What are the responsibilities and job description for the Utility Technician - 2nd Shift - HCP - Holland, MI position at Haworth?
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Here at Haworth, our Members enjoy the following benefits from their first day of employment:
- Medical, dental, vision, life insurance
- 401K with company match
- 4 weeks Paid Time Off Accrual by pay period
- Bonus opportunities
- Tuition reimbursement
- Parental Leave
- On-site 24-hour Fitness Center (Holland only)
- Opportunity for overtime (Paid at time and a half)
We are currently looking for a 2nd ShiftUtility Technician to join our team in the Haworth Holland Steel Plant.
2nd Shift - Schedule is 2:45pm-10:45pm, Monday-Friday. OT schedule: 2:45pm-12:45am and potential Saturdays from 2:45pm-10:45pm.
Performs small fabrication, racking installation, repairs and maintenance. Inspects welds and fabricates racks as needed. Facility and equipment clean-up and supports the engineering department on plant reconfigurations.
- Installs, tears down, moves, and repairs conveyors and racking within the facility working from written instructions, blueprints, and/or sketches to support department and plant goals.
- Tracks, monitors, and repairs all racking to ensure proper uses and maximum density.
- Maintains inventory of repair parts and steel for repair, and orders more materials as needed.
- Checks equipment daily to assure equipment is in proper operating condition.
- Quarantines damaged racks in need of repair in specified location.
- Suggests, creates, and tests improved racking opportunities. Gains feedback for other members on rack issues and suggests improvements.
- Works with engineering team to coordinate and update drawings of racks.
- May coordinate's part trails of new racks. Communicates to paint team to ensure awareness of test racks.
- Develops and maintains checklists of specific cleaning schedules of equipment and surrounding areas.
- Performs inspections and cleaning inside and outside the building around the load station, grinder, trailers, transfer system, dust collection system, plant parking lots, etc per checklists.
- Works with engineering and maintenance to define equipment preventative maintenance.
- Performs operator preventative maintenance on equipment following the preventative maintenance schedule.
- Writes work orders for maintenance department if more complex problems arise.
- Performs minor engineering fabrication projects working from written instructions, blueprints (may include geometric tolerances), sketches, and/or diagnostic skills to enable production to meet schedules.
- Performs basic welding and fabrication tasks working from written instructions, blueprints (may include geometric tolerances), sketches, and/or diagnostic skills to enable production to meet schedules.
- Provides support on plant reconfiguration projects.
- Performs all duties as assigned to meet daily schedule requirements.
- Respect and follow safety policies and regulations; scan the environment for things that may pose a safety risk; encourage others to utilize safe and healthy work practices.
- Perform quality work and inspections throughout the production process.
- Follow all housekeeping standards and complete daily 5S checklists/tasks.
- Maintains current knowledge and skills in all general carpentry, painting, fabrication, and material handling.
- Flexes work schedule as business demands; may work more than eight hours per day and/or forty hours per week, including weekends and/or holidays.
- Cross-train and perform in other job functions as requested.
EDUCATION
- High school graduate or equivalent (equivalent is defined as equivalent degree OR job-specific work experience OR combination of education and job-specific work experience)
WORK REQUIREMENTS and EXPERIENCE
- Up to twelve months' on-the-job training required.
- Two years manufacturing experience preferred.
- One year hand welding and fabrication experience preferred.
ENVIRONMENTAL and PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Large machinery and equipment used in work areas. Possibility of cuts, scrapes or bruises.
- Moderate exposure to dust, noise, solvent, heat, paint, and lubricants. May also be exposed to glue, solvent, heat, paint, fiberglass, and denatured alcohol.
- Constant mental and visual alertness required to avoid potential serious injury to self and others in all work groups.
- Eye protection required; hearing protection may be required.
- Moves and may lift materials and/or products weighing up to 50 pounds, occasionally more (assistance given with heavier objects).
- Walks, bends, twists, turns, reaches and lifts while performing functions of position.
- Standing required for extended periods.
- Work requires regular repetitive arm and hand movement.
- May be required to climb stairs and ladders.
Applicants must possess an unrestricted right to work in the US to be eligible for the position. required.
- Strong mechanical aptitude required.
- Must be able to weld and fabricate replacement/new parts for rack repair
- Must be able to identify specific rack types and areas needing repair.
- Ability to inspect and perform acceptable welds
- Ability to utilize appropriate electronic production system to complete job duties, along with the respective technology tools, e.g. personal computer (PC), tablet, keyboard, mouse, RF gun.
- Ability to read and follow prints, drawings, and engineering specifications.
- Ability to organize workload, troubleshoot, and effectively communicate with others.
- Ability to frequently lift/move material weighing up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to flex work schedule as business demands.
- May be required to obtain and maintain valid hi-lo license.
- May be required to obtain and maintain valid scissor lift and JLG license.
- May be required to obtain and maintain fall protection certification
*Please be aware that applicants will only be considered for the shift they have selected as their available working hours.
As an EEO/AA employer, the organization will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant’s race, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected genetic information, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, religion, height, weight, other protected group status, or any other basis protected by the laws where we employ people.
