Class One Op

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Operate basic productivity equipment and production machinery.
• Move materials and/or parts between workstations.
• Assist other operators by loading or unloading jigs, fixtures, and/or tooling.
• Assemble and/or pack products.
• Load and unload machines, conveyors, pallets or automatic lines.
• Keep accurate counts of production parts.
• Produce to established standards and conduct simple quality inspections.
• Keep work areas clean and orderly.
• Responsible for conducting all work in a safe manner following established safety procedures.
• Read specified measuring instruments including but not limited to tape measure, micrometer, etc.
• May be required to input basic data into production machinery.
• Receives team and continuous process improvement training and participates on project teams as required.
• May perform necessary rework and minor repairs.
• Performs minor set-up adjustments and preventative maintenance as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• May participate on project teams as requested.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Education/Experience: No prior experience or training required.
• Language Skills: Ability to understand the meaning of written or printed matter. Ability to write information by inscribing characters or symbols. Ability to speak simple sentences and communicate to co-workers and supervisors.
• Math Skills: The ability to add, subtract, multiply or divide. Determine the number of individual things in a unit or group.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently is required to stand and walk. Occasionally required sitting; climbing or balancing; stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.

• Lifting Frequency: Medium heavy lifting 80 lbs. maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying objects up to 40 lbs. (67–100% of the time).
• Vision: Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Repetitive Hand Action: Firm grasping – sufficient grip to pick up a case of 12 oz. soft drinks or a bowling ball (approximate grip strength of 45–60 lbs. on a hand dynamometer).
• Fine Manipulation of Hands/Fingers: Sufficient coordination to place and screw a small washer on a bolt, pick up a clip from a desktop, or pick up a dime from a countertop. Use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works near and/or with moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and vibration. The noise level is usually loud. The employee is required to stand on concrete floors for extended periods and may be subject to extreme temperatures as plant production areas are not air conditioned.