Manufacturing Mentor

Ohio Gratings, Inc.; Kentucky; On-site; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Ohio Gratings, Inc. is seeking a Manufacturing Mentor to support daily production operations and mentor team members across multiple departments.

This hands-on role combines production support, safety leadership, and associate mentorship to promote efficiency and quality in a steel fabrication environment. The role emphasizes training, coaching, and cross-training to build a strong culture of safety and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Team-oriented mindset with problem-solving abilities.
• Willingness to train others and support employee development.
• Mechanical aptitude and understanding of manufacturing processes.
• Strong communication and leadership skills with the ability to coach and mentor others.
• Commitment to workplace safety, quality standards and continuous improvement.
• Previous manufacturing, fabrication, or production experience preferred.
• Basic computer and ERP system knowledge preferred.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced industrial environment while maintaining safety and quality.
• Ability to lift, move and handle materials as required in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and support new and existing associates through hands-on training, cross-training, and onboarding activities.
• Demonstrate safe work practices and reinforce company safety standards to maintain a safe and productive work environment.
• Assist production teams with material handling, staging, loading, and unloading of steel and other manufacturing materials.
• Support machine setup and operation across multiple production areas while helping associates learn equipment processes and procedures.
• Operate shop equipment safely, including cranes, forklifts, saws, torches, grinders, plasma cutters and oxy-fuel cutting tools.
• Perform routine production tasks such as inspection, deburring, sorting, labeling, packaging, and finishing of parts and materials.
• Maintain efficient workflow by transporting materials, scrap, and consumables throughout the plant.
• Complete accurate ERP transactions for inventory tracking, material usage, labor reporting and production documentation.
• Assist with maintaining inventory accuracy and staging materials to support uninterrupted production flow.
• Promote teamwork, accountability, and communication between departments and shifts.
• Identify production, equipment, or quality concerns and communicate issues promptly to leadership.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment in accordance to company standards.
• Meet or exceed productivity, quality and departmental expectations.
• Perform additional duties as assigned to support plant operations and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Team-oriented

Mentoring

Mechanical aptitude

Leadership

Safety mindset

Manufacturing experience

ERP knowledge

Material handling

Tools

ERP system

Job description

Ohio Gratings, Inc.
5299 Southway St SW
Canton, OH 44706, USA

Description

SUMMARY: The Manufacturing Mentor supports daily production operations while helping train, guide, and develop team members across multiple manufacturing departments. This hands-on role combines production support, safety leadership, and associate mentorship to promote operational efficiency, quality workmanship, and continuous improvement throughout the facility.

As a faith-based organization rooted in biblical principles, we strive to reflect these values in our work, relationships, and decision-making. We expect all associates to learn, embrace, and actively model our core values through their actions, choices, and collaboration with others. This commitment is essential to sustaining our culture and achieving shared success.

This job description does not describe all activities, duties, responsibilities, or physical demands that are required of the employee for this job.Likewise, the work environment described is merely representative. Duties, responsibilities, activities, physical demands, and work environment may change at any time with or without notice.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Mentor and support new and existing associates through hands-on training, cross-training, and onboarding activities.


• Demonstrate safe work practices and reinforce company safety standards to maintain a safe and productive work environment.


• Assist production teams with material handling, staging, loading, and unloading of steel and other manufacturing materials.


• Support machine setup and operation across multiple production areas while helping associates learn equipment processes and procedures.


• Operate shop equipment safely, including cranes, forklifts, saws, torches, grinders, plasma cutters and oxy-fuel cutting tools.


• Perform routine production tasks such as inspection, deburring, sorting, labeling, packaging, and finishing of parts and materials.


• Maintain efficient workflow by transporting materials, scrap, and consumables throughout the plant.


• Complete accurate ERP transactions for inventory tracking, material usage, labor reporting and production documentation.


• Assist with maintaining inventory accuracy and staging materials to support uninterrupted production flow.


• Promote teamwork, accountability, and communication between departments and shifts.


• Identify production, equipment, or quality concerns and communicate issues promptly to leadership.


• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment in accordance to company standards.


• Meet or exceed productivity, quality and departmental expectations.


• Perform additional duties as assigned to support plant operations and continuous improvement initiatives.

EDUCATION, WORK EXPERIENCE, AND PROFICIENCIES:

Qualifications

• Team-oriented mindset with strong problem-solving abilities.


• Willingness to train others and support employee development.


• Mechanical aptitude and understanding of manufacturing processes.


• Strong communication and leadership skills with the ability to coach and mentor others.


• Commitment to workplace safety, quality standards and continuous improvement.


• Previous manufacturing, fabrication, or production experience preferred.


• Experience operating industrial equipment and material handling tools preferred.


• Basic computer and ERP system knowledge preferred.


• Ability to work in a fast-paced industrial environment while maintaining attention to safety and quality.


• Ability to lift, move and handle materials as required in a manufacturing environment.

EEO STATEMENT: Our company provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic or status protected under local, state, or federal laws.

Equal Opportunity Employer
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