Production Technician - Night Shift

Duties & Responsibilities

• Inspects machine and equipment used to ensure safe mechanical operation.
• Makes minor maintenance repairs and reports any maintenance or safety problems that require corrective action.
• Determines the size of wire to be run and verifies that machine dies are the correct sizes.
• Checks dies with micrometer for accuracy and replaces worn dies as needed.
• Cuts tie wires, straightens tangled coils, and breakdown wire if a new setup is required; otherwise, welds the top of new material to the bottom of the material running out.
• Threads pointed end through die and around block in accordance with standard procedure or as directed by Supervisor.
• Strings up machine in prescribed manner.
• Checks wire size and adjusts die boxes to obtain proper cast and cuts test samples.
• Gauges wire with micrometer, operates tensile and torsion machine to test samples, and records test data on form.
• Checks optical temperatures and wire speeds.
• Checks weights of carriers or spools on special length jobs.
• Checks wire tolerances after each spool, respool, or coil and sample.
• Records wire diameters on appropriate paperwork.
• Repairs all breaks, exercising good judgment.
• Sets counter to prescribed count or standard setting.
• Changes heads, bonnets, pins and shafts, if necessary.
• Cleans water lines, steam nozzles, water jets, and water drains as needed.
• Maintains proper lubricants in all die boxes and replenishes as needed.
• Removes spool or coil from the machine, replaces empty spool, starts machine, and ties up bundle or spool.
• Ensures that all material is properly tagged and placed on proper pallets or skids.
• Checks machines, tools, and auxiliary equipment to be sure they are operating efficiently and safely.
• Performs minor maintenance to correct problems and ensures maintenance is notified of problems requiring corrective action.
• Regularly performs safety inspections in the area and corrects problems where possible.
• Reports other problems to maintenance or Supervisor for corrective action.
• Responsible for housekeeping in the area.
• Ensures all material is packaged according to customer specifications and is prepared for shipment.
• Loads and unloads trucks and keeps material in a neat and orderly manner.
• Inspects forklifts daily and logs inspection on proper form.
• Monitors and maintains proper fluid and fuel levels as required.
• Operates forklifts in a safe and orderly manner.
• Assures that finished products meet quality standards and specifications.
• Assists other employees in work group or other work groups as needed.
• Responsible for the pass down of operating information, problems, etc., to co-workers on the next shift.
• Performs any other miscellaneous duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Fluent in English.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to solve practical problems.
• Ability to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.