CB TN Mold Maintenance Technician

Department: Mold Preparation
Reports To: Department Supervisor
FLSA Status: Hourly

About the Role

Maintenance and repair of tooling. Processing of new tooling in accordance with established procedures and schedules. Maintains the condition of deck, hull, and tooling via minor repair or major refurbish according to the scheduled rotation.

Responsibilities

• Ability to use various air powered and hand tools to strip, buff, grind, sand and finish gelcoat and fiberglass tooling.
• Ability to use a paint gun to apply tooling gelcoat.
• Ability to use chemical strippers, cleaners, sealers and release agents.
• Must be able to identify and classify, by feel and sight, defects in mold surfaces. Defects include scratches, pits, dents, swirl marks etc.
• Apply high energy, self-motivation and initiative to learn and be trained on various types of equipment and processes.
• Ability to use high-speed pneumatic power tools safely and effectively such as buffers, sanders, grinders etc.
• Must be able to read drawings and specifications.
• Complete required documentation of finished parts for production purposes.
• Daily job duties will be varied and dynamic.
• Workload will be tracked via daily schedules and assignments requiring responsibility and accountability for quality and timeliness of completion.
• Ability to perform job functions safely and effectively in a fast-paced, noisy environment while wearing all required PPE (including eye, hearing, etc.).
• Practice good housekeeping.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to work at heights, lift parts and pieces up to 50 lbs., travel up and down stairs on a constant basis, sit, squat, and bend in various awkward positions for certain lengths of time – including working overhead, traveling in and out of work areas, walk, and be on your feet for most of the workday.
• Physical exertion is required.

Time Distribution:
Sits: 2 hours
Stands: 8 hours
Walks: 2 hours
Drives: 0 hours

Lifting and Carrying:
Maximum: 50 lbs.
Frequently: 25 lbs.
Occasionally: 40 lbs.

Repetitive Hand Activities:
Simple Grasping – Right: Frequent, Left: Frequent
Pushing/Pulling – Right: Frequent, Left: Frequent
Fine Manipulation – Right: Occasional, Left: Occasional

Required Activities:
Bending-At-Waist: Frequent
Squatting: Frequent
Climbing (Ladders, Stairs): Occasional
Kneeling (On Ground): Frequent
Reaching (Above Shoulder): Frequent

Work Environment

• The work environment includes exposure to heat/cold, dust/dampness, height, chemicals, and noise.
• PPE requirements: Safety glasses; steel toe shoes; cut resistant gloves when using razor knife.
• Typical 10-hour workdays, frequent overtime required.

Competencies

• Teamwork: Balances team and individual responsibilities; exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit; puts success of team above own interests; supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
• Motivation: Measures self against standard of excellence.
• Quality: Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; applies feedback to improve performance; monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Attendance/Punctuality: Is consistently at work and on time.
• Dependability: Takes responsibility for own actions.