TSLOTS Operator - 1st Shift

Department: TSLOTS | Reports to: TSLOTS Facilitator

Schedule

• 8-hour shifts (Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM–3:00 PM)
• Must be willing and able to work mandatory overtime on off-days as necessary

Responsibilities

• Operate a fork-lift as required
• Verify that all metal is packed properly and adequately banded
• Tag each bundle with packing tag
• Record all data on required paperwork or in EPICS
• Keep work area clean and safe
• Measure part length and verify that they meet the requirements of the shop order
• Visually inspect parts for surface defects (dents, scratches, blisters, die lines, streaks)
• Understand the difference between using variable and attribute gauges to check parts
• Able to understand material handling techniques to package parts off machines (when necessary)
• Operate a finish saw per saw OPI Job Description
• Perform all required quality and equipment checks
• Responsible for all final cuts to length processes for the TSLOTS Department
• Verify all saw setups for accuracy
• Communicate effectively with Supervisors, Line Leaders, and co-workers
• Wear required PPE
• Inform Supervisor of any quality, equipment, or safety concerns
• Work without supervision at a good pace
• Have an acute awareness of conditions and hazards associated with the job
• Perform other duties assigned by Supervisor, which may require temporary transfer to another department

Work Environment / Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear
• Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, or crouch
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• Regularly works near moving mechanical parts
• Noise level in the work environment is usually loud and always without air conditioning

Requirements

• Must be able to read and understand shop orders
• Must be able to read and understand tape measures
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 pounds
• Must be able to use banding equipment, air nail gun, and radial arm wood saw
• Must be able to read and understand Bonnell shop orders
• Must be able to understand decimals, fractions, and tolerances
• Must be able to use various quality gauges
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Basic math skills
• Grizzly Mill or TM2 experience a plus

Benefits

• Paid vacation
• Medical, dental, life insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement

Components of our core values: Safety, Integrity, Respect, Celebration, Communication, Trust, Diversity, and Accountability