Ball Ground Secondary Operator

Job Title: Entry-Level Manufacturing Associate

At Universal Alloy Corporation (UAC), we are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented individual to join our team as an Entry-Level Manufacturing Associate. This role is responsible for performing various tasks in a manufacturing environment, ensuring the quality and safety of products, and contributing to the success of our organization.

What We Offer:

• Competitive pay with opportunities for advancement
• Excellent benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) company match, and profit sharing
• Paid time off, holidays, and bereavement leave
• Uniform services and employee referral bonus
• Discretionary bonuses and employee rewards & recognition
• Volunteer PTO and wellness programs
• EAP and onsite services, 1:1 financial wellness sessions, and education
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Exercise and promote safety
• Utilize proper lifting techniques and understand weight limitations
• Understand E-stop locations and what they control
• Know what tools are required and how to use them
• Fill out forms properly, including specification print sheets and inspector forms
• Understand the schedule and what order to run
• Inspect material for flatness, twist, bow, angle, and gap dimensions and know how to calculate each
• Know R codes (scrap)
• Understand that the more a part is worked, the more internal stress is created
• Understand how to read prints
• Possess basic knowledge of machines used
• Know how to reduce handling defects and what defects can happen
• Know how to stack orders and label them
• Recognize where to place completed material
• Perform safety scanner check and document correctly for their respective machine
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Minimum Education: HS Diploma or GED
• Minimum Experience: 3 months' experience
• Certifications Required: Crane certification, Forklift certification, Lock-out/Tag-out certification, and Pallet jack certification (certifications will be completed during new hire orientation)

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Communication Skills: Ability to effectively listen and communicate ideas and thoughts to others
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals
• Reasoning Skills: Ability to carry out and communicate written and/or oral instructions
• Physical Abilities: Required to stand 100% of the time; regularly required to reach with hands and arms; must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at any time; handle hot metal and tooling; reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Working Conditions:

• Schedule: 1st shift

Safety:

All UAC employees must know and follow job safety procedures, attend required health and safety training, proactively promote safety at work, and promptly report actual and potential accidents and injuries.

Equal Opportunity and Reasonable Accommodation:

UAC is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. UAC is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, contact the Human Resources department.