Onsite First-Shift Machine Operator (Manufacturing)

Ssw Advanced Technologies; Newport (TN); On-site; USD 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

SSW Advanced Technologies, LLC is seeking an Onsite Machine Operator for the Newport, TN facility on the first shift (5:00 am - 3:30 pm). The role involves operating extruding and forming equipment, adjusting machine settings, and ensuring products meet specifications through careful measurement and monitoring.

Requirements include a high school diploma or equivalent and at least six months of manufacturing experience; candidates should be detail-oriented and available Monday through Friday for

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Six months or more of experience in manufacturing environment preferred.
• Job Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• Must be able to perform all the duties of the rod loader.
• Adjust machine components to regulate speeds, pressures, and temperatures, and amounts, dimensions, and flow of materials or ingredients.
• Press control buttons to activate machinery and equipment.
• Examine, measure, and weigh materials or products to verify conformance to standards, using measuring devices such as templates, micrometers, or scales.
• Monitor machine operations and observe lights and gauges to detect malfunctions.
• Clear jams and remove defective or substandard materials or products.
• Notify supervisors when extruded filaments fail to meet standards.
• Record and maintain production data such as meter readings, and quantities, types, and dimensions of materials produced.
• Review work orders, specifications, or instructions to determine materials, ingredients, procedures, components, settings, and adjustments for extruding, forming, pressing, or compacting machines.
• Clean dies, arbors, compression chambers, and molds, using swabs, sponges, or air hoses.
• Synchronize speeds of sections of machines when producing products involving several steps or processes.
• Select and install machine components such as dies, molds, and cutters, according to specifications, using hand tools and measuring devices.
• Move materials, supplies, components, and finished products between storage and work areas, using work aids such as racks, hoists, and hand trucks.
• Responsible for new team member training as instructed by supervisor.
• Provide additional assistance to the SSW Management Team as requested.
• Learn other position such as Rod Loader/Scale Operator/Material Handler.

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

SSW Advanced Technologies, LLC is seeking an Onsite Machine Operator for the Newport, TN facility on the first shift (5:00 am - 3:30 pm). The role involves operating extruding and forming equipment, adjusting machine settings, and ensuring products meet specifications through careful measurement and monitoring.

Requirements include a high school diploma or equivalent and at least six months of manufacturing experience; candidates should be detail-oriented and available Monday through Friday for