Location: Worcester, MA
Pay Rate: $25.00 per hour
Schedule: 1st Shift | 4:30 AM – 1:00 PM (30-minute lunch)
The Setter/Drawer II is responsible for planning, building, loading, unloading, and inspecting ceramic or abrasive products as part of the kiln firing process. This role supports production operations by ensuring products are properly configured, fired, and prepared for further processing, while adhering to manufacturing instructions and safety standards.
Plan and build kiln car configurations and stack products in specified patterns on racks, platforms, or tunnel kiln cars
Prepare products for loading into periodic or tunnel kilns, ovens, or furnaces
Follow manufacturing instructions using deck batts, blocks, clamps, fillers, and other materials
Select products by burn type and firing schedule dates
Draw finished products from kilns manually or using hoists and truck cars
Transport products to stripping areas for visible inspection
Perform additional related duties as assigned
High school diploma or GED (or equivalent experience)
General manufacturing experience preferred
Ability to read blueprints and work from written manufacturing instructions
Intermediate math skills, including measuring in standard and metric units
Experience using measuring devices such as calipers, micrometers, and measuring tapes
Basic computer skills
Typically requires up to three (3) months of experience to become proficient and work independently
Ability to repetitively lift and/or move up to 50 pounds without assistance
Frequent standing, walking, reaching, and use of hands and arms
Occasional sitting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling
Close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus are required
Manufacturing environment with frequent exposure to moving mechanical parts
Occasional exposure to heat, fumes, and airborne dust
Moderate noise levels
Use of personal protective equipment (PPE) may be required, including gloves, safety shoes, respirators, dust masks, hard hats, hearing protection, and safety glasses.