Production Machine Operator

Production Machine Operator

Job Description

Exciting role with a mid-sized, successful, growing company. Work with a dynamic and high-performing production team. We offer great benefits with generous time off.

About the Company

Dimora Brands is an industry-leading provider of products for the kitchen and bath industry. Across our twelve brands, we design, engineer, manufacture, and sell our decorative and functional hardware, cabinets, cabinet organizers, vanities, wood products, LED lighting, and luxury faucets. We sell our own, and only our own, products to thousands of kitchen and bath dealers across the country. We manufacture in 4 US locations and stock product in an additional 11 facilities across the country. We enjoy an outstanding reputation for quality and service. The company is successful and has a long history of winning in the marketplace. Our employees find us to be just the right size – about 800 people in total.

In the industry, we are known to our customers mainly as our two operating units: Top Knobs and Hardware Resources. The company’s main offices are in Irving TX, Bossier City LA, Branchburg NJ, and Kearney, NE.

Our team members are valued and are encouraged to reach their full potential. We foster entrepreneurial spirit and imaginative teamwork with the freedom to act. Our company offers competitive wages, career growth opportunities, and a generous benefits package that includes PTO (sick time, paid vacation), holidays, 401(k), Personal Assistance Program, medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to hiring a diverse and talented workforce.

About the Job

Machine operators are responsible for performing basic pre-use checks on machines, setting up machines for production and checking the output to ensure product meets specification before being passed to the next operation.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Checking calibration of measuring devices such as tape measures, calipers, or linear scales.
• Servicing or checking fluid levels prior to machine startup.
• Stock and replenish supplies required for machine operation such as oil, test part samples, required tools at point of use.
• Review paperwork to assure conformity of product.
• Properly orient, stage, or position raw material for machining.
• Safely operate machine(s).
• Observe machine operations to ensure products being produced meet quality standards.
• Clean and perform Preventative Maintenance to machinery and equipment as assigned, and maintain a clean work area.
• Notify production coordinator when equipment needs repair.
• Adjust machine settings, and operating parameters to ensure product meets quality standards.
• Measure dimensions of products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications. Document contents and quality standards.
• Account for operation conformity by signing paperwork after completion of operation
• Document scrap produced on appropriate scrap sheets.
• Stack finished items to be moved to next operation in appropriate cart in an organized manner.
• Clear equipment jams.
• Maintain inventories of raw materials, equipment, supplies or products.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Skills and Abilities

• Active Listener — Gives full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Team Player – Must be able to work well with others as well as independently.
• Operation and Control — Controls operations of equipment or systems.
• Quality Control Analysis — Conduct inspections of products, and processes to evaluate quality.
• Above average mathematical and mechanical aptitude.
• Reads, understands, and follows instructions.
• Takes initiative and is self-directed.
• Performs in a fast-paced work environment.
• Able to use and read measuring devices such as calipers and tape measure.
• Identifies and solves various types of machining defects.
• Able to bend, lift, or carry up to 50 pounds, and push/pull a loaded pallet.
• Must have a keen eye for detail.
• Basic Computer Skills.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $14.00 - $16.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• On-the-job training
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Night shift

Ability to Commute:

• Bossier City, LA 71111 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Bossier City, LA 71111: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $14 - $16