Materials Fabrication Operator - 1st & 2nd Shift - Bloomfield, CT

General operation of materials mill equipment to include weigh scales, 2 high rolling mills, slitters, wire & rod rolling, wire drawing intermediate and fine, draw benches, rod & wire straightening, shape rolling, annealing strip furnaces, batch furnaces, & strand annealing furnaces, future equipment and new technology.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Work with Production Control and all other manufacturing departments to produce quality on time customer deliveries.
• Have full understanding of company policies, paperwork, and systems to repeatedly produce quality material products.
• Must work well in a “team environment”
• Must follow shop order dates and processes accurately while informing supervisors or engineers of any non-conformances.
• Strive to continually improve processes, equipment efficiency, and quality.
• Be willing to train and operate various pieces of mill equipment as assigned by supervision.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Review job requirements at the beginning of each shift.
• Notify supervision when any job may go “overdue” and why.
• Inspect and sign off for quality on each operation, complete M2M reporting for each operation, and notify supervision of any non-conformances.
• Maintain material identity throughout processing.
• Follow operator and maintenance logs as required.
• Notify supervision of any equipment problems.
• Maintain tooling and equipment integrity on a daily basis and notify supervision in advance for potential needs.
• Work with other operators to communicate and coordinate job flow through the Materials Department
• Must maintain a neat and clean workplace.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Must possess the knowledge and ability to operate the equipment above or demonstrate the ability to be successfully trained.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

• High School Diploma or G E D
• Basic math skills
• Legible writing skills
• Basic computer skills
• Good mechanical aptitude