VG LINE OPERATOR-3rd Shift

Tenneco; Waupun (WI); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenneco operates and adjusts valve guide compacting presses and furnaces, performing visual and dimensional inspections to ensure conforming parts. The role requires reading routers, schedules, and instructions, recording data, and maintaining safety and quality standards.

Candidates should have a high school diploma or GED and at least one year of related experience. The position emphasizes teamwork, independent work, and a strong mechanical aptitude in a demanding manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred; 1 year related experience or training.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to perform basic math and measurements; knowledge of metric system.

Responsibilities

• Operate and adjust presses and furnaces and inspect products.
• Read routers and production schedules for specifications.
• Record inspection data and monitor equipment settings.
• Maintain safety, quality, and environmental systems compliance.
• Perform TPMs and respond to emergencies.

Skills

Safety rules

Team player

Mechanical ability

Reading & interpretation

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Micrometer

Digital indicators

Scales

Hardness tester

Optical comparators

Digital controllers

Flow gauges

Job description

At Tenneco, we don’t follow industry standards; we set them, and we don’t settle for being best-in-class because we hustle to be better than best-in-class. Whether it’s our Core Values – radical candor, simplify, organizational velocity, tenacious execution and win – or our Get Stuff Done (GSD) mindset, we’re determined to become the most trusted partner and best manufacturer and distributor to the transportation industry.

With a product portfolio as expansive as it is innovative, an obsessive commitment to quality and excellence, and a global presence, we’re all about getting stuff done, so we can win.

Through the Tenneco Way. Fueled by our Core Values, a winning mindset and a relentless commitment to excellence, the Tenneco Way is how we win. It’s what keeps Team Tenneco bold, driven, and unapologetically focused on pushing past limits and redefining success. Here, you’ll work alongside a team of relentless problem-solvers who are committed to making a tangible impact. If you’re ready to break boundaries, deliver results, and enjoy the ride along the way, you’ll thrive here. Want to learn more about who we are? Check out our website to discover the Tenneco Way

SUMMARY:

Operates and adjust valve guide compacting presses, and furnace. Performs visual and dimensional inspection at the compacting, and sintering operations by performing the following:

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Accountable for creating a quality product.
• Participates in training to produce a quality product and uses preventative measures to ensure the customer requirements and Tenneco standards are met.
• Comply with legal and other requirements to avoid injury and/or ill health to themselves and others.
• Understands preventative measures and creates a safe environment by having the ability to identify potential emergency situations and reports all incidents to supervisor/ manager.
• Adhere to the facility’s quality, environmental, health and safety Management Systems.
• Reads routers, and production schedules for product specifications such as: dimensions, tolerance, and number of parts to be processed and when.
• Read special instructions as required.
• Records information for inspection and production using various form, logs, and computer systems.
• Monitors product for product specifications using but not limited to the following types of inspection equipment: micrometer, digital indicators, scales, hardness tester, optical comparators, digital controllers, flow gages, and visual aids.
• Verifies equipment including but not limited to proper press settings, feeds and speeds, temperatures, cycle times, pressure settings and other controls are in conformance to specification by using established standards.
• Ability to start shut down, monitor and operate compacting presses.
• Makes adjustments to the press for weight and OAL.
• Loads, unloads and operate furnaces, monitors automation in front and back of furnaces.
• Operates overhead hoists, and hand jacks. Loads and unloads various types of containers, which in include but are not limited to pans, bins, baskets and trays.
• Utilizes statistical data to determine conforming product. Analyzes and monitors scrap and nonconforming parts to aid in determining cause of failure.
• Distributes powder into proper powder hoppers and to the proper press lines.
• Monitors the appropriate furnace temperatures, atmosphere and belt speed in relationship for the sintering process of parts.
• Ability to read, interpret, and follows all safety rules and regulation while perform operations.
• Performs appropriate TPM’s of the equipment and general cleaning.
• Overtime is required as posted weekly and may be mandated for this position.
• Any other duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor/management.

Level 1

• Must complete the training, written and practical assessment as level 1 before moving into a level 2 position.

Level 2

• Ability to Perform Line operator duties in VSI and VG,
• Must complete the training, written and practical assessment

Or

• Meets requirements to train operators.
• Must complete the training, written and practical assessment

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) is preferred. Minimum of one year related experience and/or training: or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rates and ratios. Knowledge of the metric system.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES;

Operator must be highly motivated with ability to work independently, yet be an effective team player. Operator must have above average mechanical ability.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk and hear. The employee is required to walk and climb or balance. 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 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to extreme heat. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. Safety glasses and steel toe shoes are required, hearing protection is required.

Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities