Manufacturing Floater

Cannon Industries; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Cannon Industries, located in Rochester, NY, seeks a Manufacturing Floater to support multiple departments such as Welding, CNC, and Assembly. The role reports to the Plant Supervisor and Plant Manager, providing flexibility to fill the biggest needs each day.

Ideal candidates can read blueprints, handle frequent lifting, and maintain safety and housekeeping standards while adapting to changing production demands.

Qualifications

• Ability to lift 1–50 pounds repeatedly.
• Blueprint reading preferred.
• Metric system knowledge preferred.
• Complete and maintain required paperwork and records.

Responsibilities

• Safely operates machinery across departments to meet production goals.
• Works with Plant Manager to determine daily work locations.
• Meets quality and performance standards.
• Performs a wide variety of functions as needed within a day.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Safety compliance

Manual lifting

Team flexibility

Job description

Position: Manufacturing Floater

Reports to: Plant Manager & Facility Group Leader

Cannon Industries

A global company with headquarters in Rochester, New York, Cannon Industries has grown to become one of the leading sheet metal and custom weld fabricators in the contract manufacturing industry. Our quality standards are unsurpassed in the industry because we know that our customers’ standards grow with each passing year. Computer controlled processes, operators and technicians with decades of experience, and strict procedures for quality control have led Cannon Industries to step ahead of the competition, by earning ISO:9001, ISO:14001 and TS:16949 certifications. Cannon Industries, Inc. is a drug, smoke and alcohol free working environment.

General Job Description

Under the direction of the Plant Supervisor, floats between manufacturing departments depending on where the biggest need are at the time. May perform duties for rework, in Welding, CNC, Punch Press, Brake Press, Laser, Turret, Finishing/Grinding, Shipping and Receiving, and Assembly.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Have the ability to constantly lift and/or move 1-50 pounds
• Knowledge of how to read and understand blueprints preferred
• Knowledge of the metric system preferred
• Complete and maintain all required paperwork, records, documentation, etc.
• Follow and comply with all safety and work rules and regulations. Maintain departmental housekeeping standards

Specific Duties:

1. Safely operates machinery in various departments to help meet production goals.
2. Operates machinery in various departments to help meet production goals, including Machine Operator, Assembly, Spot Welding & Grinding
3. Works with Plant Manager to determine where he/she should work that day
4. Meet quality and performance measures in accordance with Company standards
5. Ability to be flexible and perform a wide variety of functions within a working day

Protective clothing/equipment requirement:

• This position requires frequent walking, standing, bending (neck & waist), sitting, squatting, climbing, kneeling, twisting (neck & waist), and using both the dominate and non-dominate hands
• Constant lifting and/or moving between 1-50 lbs, regular lifting and/or moving between 51-75 lbs, and occasional lifting and/or moving between 76-100 lbs required
• Regularly works around heavy machinery equipment,
• Exposure to extreme temperatures, humidity, and heights
• Requires the use of safety glasses and shoes, tight-fitting clothing without tears, hearing protection and gloves