Machine Operator I - Night Shift - Ditch Witch

The Toro Company; Perry (OK); On-site; USD 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

The Toro Company’s Ditch Witch division seeks a Night Shift Machine Operator I to set up, adjust and operate production equipment, handling multiple machines from lathes to plasma and performing mechanical assembly as needed.

You will use a computer to check location, inventory and routing of parts, read blueprints when required, and contribute to a cross-functional team in a manufacturing environment with occasional overtime.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Familiarity with mechanical repair and assembly tools (wrenches, screwdrivers, pliers, etc.).
• Basic reading, clerical, and math skills including performing sums and fractions.
• Experience or training in welding, machining, or metalworking machinery operation is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Set up, adjust, and operate production equipment while monitoring performance and following proper sequence.
• Set up fixtures, mount parts, and perform mechanical assembly using hand and air tools.
• Use a computer to check location, inventory, and routing of parts and maintain production records.
• May read information from blueprints.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Blueprint reading

Basic math

Quality awareness

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Hand tools

Air tools

Wrenches

Torque wrenches

Screwdrivers

Hammers

Job description

Night Shift, 11:00 PM-7:00 AM, Sunday-Thursday

Typical Starting Pay, $18.89/hr. plus $2.00 Shift Differential

Machine Operator I at Ditch Witch:

This employee will operate one or more of various production machines. Machines operated may include: lathes, mills, drills, saws, automatic welders, benders, punches, shears, flame cuts, hi-definition & plasma, laser, heat treat, shot blast, etc. As a cross-functional team member of this division he or she may also assemble components and perform other duties as assigned.

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 as coolant, 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).

E ssential P hysical F unctions:

The physical demandsfor this jobare classified as heavy and include the following:

• 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.

The Toro Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants based on merit and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, or other non-merit factors. We are committed to creating a welcoming environment for all employees.