Machine Operator I, Evening Shift - Ditch Witch

The Toro Company; Perry (OK); On-site; USD 23,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

The Toro Company is hiring a Machine Operator I at Ditch Witch in Perry, OK. Evening shift hours are 3 PM–11 PM, with starting pay of $20.30 per hour. You will set up and operate production equipment, perform mechanical assembly, and maintain production records.

Experience with basic tools and blueprint reading is beneficial. This role requires ability to handle physical tasks in a manufacturing environment, with overtime and Saturday work as needed.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Be familiar with and have basic experience using mechanical repair and assembly tools including wrenches, screwdrivers, pliers, etc.
• Have appropriate reading, clerical, and basic math skills including understanding written instructions, maintaining production records, and calculating sums, differences, and fractions.
• Experience or training in welding, machining, mechanical repair, or metal working machinery operation would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Set up, adjust, and operate production equipment while monitoring the performance of the machine and carrying out operations in proper sequence.
• Set up fixtures, mount parts in fixtures/components, and perform mechanical assembly using hand and air tools (wrenches, torque wrenches, impact wrenches, screwdrivers, hammers, etc.).
• Use a computer to check the location, inventory, and routing of parts and maintain production records.
• May read information from blueprints.

Skills

Basic math

Reading instructions

Tool usage

Welding experience

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Hand tools

Air tools

Welding equipment

Machining tools

Job description

Evening Shift Hours: M-F 3PM-11PM

Starting Pay: $20.30 per hour

Machine Operator I at Ditch Witch:

What Will You Do?

• Set up, adjust, and operate production equipmentwhilemonitoring the performance of the machine and carrying out operations in propersequence.
• Set up fixtures, mount parts in fixtures/components, and perform mechanical assemblyusing hand and air tools (wrenches, torque wrenches,impact wrenches, screwdrivers, hammers, etc.).
• Use a computer tocheck the location, inventory, and routing of partsand maintain production records.
• May read information from blueprints.

What Will You Need?

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Be familiar with and have basic experience using mechanical repair and assembly tools includingwrenches, screwdrivers, pliers, etc.
• Have appropriate reading, clerical, and basic math skillsincluding understandingwritten instructions, maintainingproduction records,and calculatingsums, differences,and fractions.
• Experience or training inwelding,machining, mechanical repair, or metal working machinery operation would be beneficial.

Work Environment:

• Manufacturing plant conditions (indoors, with variable temperature and humidity, noise, and dirt).
• Physical hazards such as powered vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic, sharp objects, moving machinery, electrical arc-welding equipment, andmaterials handling.
• Workwith hazardous materials, such ascoolant, solvents, oils, grease, &pressurized gases.
• A variable work schedule (ranging from 8-12 hours daily depending on production needs, with overtime paid after 40 hours per week) and some scheduled work on Saturdays.
• An expectation to work at least 50% of the Extra Time (ET).

Essential Physical Functions:

• Be able to regularly handle items weighing in excess of 60poundsfrom floor to knuckle.
• Be able to regularly pull or push items weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Be able to regularly lift items up to 35 pounds from knuckle to shoulder.
• Be able to regularly lift items up to 25 pounds from shoulder to overhead.
• Job requires frequent standing, sitting, twisting, and bending.
• Job requires occasional walking, elevated work, squatting, kneeling, and climbing.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and related needs and conditions, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.