Manufacturing Production Worker II - Entry-US
About Kennametal
With over 85 years as an industrial technology leader, Kennametal Inc. delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace and defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Learn more at kennametal.com. Follow @Kennametal: Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.
Shift
12-hour Swing Shift in Henderson, NC
2 weeks on 1st shift (7 am – 7 pm) & 2 weeks on 3rd shift (7 pm – 7 am)
14 scheduled days per month & every other weekend off
About the role
The manufacturing operator in Henderson will be charging, sampling, and discharging ball mills, charging feed tanks, spray drying powder, performing ball mill cleanouts, washing and screening mill media and completing general housekeeping.
Responsibilities
- Retrieve the proper feed materials.
- Complete all paperwork and/or computer entry correctly and fully.
- Clean all the equipment: powder hoppers, mixing equipment, blenders, hand tools, and material handling equipment.
- Ensure clean and safe workplace.
- Set the mill timer for the prescribed milling time and record the start and stop times.
- Sample the mill safely, ensuring the sample represents the population, take it to the lab, and enter the data in the spreadsheet.
- Monitor and maintain the dryer temperatures, pressures, flows, atmospheres, and record keeping.
- Make labels and place them on the appropriate powder containers.
- Weigh the finished powder, store it, record the storage location in SAP and move the powder as needed.
- Clean all the equipment: powder hoppers, ball mills, screener, cooling unit, spray dryer, vacuum dryer, hand tools, and material handling equipment.
- Assist in the enforcement of EHS and quality methodologies.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED
- Ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
- Ability to safely lift at least 33 pounds.
- Successfully pass the tow motor driving test.
- Ability to perform basic troubleshooting on the equipment.
- Ability to read and understand work instructions, safety warnings, batch sheets, and operating instructions with minimum direction.