Production Operator

Overview

Job description

* $17.00/hour

* Monday - Thursday 5am to 3pm

* Benefits after 30 days (Health, Dental, Vision)

* 401k / ESOP

* Profit Sharing

* Paid Time Off

* Career advancement opportunities through multiple career paths including: Maintenance, Lab Technicians, Quality, Process Technician, Die Setting, Material Handling, Shipping, Assembly, Supervision/Management, and more

Our growing company is looking to add Production Operators at our Hazel Park facility! As a Production Operator at MEC, you will set-up, adjust and operate several production machine tools where tooling, setup detail and operating procedures are standardized and obvious- or operate and maintain setups on special purpose machines where operations may involve several progressive machining sequences. Generally close tolerance work where dimensional and finish requirements are not difficult to maintain due to nature of tooling and machine setups. Work usually repetitive and subject to process inspection. May be required to read part drawings and use adjustable, direct reading and fixed gauges to check work. Requires a fundamental knowledge of machine shop operations as acquired by short job training and experience.

Responsibilities

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following:

Loading and/or unloading parts on conveyor
• Loading and/or unloading parts into press break
• Loading and/or unloading parts into tube bender
• Part inspection
• Packaging of parts
• Light assembly
• Housekeeping
• Material handling
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Skill and education requirements:

• Prior manufacturing plant experience is preferred
• Attention to detail is a must
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where limited standardization exists
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions, furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form

Necessary attributes:

• Consistently meets and exceeds expectations
• Requires minimal supervision
• Focused on what is best for the company
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Proactive
• Ability to work independently
• Team player with a "can-do" attitude

Physical attributes:

• Stand for 8+ hours a day
• Lift up to 40 pounds regularly

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 4x10
• Day shift