STW (Stabilizer Welder) Operator - 2nd Shift (13456)

About the Role

Sets up and operates both automatic and manual assembly lines, assembling parts to specifications while satisfying Somic America’s Quality goals and objectives.

Responsibilities

• Safety
  • Maintain and provide a safe work area and work in a safe manner.
  • Report any unsafe conditions to Team Leader immediately.
• Quality
  • Complete hourly checks using In Process Check Sheets and gaging to ensure parts meet quality specifications.
  • Notify Team Leader of any suspect material and help contain material line side.
• Changeovers
  • Complete changeovers using Changeover Procedure.
  • Attach fixtures and jigs to table positions according to changeover procedure.
  • Change out station changeover pieces according to changeover procedure.
  • Fill in Changeover checklist to ensure all changeover steps are complete.
• Operation
  • Complete standardized work in accordance with Work Instructions.
  • Remove material from boxes and place in fixture or on conveyor.
  • Move parts from machine to machine as process is completed (e.g., Bolt Press to Pre-Assembly to Final Assembly).
  • Observe and listen to machine operation to detect malfunctions, such as worn rolling heads.
  • Measure and inspect parts for conformance to specifications using in-process sheets, visual checks, and gaging.
  • Notify Team Leader of any abnormal or unusual condition.
  • Complete line planned maintenance (PMs) as assigned.
  • Submit kaizen suggestions for improvements.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).

Skills

• Language Skills
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedures.
  • Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to other employees.
• Mathematical Skills
  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
  • Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs and Statistical Process Control (SPC) charts.
• Reasoning Ability
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
  • Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand eight (8) or more hours a day; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• Occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Vision Abilities
  • Close vision: requires 20/40 near vision (can be with correction).
  • Distance vision: requires 20/40 far vision (can be with correction).
  • Color vision: requires red/green, blue/violet, and silver/gold discrimination.
  • Depth perception: accurate depth perception required.
  • Peripheral vision: minimum 160 degrees.
  • Able to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.