3rd Shift Manufacturing Technician - Winder

About the role

With a primary focus on winding responsibilities, the Manufacturing Technician/Winder performs an array of general production functions in the manufacture of Ideal products, including but not limited to rotor & pole winding, assembly, press operation, and spot welding. This full-time role is based in Mansfield, Ohio, working closely with and reporting to the Production Supervisor. Employees are expected to represent the company with respect by conducting business in a professional and ethical manner, interact professionally and respectfully with customers, suppliers, and other employees, complete assigned work in compliance with policies and procedures and within deadlines with or without direct supervision, record and maintain accurate records pertaining to work performed, apply job knowledge and safety and quality training in all aspects of work, closely adhere to safety and security standards and procedures, work effectively as a team contributor and independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations, and provide world-class customer service and customer-facing skills.

Responsibilities

• Work from instructions, shop orders, drawings, charts, diagrams, specifications, schematics, and bills of materials
• Insulate, cold press, and/or heat coils as required, wind and connect stators, armatures, and rotors
• Install collectors or commutators, making proper connections
• May be required to install equalizers, wire or bar wound
• Install heat detectors and repair faulty heat detectors as required
• Remove coils and connections from wound stators
• Interpret specifications and diagrams, inspect and clean slots, properly block and tape coil ends
• Tin, solder, braze, clip, crimp, and assemble connections according to Engineering diagrams
• Clean, form, plate and install bus bar and terminals
• Install lead cleats, and drill and tap as necessary
• Test for continuity, shorts, grounds, resistance, drop, surge, and hi-pot
• May repair torn, broken, or cracked insulation on leads or coils
• Assemble platforms for connecting
• Obtain parts and supplies necessary for the work being performed
• Ability to operate soldering equipment, hand torch, ovens, induction heating equipment, bus bar formers, pedestal grinder, belt sander, cold presses, precision gages and measuring equipment, portable power tools, jigs, fixtures, jacks, marking machine, powered hoist, electrical testing equipment and hand tools, power press, hand and power shears, glass bead machine, and band saw

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or certified equivalent
• Minimum two years of experience working in a heavy manufacturing environment
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions
• Analytical thinking, problem-solving capability, and exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to read and understand prints, use logic, and troubleshoot problems
• Teamwork approach with excellent communication skills
• Experience operating various manufacturing equipment, forklifts, and overhead cranes is helpful
• Experience with large motors, generators, and rotating equipment is helpful

Working Conditions

Daily minimum of 8 hours; weekly 40 hour minimum. Overtime as required, subject to production schedules and may vary based upon specific department and customer needs. Regular exposure to uncured epoxy resin adhesives; full PPE (nitrile gloves, sleeves, eye protection) and engineering controls provided; strict adherence to safety protocols is required to prevent allergic contact dermatitis.

Physical Requirements: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to listen/hear, talk, read, and count; frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and enter small and/or confined spaces; occasionally required to sit, climb