2nd and 3rd Shift General Operator

Overview

We are currently seeking a dependable, hard-working General Operator A to join our production team in Union City, PA. This is an excellent entry-level opportunity for someone with a strong work ethic, mechanical aptitude, and a willingness to learn.

Full‑Time | Production

$16.64/hour + $2.00 Shift Premium

Union Position – Benefits After 90 Days

Competency Requirements:

Qualifications

• Understand the flow of work between inserting, vulcanizing, coupling assembly, and test table.
• Understand the production schedule.
• Know how to safely and properly handle (and lift) fire hose in all areas, including long lengths or reels to and from the tables, and palletizing heavy coils.
• Properly prepare/skid product for shipment.

• Understand stencil process, and understand how to read stencil specs when required.
• Understand how to hook hose up to adapters and use all safety devises.
• Understand how to run controls to test hose to proper test pressures.
• Understand draining process of the hose coil.

• Know how to set up, and operate the expansion machines.
• Couple Storz couplings.

• Operate snake at lower end of insert table.
• Insert rubber at upper end of insert table.
• Properly understand how to connect hose at the top end of the cure table.
• Maintain adapters, bells, and cables.
• Stencil hose per specs.
• Understand and operate touch screen on top end.
• Cutting and coiling plug gauges on all hose.
• Understand the Perforator and Reverser.

• Properly hook up and unloading reels.
• Hook up and maintain adapters, bells, and cables.
• Understand how to run controls to normalize and water test hose.
• Read a pie tape.
• Inspect a hose for defects.
• Understand how to stencil hose to spec.
• Properly prepare hose for shipment.

• Employee must be physically able to work in areas so as to not harm themselves or others, and must be able to safely use machinery and tools.
• Understand and verify quality through the use of gauges, tools, specs, and charts.
• Employee must understand how to fill out all paperwork for all areas.
• Must possess computer knowledge sufficient to perform the job.
• Must be a problem solver with good mechanical ability, and work well as a team.
• Employee must be able to communicate with the lead, quality tech, or supervisor any issues they may find that affects the performance of the area, or product.
• Skill level – entry level.

Employee may be exposed to wet and humid conditions and Dust/Fumes/Gas and Chemicals. Employee may need to work around extreme heat and moving machinery.

This position requires on the job training. A minimum of a high school diploma or GED must be held by employee to qualify for this position.