Manufacturing Technician

Position Summary

Responsible for ensuring quality parts are produced and/or assembled by conducting visual inspection and gage inspection of parts produced by a welder, press, mill or other production process while meeting production rates or efficiency requirements.

• Perform production and/or assembly of parts in a safe manner adhering to all Safety policies.
• Continue the production of parts through the operations required of an extrusion press, punch press, deburr, CNC machine, saw or other production or assembling process.
• Perform quality inspections as defined and stop to ask for help if/when you are unsure on how to proceed.
• Pack parts into various containers as specified by a standard.
• Perform required Plex functions including: creation/printing of tags, production recording etc.
• Adhere to and maintain 5S and LEAN Manufacturing standards.
• Function as a member of a work team by contributing and initiating quality, safety and productivity ideas.
• Provide input on how to improve general safety and productivity for the position and the facility.
• Train co-workers on manufacturing skills as required.
• Communicate appropriately to avoid unplanned downtime, inform other shifts of problems, trends, etc. Inform the leader of maintenance needs.
• Experience with Microsoft Applications (e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.).
• Additional functions, not specifically outlined in this position description as directed by the leader.