essential Functions

• Work safely in accordance with regulations, standards, and procedures, and in a manner that eliminates unreasonable risk to health and the environment. Notify management of unsafe conditions or practices, unlawful activities and activities which present unreasonable health and/or environmental risk. Report all safety and/or environmental incidents to management immediately.
• Prevent excess waste of product and/or components by operating the equipment in an efficient manner.
• Maintain production schedules.
• Participate in peer-based teams (i.e., Natural High Performance Teams), and work with groups to initiate and implement programs such as Lean Manufacturing and 5-S.
• Other duties may be assigned at a later time

Qualifications

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education Required

High School diploma or GED

Experience

Production work preferred but not required.

On the job training from 1 to 8 weeks or extend to 10 weeks if needed.

Preferred Skills/Qualifications

• Good verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Basic knowledge and use of hand tools.
• Sound decision making skills.
• Good math, reading, writing skills.
• Demonstrated mechanical aptitude.
• Strong trouble shooting skills.
• Be able to exercise continuous mental, visual, and audio attention.
• Ability to work well in a team environment.

Skills/Competencies

• Basic computer skills.
• Ability to monitor machine sounds to identify and diagnose changes in order to take appropriate action.
• Vision: Near acuity and accommodation for reading information to perform job tasks.
• Requires constant alertness to surroundings and product quality with attention to detail.

Physical Requirements

None at All (0%)
Occasional (1-33%)
Frequent (34-66%)
Continuous (67-100%)
Lift/Carry
X
Up to 10 lbs
X
11-20 lbs
X
21-30 lbs
X
Bending
X
Twist/Turn
X
Reach Below Knee
X
Push/Pull
X
Squat/Kneel
X
Stand/Walk
X
Sit
X
Lifting Above Shoulders
X

Assessment

Employee must pass Pre-employment screening

Organizational Relationships/Scope

• Report directly to Value Stream Team Leader
• Work closely with Maintenance to resolve issues with the equipment

Working Conditions

The employee may be subject to:

• High noise levels from operating machines and equipment.
• Physical hazards from operating machines and moving reels.
• Work in areas where safety equipment will be required (steel toe shoes, eye protection, hearing protection)
• Standing is required for extended periods of time. Walking, pushing, pulling, reaching, bending, turning, twisting, squatting, and lifting is performed on a regular basis
• Requires high degree of manual dexterity, which could be performed under restrictive conditions
• Ability to work overtime, including short-notice overtime and weekend coverage to meet business needs.

The employee may be required to follow other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties as requested, subject to all applicable state and federal laws.

Parker Hannifin

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century, we’ve enabled engineering breakthroughs that make energy cleaner, transportation safer, medical treatments more effective, and manufacturing more efficient.

With empowered team members in more than 40 countries, Parker serves customers across aerospace & defense, energy, HVAC & refrigeration, in-plant & industrial equipment, off-highway and transportation.

Our scale is global, but our purpose is personal. We enable breakthroughs that improve lives, strengthen communities and create a brighter future.

Our Purpose — Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow — comes to life through our people-first culture where teamwork drives performance, inclusion fuels innovation and growth is encouraged. This environment fosters collaboration and empowers team members from engineering and manufacturing to finance, supply chain, human resources, information technology and beyond.

By combining deep expertise with an entrepreneurial spirit, we help customers succeed in markets that demand performance, reliability, and sustainability.

As we look to the future, Parker is advancing initiatives in energy efficiency and sustainability while developing the next generation of talent and leaders to engineer a better tomorrow.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Parker is an Equal Opportunity and Affilitive Action Employer. Parker is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job related reasons regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. However, U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Residency or other appropriate status is required for certain positions, in accord with U.S. import & export regulations.
(“Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / VEVRAA Federal Contractor”)
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