Senior Machine Operator – LX Powder Production

Materion; Newton (MA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Materion is seeking a production operator to operate equipment for LX powder production, including jaw crushers, mills, furnaces, dryers, screeners and packaging.

You will follow 6S practices, perform routine maintenance, conduct sampling, and enter material movements in SAP to ensure traceability and quality. Requires a high school diploma and at least 2 years of industrial manufacturing experience; welding is a plus.

Qualifications

• Requires a high school diploma or equivalent with at least 2 years industrial manufacturing experience.
• Welding education and experience desirable but not required.
• Requires the ability to follow standard operating procedures and prescribed safety rules to maintain high quality standards and safe working conditions.
• Requires mechanical aptitude, attention to detail, basic math skills.
• Must adhere to strict environmental and safety rules and identify areas for improvement.
• Expected to work as part of a team, to make good decisions, to anticipate production problems, and to resolve them with some assistance.

Responsibilities

• Sets up and operates Jaw crushers, Tornado/Pin Mills and all blending equipment, to support the production of Tantalum powder.
• Sets up and operates Doxy Furnaces, Doxy Leach and the chemical addition equipment for LX powders.
• Sets up and operates Air Dryers, Screeners and Dry Magnet in the production of LX powders.
• Sets up and runs Agglomeration furnaces.
• Sets up and operates Vacuum Packaging equipment.
• Performs troubleshooting and routine preventative maintenance tasks on production equipment.
• Performs product blending and sampling as required.
• Enters material movements in SAP, completes all associated quality control paperwork and lot traceability paperwork to assure product is clearly tested and identified.
• Performs troubleshooting and routine preventative maintenance tasks on production equipment.
• Maintains work area in a clean, safe, and orderly condition on a daily basis by following 6S standard work practices.
• Follows prescribed safety rules and regulations and standard operating procedures to ensure personal safety and high product quality.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Attention to detail

Basic math

Safety compliance

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Materion is seeking a production operator to operate equipment for LX powder production, including jaw crushers, mills, furnaces, dryers, screeners and packaging.

You will follow 6S practices, perform routine maintenance, conduct sampling, and enter material movements in SAP to ensure traceability and quality. Requires a high school diploma and at least 2 years of industrial manufacturing experience; welding is a plus.