Set-Up Operator - Level 2 - 2nd Shift - Valley City, Ohio

Swagelok; Valley City (OH); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Swagelok is seeking a 2nd shift Assembly Associate in Valley City, Ohio. The role involves understanding assembly processes from ASO1 to ASO4, strong troubleshooting, multitasking and leadership to drive standard work and process improvements.

You will manage schedules, coordinate with support groups, and ensure quality by following work instructions, detecting defects, and maintaining product flow. Candidates should have a high school diploma or GED and assembly experience.

Qualifications

• Must have high school diploma or GED.
• Experience in assembly and knowledge of the product/process.
• Ability to read and follow work instructions.
• Able to recognize functional and cosmetic defects.
• Responsible for assembly, testing and packaging of product.
• Requires use of assembly equipment, control, CWI and standard work.

Responsibilities

• Live / Support Swagelok Values.
• Build shift-to-shift communication and collaboration.
• Support associates in achieving changeover time goals.
• Conduct start-up meetings as needed and communicate key information.
• Identify bottlenecks and prioritize to avoid missed promises.
• Schedule associates at appropriate work centers and print distributions.

Skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Communication

Quality focus

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Assembly equipment

Control

CWI

Job description

Position Summary

Position requires collaboration with all support groups, (scheduling, supervision, management, RX, lean, warehouse and shop floor associates). In this position, the associate can recognize the need for and upscale process improvements to standard work that reduce cost and/or improve quality and delivery. The set-up associate will be responsible for maintaining and utilizing order tracking systems. (SAP reports, schedules etc.). They will be responsible for communicating information that would negatively affect PvA , other metrics or shipment of orders. At this level, they can make significant improvements to existing processes and develop new processes to address unique/ complex needs.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

This associate must understand the assembly processes from an ASO1 – ASO4, have excellent trouble shooting skills, be able to multitask and possess leadership qualities.

• Live / Support the Swagelok Values
• Build shift to shift communication and collaboration
• Support associates in achieving changeover time goals
• Help to conduct start-up meetings as needed (communicate information to supervisors that need to be covered at shift start up, help in putting together shift start up (question of the day, part of the day...))
• Identify work centers that have BO’s, orders due today, so to prioritize to avoid Broken Promises
• Schedule associates at appropriate work centers
• Print and distribute schedules
• Submit RX requests – follow up
• Manage Quality Notification
• Participate in CA’s
• Submit deviations
• Perform first article approvals as needed
• Escalate to supervisors when problems arise
• Address safety concerns / complete appropriate form, notify supervisor
• Respond to operator escalation
• Address downtime immediately, escape??
• Perform SILs (Short Interval Leadership) in absence of supervisor or as needed
• Assist in shop floor support in ordering items needed within the department
• Monitor Changeover progress
• Perform IPI
• Communicate with oncoming support team for department status.
• Lead and participate in department events (Kaizan, CEDAC...)
• Manage emails / communication with support groups
• Associate recognition
• Team Building - Assist motivate and encourage team members
• Maintain consistent product flow
• Review and update standard work / submit
• Monitor scrap and return to stock.
• Perform daily audits to ensure standard work compliance

Shift

2nd

City

Valley City, Ohio

Swagelok, Northeast Ohio, USA

Education & or Work requirements

Required

• High school diploma or GED
• Assembly experience and knowledge of the product/process.
• Ability to read and follow work instructions
• Able to recognize functional and cosmetic defects
• Responsible for the assembly, testing, and packaging of product.
• Requires the use of assembly equipment, Control, CWI and standard work.
• Critical Competencies: Customer Focus, Reliability and Integrity, Flexibility, Teamwork, Communication, Accountability
• Strong leadership qualities
• Respect for the individual

Preferred

Critical Competencies

Customer Focus

• Is always customer focused, anticipates both internal and external customer needs and takes actions to meet them
• Supports customer tours (helpful – positive)
• Involves the right people to make sure customers’ needs are met
• Shows sense of