Valve Guide Restrike Setup and Operator- 3rd Shift

About the role

Setup and operates all valve guide restrike presses, steam treaters and oil impregnators. Performs visual inspection at the compacting, sintering, steam treat, oil impregnate and restrike operations.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for creating a quality product and participates in training to meet customer requirements and Federal Mogul standards.
• Complies with legal and other requirements to avoid injury and/or ill health to themselves and others; identifies potential emergency situations and reports all incidents to supervisor/manager.
• Adheres to the facility’s quality, environmental, health and safety policies identified by the Management Systems.
• Reads routers and production schedules for product specifications such as dimensions, tolerance, and number of parts to be processed and when; reads special instructions as required.
• Records information for inspection and production using various forms, logs and computer systems.
• Monitors product for specifications using inspection equipment including micrometers, digital indicators, scales, hardness testers, optical comparators, plug gages, air gages, bore gages and visual aids.
• Monitors and operates restrike, steam treat and oil impregnator equipment daily.
• Performs visual inspection of the compacting, sintering, steam treat, oil impregnate and restrike areas.
• Verifies and sets up equipment including proper press settings, feeds and speeds, temperatures, cycle times, pressure settings and other controls in conformance to specification.
• Sets up, starts, shuts down, monitors and operates all types of valve guide restrike presses; installs and removes tooling from restrike presses.
• Completes first piece inspection and monitors press to assure conformance prior to release to restrike operators; makes adjustments to the restrike press.
• Loads, unloads and operates steam treaters and oil impregnators; sets up and monitors automation and conveyors.
• Operates overhead hoists and hand jacks; loads and unloads containers including pans, bins, baskets and trays.
• Utilizes statistical data to determine conforming product; analyzes and monitors scrap and nonconforming parts to aid in determining cause of failure.
• Reads, interprets and follows all safety rules and regulations while performing operations.
• Troubleshoots and performs appropriate maintenance of the equipment by observation and general cleaning.
• Overtime is required as posted weekly and may be mandated for this position.
• Level 1: Must complete training, written and practical assessment as Level 1 before moving into a Level 2 position.
• Level 2: Fine-tunes presses for optimum production of parts to meet customer specification and assure capability of press; diagnoses and fixes problems with the press set including feeder arm, lower die area, upper die area and feed system; can multitask running one building of restrike presses, oil impregnation and other required duties while setting up press; meets requirements to train operators; must complete training, written and practical assessment.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) is preferred.
• Minimum of one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Skills

• Language: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Mathematical: Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals; ability to compute rates and ratios; knowledge of metric system.
• Reasoning: 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.
• Other: Highly motivated with ability to work independently, yet be an effective team player; above average mechanical ability.

Physical demands

The employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee is required to walk and climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally 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.

Work environment

Frequently exposed to extreme heat; occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. Hearing protection, safety glasses and steel toe shoes are required.