Grinder

SUMMARY: The Grinder's primary job is using a handheld grinder, and various grit disks or pads, to grind/buff down the welds on steel & aluminum furniture according to the production schedule & established quality standards.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Grind or buff, various pieces of steel & aluminum furniture or parts to flatten & blend in weld marks & correct defects and prepare surfaces for finishing, using handheld power tools.
• Grinding disks, pads & back plates need to be checked periodically in order to remain at optimum working capability.
• Stop using any handheld power tool upon discovery of a problem. If fixable, fix the tool, if not fixable, make sure the tool is sent to the maintenance dept for repair.
• Provide quality control by inspecting each workpiece as your grinding it to ensure that the established quality standards are maintained. If you have a question, ask your supervisor or lead.
• Ability to use grinding & buffing hand power tool, to grind & buff metal parts to their prescribed design specifications and maintain the established high-quality standards.
• Inspect finished products to ensure the surfaces are free from defects or excessive grind marks. Excessive grind marks become very noticeable after a piece is powder coated. However, discovering defects after powder coating creates additional work to fix the grinding defect and then the piece must be powder coated again.
• Keep all equipment running by inspecting and performing basic maintenance, including lubrication and cleaning, and scheduling repairs when needed.
• Perform basic repairs, including replacing parts when they are worn down or broken, within the scope of expected knowledge and expertise.
• Use only established procedures for assigned tasks.
• Keep work area clean and picked upped.
• Always strive to increase productivity while maintaining established quality standards.
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Quality

• Quality must always be a top priority.
• All quality issues, rejects, out of specification, and the like for frames, rims, and other items need to be documented & communicated for review to the department lead & supervisor and then to the production manager, on a daily basis.
• Inspect finished products to ensure the surfaces are free from defect or excessive grind marks. Excessive grind marks become noticeable after a piece is powder coated.
• However, discovering defects after powder coating creates additional work to fix the grinding defect and then the piece must be powder coated again.
  
  

Safety

• Understand thoroughly the Company's worker and workplace safety policies and procedures.
• Follow all company safety policies, other polices & procedures.
• Watch for employees who are not wearing proper safety equipment or are committing safety violations, and report any incidents to your Lead, Supervisor or Manager as soon as possible.
• Notify the Department Lead or Supervisor or Manager right away of any serious situation to correct the situation.
  
  

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily in accordance with established standards and quality. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: High school graduate/GED preferred. Prior grinding experience preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to speak and read in either English or Spanish.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Possess basic addition and subtraction skills.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Be able to ask for further direction or help when not sure of what to do or is being asked of you.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: None.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Frequent use of hands, fingers & arms, to hold, handle & manipulate powered hand tool.
• Required to reach with hands and arms.
• Kneel, bend, stoop, twist, squat, stretch in order to reach various positions to grind or buff different areas on different configurations of metal furniture or furniture parts.
• Must be able to lift, move and carry up to 50 lbs.
• Must be able to place frames on a work table and secure as needed to grind or buff.
• Must be able to stand for 8 hours a day.
• May be required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Specific vision abilities required may include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
  
  

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Occasional exposure to moving mechanical parts. Occasional exposure to cold or hot weather. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

I hereby authorize any investigator or duly accredited representative of the Company bearing this release to obtain any information from schools, residential management agents, employers, criminal justice agencies, or individuals, relating to my activities. This information may include, but is not limited to, academic, residential, achievement, performance, attendance, personal history, disciplinary, arrest, and conviction records. I hereby direct you to release such information upon request of the bearer. I understand that the information released is for official use by the Company and may be disclosed to such third parties as necessary in the fulfillment of official responsibilities.

I hereby release any individual, including record custodians, from any and all liability for damages of whatever kind or nature which may at any time result to me on account of compliance, or any attempts to comply, with this authorization.