Warehouse Manufacturing Associate II (3rd Shift)

About the role

Southwire Company, LLC is one of North America’s largest wire and cable producers, manufacturing building wire and cable, utility products, metal-clad cable, portable and electronic cord products, OEM wire products, and engineered products. The Warehouse Associate Manufacturing 2 is a high-skill role responsible for unloading raw material, maintaining raw material and WIP zones, coordinating product flow, and loading finished goods. This role also involves using SAP/Advaris to maintain up-to-date inventory records. In the Carrollton Rod Mill, employees will apply printed tags to finished coil packages and operate forklifts to transport copper rod coils.

Responsibilities

• Load and unload finished products, scrap, and miscellaneous items from trucks
• Bill out trucks of finished product, scrap, and miscellaneous items for shipment
• Receive and unload incoming trucks with raw materials, packaging, and miscellaneous items
• Receive finished product into the finished goods warehouse
• Receive, weigh, and tag scrap and defective strip from the production floor
• Notify lab personnel of changes in material loaded into the furnace (Rod Mill)
• Assist operators in performing their duties
• Log information into SAP/Advaris
• Maintain housekeeping and orderliness of finished goods and raw material warehouses
• Identify and tag material such as rod, bare strand, and t-wire
• Allocate material from restocking zones to ship-out zones
• Maintain supply of pallets for palletizer (Rod Mill)
• Refuel and initiate maintenance on forklifts (Rod Mill)
• Maintain empty metal tubs at crop bar chute when out of the mill (Rod Mill)
• Tag material and finished product (Rod Mill)
• Perform periodic refractory unit maintenance, which may require using a jackhammer, oxygen lance rod, or oxygen fuel torch (Rod Mill)
• Assist with out-of-mill duties, including roughing/finishing mill, pickling lines, casting, and crane operation (Rod Mill)
• Do not release products until all quality checks are passed
• Perform quality checks and minor maintenance as outlined in process procedures
• Report quality issues to supervisors or quality managers
• Use the company’s ISO Quality System documentation for daily quality activities

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Must read, write, and speak English; bilingual in Spanish is a plus
• Experience using Microsoft Office
• Knowledge/experience using SAP/Advaris
• Must be able to lift up to 45 lbs
• Must be able to follow instructions
• Must be able to stand and lift heavy loads for long periods
• Must be certified to operate mobile equipment and overhead crane (Rod Mill)
• Must be a Southwire certified lift driver

Cross Training

• Required to cross-train on equipment within your identified workgroup at the facility
• Once trained in more complex jobs, may be required to fill positions in the event of absence or vacancy
• Required to rotate within your workgroup on a set frequency to maintain skill proficiency

Physical/Environmental Demands

• Must be able to work in hot and cold environments typically found in a prefabricated building without climate control
• Physical activities include: balance, climbing, fingering, grasping, hearing, kneeling, lifting, pulling, pushing, reaching, repetitive motions, standing, stooping, walking, and sitting

Pay

$24.34 – $25.89 per hour

Schedule

3rd Shift (Sunday – Thursday, 10:50 PM – 7:00 AM)

Benefits

• 401k with matching and pension plan (eligible for pension after 1,000 hours worked)
• Family and individual insurance packages (health, life, dental, and vision)
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Long and short-term disability
• Supplemental insurance plans
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Program
• Tuition reimbursement programs
• Advancement and professional growth opportunities
• Parental leave and more