What are the responsibilities and job description for the Operations Technician position at Weir Group?
Operations Technician
Weir Minerals
Salt Lake City, UT
Onsite
Purpose of Role:
Weir Minerals
Salt Lake City, UT
Onsite
Purpose of Role:
As a rubber press prep job, key responsibilities include preparing materials, operating machinery, ensuring quality control, adhering to safety protocols, and maintaining a clean and organized work environment.
Why choose Weir:
Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It’s a big challenge – but it is exciting.
An opportunity to grow your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.
Feel empowered to be yourself and belong: Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual’s contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do.
Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It’s a big challenge – but it is exciting.
An opportunity to grow your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.
Feel empowered to be yourself and belong: Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual’s contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do.
Key Responsibilities:
- Preparing rubber: This involves tasks like mixing, weighing, and ensuring the correct composition of rubber materials for specific products.
- Preparing metal inserts: This may include tasks like sandblasting, taping, and applying adhesives to metal parts that will be integrated into the rubber product.
- Locating and organizing raw materials: Ensuring all necessary materials are readily available for production.
- Loading and unloading presses: Accurately loading and unloading rubber materials into and out of the presses, following production schedules and specifications.
- Operating rubber molding presses and finishing machines: Setting up, adjusting, and operating presses according to production schedules and specifications. Trim, grind, or buff rubber products into their final form.
- Maintaining machinery: Performing routine maintenance on equipment, troubleshooting issues, and coordinating with maintenance personnel for repairs.
- Safety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.
Qualifications:
- Ability to meet physically demanding requirements including standing and walking for long periods Is required.
- Excellent reading, writing, and verbal communication Is essential.
Education and Experience:
- A high school diploma or GED is preferred.
- Familiarity with different types of rubber and their properties is an asset.
- Prior experience operating or maintaining machinery, especially in a manufacturing environment, is highly valued.
Founded in 1871, Weir is a world leading engineering business with a purpose to make mining operations smarter, more efficient and sustainable. Thanks to Weir’s technology, our customers can produce essential metals and minerals using less energy, water and waste at lower cost. With the increasing need for metals and minerals for climate change solutions, Weir colleagues are playing their part in powering a low carbon future. We are a global family of 11,000 uniquely talented people in over 60 counties, inspiring each other to do the best work of our lives.
Weir is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.
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Weir is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.
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