Saw Assistant

The HEICO Companies, LLC; Wisconsin; On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

The HEICO Companies, LLC is seeking a Saw Assistant in Wisconsin to support the saw operator, cut extrusions to length, and ensure quality and safety. You will record counts, verify dimensions, monitor fluids, and maintain a clean, safe work area while adhering to safety guidelines.

Preferred qualifications include a High School Diploma or GED and prior manufacturing experience. The role involves working in a loud environment and participating in health and safety trainings.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Previous manufacturing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Act as a helper and back-up operator to the saw operator.
• Cut extrusions to required length according to customer requirements.
• Properly stack onto age carts.
• Record accurate counts of material cut and verify dimensions before transfer to tempering department.
• Monitor machine fluid levels and ensure quality before forwarding to next operation.
• Maintain cleanliness of the work area and participate in health and safety training.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Promotes a culture of safety and follows all local safety guidelines
• Act as a helper and back-up operator to the saw operator in the following duties.
• Cut extrusions to their required length according to customer requirements and properly stack them onto age carts.
• Record accurate counts of material cut and see that all material is properly identified and dimensionally correct before it is transferred to the tempering department.
• It is the requirement of the Saw Assistant and Operator, with every age cart, to measure the length of the part as the first product is placed on the rack, in the middle of the rack and as the last part is placed on the age cart. Record dimensions on the Daily Saw Report (QC-50).
• Monitors machine fluid level
• Ensures quality of parts before forwarding them to the next operation
• Reports any unsafe conditions to Supervisor/Management
• Responsible for cleanliness of his/her own work area and the general housekeeping of the Company
• Actively participate, in all established company health and safety training programs, and comply with all policies and procedures
• Other duties as assigned

EXPERIENCE:

• High School Diploma, or General Education Degree (GED).
• Previous manufacturing experience preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Frequent mental and visual attention where the flow is intermittent with intermittent checking. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand and occasionally required to walk, sit, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. The employee must be able to work in a hot environment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

While performing the essential functions of this position, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and is exposed to airborne particles and chemicals. The noise level is usually very loud. The employee is required to wear safety glasses, hearing protection and safety shoes.

Note: This job description provides an outline of the essential functions and qualifications necessary for this position. It is not all-inclusive, and duties may change, be added or deleted according to business needs.

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Heico has a history of success. Since its founding over 40 years ago The Heico Companies has grown from a single business to over 80 separate companies through a strategic acquisition policy, and by reinvesting its earnings into internal growth and new prospects. Historically talented at restoring distressed companies, Heico now strategically targets acquisitions that will complement its ever-growing portfolio of companies in manufacturing, construction, and industrial services. These four core operations are organized into groups: Metal Processing Group, Construction Solutions Group, Applied Solutions Group, and Industrial Technologies Group. Once acquired, new Heico companies are assigned to a group and run on a stand-alone basis, allowing for great independence as well as the opportunity to share knowledge about markets, production processes, and management practices across other Heico groups and companies. Each Group has its own corporate team. Heico continues to seek out new opportunities and maintain its standard of success. The Heico Companies has remained a privately held company since its creation and maintains a majority ownership in each of its operations, which generates more than $3.3 billion dollars in revenues. Many of our businesses are certified Woman-owned Business Enterprises (WBE).

More information about the holding company and overall organization can be found at www.heicocompanies.com.