Light Industrial - Machine Operator

Job Title: Machine Operator
Location: Rainsville, AL
Duration: 12  Months Contract
Pay range: $14-$15 per hour on W2
Shift: 2nd 3:30 PM to 12:00 AM 

Note:The pay rate is $15.00 per hour during training on the 1st shift (6 AM to 2:30 PM). Once the associate transitions to the 2nd shift, they will receive an additional $2.00 per hour shift differential.

Job Description
The Utility Worker is a second shift position responsible for performing various tasks dependent on business needs to meet specifications, quality standards, and production requirements throughout all stages of production.

Job Responsibilities

• Adhere to safety policies and procedures, including proper use of required PPE.
• Operate a variety of coil winding equipment, including hand-guided bench lathe machines and two-layer coil operations such as Bachi, Broomfield, and hand winders.
• Prepare coils for final stages of building and testing, including bending, shaping, cutting, sanding, soldering, and attaching wires/lugs with lugs or crimps.
• Use pneumatic and hydraulic crimping tools.
• Operate a robotic welder.
• Use epoxy and silica sand to accomplish potting of transformers keeping waste to acceptable levels.
• Utilize various lift assist equipment to move product.
• Utilize lift assistance to handle products weighing more than 50 pounds.
• Participate in physical inventory activities.
• Meet established efficiency and productivity standards.
• Maintain 6S and Lean Manufacturing standards.
• Perform additional or updated duties as business demands change.

• Manufacturing or production experience (assembly or factory experience preferred).
• Ability to stand for the entire shift and perform physically demanding work, including lifting up to 40 lbs.
• Experience using hand tools and good manual dexterity for repetitive tasks such as cutting, sanding, crimping, or soldering.
• Ability to read and follow work instructions, drawings, and safety procedures while working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.