Metal Finisher - 1st Shift

Responsibilities

• Sets up machines and adjusts settings for various production tasks.
• Ensures compliance with safety and operational standards.
• Sands and grinds metal parts to achieve finish ready for painting and plating as required by the customer.
• Checks part quality by visual and touch inspection of the part to detect defects such as dents, scratches, or breaks in metal.
• Removes dents and weld welts and may perform limited tack welding to accommodate finishing of previously welded joints.
• Maintains tools for finishing operations (includes cleaning, oiling, storing, and other maintenance as required).
• Transfers sheet metal components from incoming load to work surface, following all safety procedures.
• Maintains a safe and clean workspace.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Skills Requirements

• Ability to operate various air tools.
• Ability to interpret technical documents and schematics.
• Good communication skills.

Educational Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent required.
• Certificate from college or technical school preferred.

Experience Requirements

• One year of previous experience in a manufacturing or production environment required.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Physical & Environmental Requirements

• Some physical demand; often lifts light to heavy-weight material.
• Frequent lifting/moving average weight (up to 50lbs/11-27 kgs) material.
• Ability to perform occasional to frequent pushing, pulling, bending, kneeling, twisting, crawling and/or reaching over a full work shift (8-12 hours).
• Ability to operate motorized vehicles over a full work shift (8-12 hours).
• Ability to stand and / or walk constantly over a full work shift on concrete (8-12 hours).
• May be exposed to noise levels for which hearing protection is required to be worn over a full work shift (8-12 hours).