Metal Finisher - 2nd shift

About the Role

Lou-Rich is seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Metal Finisher to join our team. As a Metal Finisher, you will be a key player in our production process by working with machinery to sand and buff prior to hanging on the paint line. Your primary responsibilities will be ensuring the smooth and efficient sanding of various components and products, adhering to high quality standards. Your precision and attention to detail will contribute to the overall success and continued customer satisfaction of our organization.

About Lou-Rich

Lou-Rich is a fully integrated contract manufacturer specializing in complex projects. We provide precision machining, metal fabrication, assembly, and sourcing solutions to a variety of industries, including some of North America's largest OEMs. Companies of all sizes from Fortune 500 companies to small, fast-growing operations trust Lou-Rich with their most vital and complex manufacturing projects. Innovance is the holding company for a family of four, 100% employee-owned, Minnesota-based manufacturing companies (Lou-Rich, ALMCO, Panels Plus, Mass Finishing).

Position Description

The Metal Finisher will be responsible for sanding and buffing pieces prior to hanging on paint line. The process involves grinding, filing, or sanding surfaces of metal parts using hand tools, power tools, and knowledge of metal finishing techniques. May be trained to rotate as a painter dependent on performance.

Essential Functions

• Prepares surfaces by grinding, filing or sanding.
• Examines and feels surface to detect defects, such as dents, scratches or breaks in metal; removes surface defects such as burrs and pits using hand sanding machine, sandpaper or file.
• Smooths and polishes surfaces or parts to specified finishes.
• Wipes surfaces clean.
• Maintains and services equipment and hand and power tools.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with those encountered in the course of the work.
• A respirator fit test and examination may be required.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Required to be on feet for up to twelve hours using hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear around machinery.
• Frequently walk, stoop, kneel or crouch.
• Must be able to work in repetitive motion with hands, wrist, shoulders, etc.
• Must be capable of lifting and moving up to 15 pounds; frequently lift and move up to 50 pounds.
• Work near moving mechanical parts of machinery and electrically activated devices.
• Occasionally exposed to airborne particles.
• Perform math skills of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Knowledge of decimals, fractions, and metric/English conversions.
• Participate in continuous improvement activities that result in reducing variation and waste in the manufacturing process.
• Overtime is typically voluntary. However, during busy production periods overtime will be required.