Utility Operator - Bedford, United States - Kennametal, Inc.

Kennametal, Inc.

Verified Company

Bedford, United States

1 week ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

1st Shift:5am - 1pm**
Sometimes OT (10 hour days)

Job Summary

Work Environment
Manufacturing environment in the Castings Facility with temperature changes and dust collection systems.

Appropriate Foundry PPE Required (i.e., face shields, safety glasses with side-shields, metatarsal safety shoes, hearing protection, flame and cut-resistant gloves).

Physical Demands
Approximately 8 hours standing with intermittent walking, reaching, sitting, pushing, and pulling. Lifting objects weighing up to 35 pounds.

Knowledge and Experience

This position requires:

A high school diploma or general equivalency diploma.
The ability to understand written and oral instructions and communicate with supervisors and coworkers.
Blueprint reading, gage reading, and forklift operator license preferred.

Supervision
This position works under the supervision of the Manager-Focused Factory-Castings, or in his absence the Lead. Duties are performed without constant supervision. Assignments are made daily and results are reviewed daily.

Key Job Accountabilities

Accountability
1

Safety:
Perform pre-operation checks for machines. Perform safety inspections required for individual machines and associated equipment. (i.e., furnaces, grinder)

2

Production:

Preheat and close molds
Assist in all phases of pouring molten metal into molds
Operate shakeout and shot blast machines
Separate castings, break up molds, and saw as necessary
Inspect, grind, and finish castings
Return sand and flask equipment to the molding area
Cut, grind and shape riser sleeves
Place carbide in molds, must follow blueprint for proper size and placement of carbide
Load and unload trucks
Fill in for absent molders
Inspect and gauge produced parts to blue print specifications

3

Quality:
Inspect parts to meet established ISO requirements

4

Delivery:
Process shop orders to meet established due dates

5

Cost:
Responsible for tracking and problem solving of the materials used and efficient equipment use to reduce cost

6

Inventory:
Responsible for cycle counts and management of WIP and components (i.e., forgings, semi-finished product)

7

Lean:
Participate in lean events and utilize lean processes in daily duties

8

TPM:
Perform daily required TPM on associated equipment

9

5S:
Perform daily required 5S activities for work area

10

Metrics:
Perform daily activities associated with gathering and posting established metrics

11

Data:
Accurate and timely recording of required data (i.e. Production, quality etc)

General
The duties listed are not set forth for purposes of limiting the assignment of work.

They are not to be construed as a complete list of the many duties normally to be performed under the position title or those to be performed temporarily outside of the employee's normal job duties.

In performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is required to adhere to all plant safety rules and to all applicable Federal Regulations as set forth in the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

Employees performing the duties of this position may be exposed to both the handling and/or moving of hazardous material and have been instructed in the proper safe handling/disposal procedures.

Kennametal Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. As such, it is the policy of Kennametal Inc. to afford equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, handicap, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, veteran status, or other protected status, group, or characteristic under federal, state, and/or local law or regulation. It is Kennametal Inc.'s policy to comply with all applicable laws and regulations._