Machining Shop General Labor – Packaging & Handling

American Rheinmetall Vehicles; Plymouth (MI); On-site; USD 20,664,000 - 30,307,000; Full time

Job summary

American Rheinmetall Vehicles in Michigan seeks a General Labor - Packaging to assist in machine shop activities and handle metal parts and stock. The role involves loading, unloading, feeding, and trimming parts, plus maintaining cleanliness and safety standards within the shop environment.

Ideal candidates will have a high school diploma or GED and 0–3 months related experience. Strong communication and problem-solving skills are essential for success in this position, which supports

Qualifications

• Exceptional oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Responsibilities

• Loads and unloads materials, parts, or products onto or from pallets, skids, conveyors, or trucks.
• Delivers metal parts or stock to designated work areas for machining.
• Lifts metal part or stock onto machine and secures it on machine table, in chuck, or holding fixture to assist in setting up machine.
• Feeds metal parts or stock into automatic metalworking machines and removes machined part from machine after prescribed period of time or at end of machining cycle.
• Adds coolant to reservoirs of machines and lubricates machine parts and ways.
• Reclaims cutting and lubricating oils from machines by pumping oil from machine reservoir into barrel, dumping oil from barrel into centrifugal separator that removes metal chips and dirt from oil, and drains clean oil from separator into containers.
• Removes burrs or excess metal from machined parts.

Skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

American Rheinmetall Vehicles in Michigan seeks a General Labor - Packaging to assist in machine shop activities and handle metal parts and stock. The role involves loading, unloading, feeding, and trimming parts, plus maintaining cleanliness and safety standards within the shop environment.

Ideal candidates will have a high school diploma or GED and 0–3 months related experience. Strong communication and problem-solving skills are essential for success in this position, which supports