Production Operator (UH) - 2nd shift

U.S. Tsubaki Power Transmission, LLC; Holyoke (MA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Tsubaki Power Transmission, LLC in Holyoke, MA, is seeking a production operator to fabricate, process, and assemble chain components while meeting quality and efficiency standards.

You will operate grinders, drilling machines, ballizers, semi-automatic equipment, power presses, and packaging equipment, inspect quality, and collaborate with teammates to support continuous improvement and on-time production.

Qualifications

• Must learn to operate simple production equipment with minimal instruction.
• Basic numeric and writing skills are essential.
• High level of dexterity and flexible nature.
• Requires knowledge of production equipment to maintain tolerances and specifications.
• Self-motivated to own work schedule and quality.
• Continuous improvement: willingness to adapt to changes to stay fast, flexible, efficient.
• Must be a team player and able to work with others across sections.
• Able to work in fabrication, processing, assembly and warehouse areas.
• Capable of handling heavy weights.

Responsibilities

• Operate machinery to fabricate, process and assemble chain components to meet efficiency and quality standards.
• Operate grinders, drilling machines, ballizers, semi-automatic equipment, power presses, and packaging equipment; no set-up skills required.
• Measure quality parameters of assembled and unassembled chain components and determine corrective actions.
• Retrieve and replace components from parts storage to ensure continuous operation of equipment.

Skills

Numeric skills

Writing skills

Dexterity

Learning production equipment

Team player

Quality awareness

Heavy lifting

Tools

Grinders

Drilling machines

Ballizers

Power presses

Packaging equipment

Job description

Description

The TSUBAKI name is synonymous with excellence in quality, dependability, and customer service. U.S. Tsubaki is a leading manufacturer and supplier of power transmission and motion control products. As a part of a vast, international network of corporate and industrial resources, Tsubaki offers its customers the finest state-of-the-art products available in the world and we strive to be the “Best Value” supplier in the industry.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Operate a wide range of machinery to fabricate, process, and assemble chain and other operations associated to ensure that all processes are maintained and run to the high levels of efficiency and quality stipulated by US Tsubaki standards.
• Primarily responsible for the operation of a complete range of: grinders, drilling machines, ballizers, semi-automatic equipment, power presses, and packaging equipment, or other operations associated with the fabrication, processing, or assembly of pins, bushings, rolls, side plates, attachments, and all other chain related components. No set-up skills are required.
• Able to measure all quality parameters of assembled and unassembled chain components and determine corrective action where appropriate to the processes concerned.
• Retrieve and replace components from parts storage or prior processes to ensure continuous operation of equipment.

Requirements

• Must have the ability to learn to operate simple production equipment with minimal amount of instruction.
• Basic numeric and writing skills are essential.
• High level of dexterity and flexible nature essential.
• Requires sufficient knowledge of all types of production equipment for example: grinders, drilling machines, ballizers, automatic equipment, semi-automatic equipment, power presses, greasing, and packaging equipment, and tooling required, to maintain close tolerances and work specifications.
• Self-motivated to take ownership of work schedule and quality.
• Continuous improvement: Willing to accept change to support being a Fast – Flexible - Efficient section.
• Must be a team player - capable of working with peers and supervisors both inside and outside the section in order to satisfy the needs of internal and external customers.
• Make decisions in order to perform a variety of tasks having timely constraints.
• Follow directions / instructions of group leader or supervisor.
• Able to work in any fabrication, processing, assembly, and warehouse section when and where needed.
• Capable of handling heavy weights.

Tsubaki is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disability

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