Reporting Manager: Manufacturing Leader

Location: Wingham

Shift: Afternoons 5:00 pm - 3:30 am (Monday-Thursday or Tuesday-Friday)

Position Summary:

All employees are to participate in, and positively contribute to the company culture, Health and Safety initiatives, continuous improvement and abide by the Employment Standards Act and all company policies and procedures while maintaining a customer service mindset. The Machine Operator is considered a highly skilled labourer that is able to operate specialized piece of machinery, and other general labour tasks.

This job description and performance standard document has been prepared as a guide to ensure better communications and understanding. All responsibilities, however, have not been included, nor could they be. Your Manager may from time to time ask you to perform other related duties not specifically included in the description. Likewise, this description will be revised when required to meet current business needs.

Position Qualifications:

Education & Knowledge

• Completion of Secondary Education or Equivalent
• A Forklift Certificate (may be obtained through employment)

Skills

• Knowledge of hand/power tools
• Able to operate equipment such as band saw, forklifts and hand tools
• Able to operate machinery; coper, plasma punch, tumbler
• Able to inspect parts for quality assurance
• Able to perform basic math problems
• Operate Forklift moving a variety of materials
• Grinding and other fabricating processes
• Self-starter & Team Player
• Excellent time management & attention to detail
• Physical strength is required for manual material handling

Experience

• 2 year of related experience as a General Labourer in a manufacturing environment

Communication

• Excellent English Communication skills (oral and written)
• Interpersonal skills

Responsibilities:

• Maintain inventory levels of necessary production parts

• Load and unload material from machinery

• Responsible for maintaining the integrity of programs, fixtures and tooling

• Follow all safety procedures and wear all PPE required for the job

• Quality assurance of parts made

• Have attention to detail and accuracy

• Responsible to keep work area clean, orderly, and safe

• Inventory activities such as counting, weighing, sorting, packing and unpacking

• May operate forklift, hand truck or other equipment to load, unload, transport and store goods

• Programming and overall equipment operations

• Comfortable in a fast paced working environment

• Other duties as assigned

• May operate any of the following:

• Pipe Roller

• Web Bender (squisher, clipper, bender)

• Purlin Press

• Plasma Punch Table (coper, tumbler, table)

• Small part

• HSS

• Small Robot

• Big Robot

• Electrician / Electronics

• Mechanics

• Jig making

• Set up, trouble shoot, machine repairs, R&D

Working Conditions / Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• 100% of the job is on the manufacturing floor
• May be requested to work outside for special projects
• Warm and cool environments

Task

Yes

No

Lift and/or move 75+ lbs

X

Carrying 50+ lbs

X

Walking

X

Standing

X

Sitting

X

Outdoor weather conditions

X

Work near mechanical parts

X

Fumes, dust

X

Toxic or Caustic Chemicals – propane fuel

X

Other (Material Handling Equipment)

X

Safety:

• Follow the guidelines outlined in the Occupational Health and Safety Act
• Encourage fellow employees to work safely and to report hazardous or unsafe conditions immediately to their Team Leaders
• Follow all company policies and procedures including wearing all required PPE

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