FINISHERS

Requirements

• Performs a full range of rough grinding, polishing, and metal finishing operations on welded and non-welded components, manufactured parts, and assemblies in accordance with prescribed specifications, quality standards, and safety requirements.
• Follows all safe work practices and OSHA requirements.
• Grinds, files, sands, polishes, and blends metal surfaces using hand tools, power tools, and using finishing techniques.
• Examine and feel metal surfaces to detect defects such as dents, scratches, or material imperfections.
• Set up and operate straight-line sanders, buffers, Timesavers, and hand-held grinders and polishers.
• Select proper abrasives and finishing methods to achieve specified finishes efficiently and consistently.
• Read, understand, and apply blueprints, customer requirements, and written or verbal work instructions.
• Complete projects within established timeframes while meeting or exceeding quality standards.
• Maintain the quality of finished goods throughout the process.
• Use profilometers and other measuring tools to verify surface finish requirements.
• Stage work and operate equipment independently as skill level allows.
• Develop, improve, and standardize finishing processes and techniques while maintaining high-quality standards.
• Contribute to continuous improvement, cost-saving initiatives, and quality enhancements.
• Train, mentor, and support other finishers as experience level allows.

Physical Requirements

• Lift/Carry - 0-10 lbs. continuously, 11-50 lbs. frequently, 51-100 lbs. never
• Push/Pull - 0-25 lbs. continuously, 26-100 lbs. frequently
• Bend - 34-66% during a 10-hour shift
• Twist/Turn - 34-66% during a 10-hour shift
• Kneel/Squat - 0-33% during a 10-hour shift
• Sit - 0-33% during a 10-hour shift
• Stand/Walk - 0-33% during a 10-hour shift
• Overhead Reaching - 0-33% during a 10-hour shift
• Ladder/Stair Climb - 0-33% during a 10-hour shift

Pay

$22-$35/hour