MH Valve - Melting Control Room Operator

Summary

Operates computer and peripheral equipment to process data related to charging metal and fuel into the furnace. Assists in other melt line duties as assigned.

General Duties and Responsibilities

• Proactively exhibits and promotes The McWane Way Principles.

• 1st Responsibility Ensuring personal safety and the safety of your team members.
• Assists supervisors and managers in maintaining a safe and healthy work environment.
• Wears appropriate PPE which may include fall protection respiratory protection hearing protection foot hand head and eye protection.
• Uses proper lifting and ergo techniques.

Job Specific Duties and Responsibilities Other duties may be assigned.

• Reads work orders or received oral instructions to determine work assignments material or equipment needs.
• Conducts daily inspection of equipment.
• Enters commands to clear computer system and start operation.
• Observes continuous operation of automatic machines to ensure that products meet specifications and to detect jams or malfunctions making adjustments as necessary.
• Turns valves and dials of machines to regulate pressure temperature and speed and feed rates and to set cycle times.
• Inventories and records quantities of materials and finished products requisitioning additional supplies as necessary.
• Maintains inventories of materials.
• Notifies supervisor of errors or equipment stoppage.
• Clears equipment at end of operating run and reviews schedule to determine next assignment.
• Records problems which occurred such as down time and actions taken.
• Maintains cleanliness of the production area and metal storage yard.
• Meets or exceeds hourly production rates every hour.
• Maintains cleanliness of the production area.

Qualifications :

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of 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 diploma/GED preferred.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.

Language Skills

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions short correspondence and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in oneonone and small group situations to customers clients and other employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add and subtract twodigit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10s and 100s.  Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement volume and distance.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written oral or diagram form.  Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

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. While performing the duties of this Job the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger handle or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; climb or balance; stoop kneel crouch or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job 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.

While performing the duties of this Job the employee is regularly exposed to wide range of temperatures humid conditions moving machinery dust fumes gases odors vibrations and varying noise levels.

Additional Information :

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
McWane is a Federal VEVRAA contractor and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices. McWane will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race color religion sex national origin age sexual orientation disability veteran or service member status marital status citizenship status (In IL sex including same sex ancestry order of protection status physical or mental disability military status pregnancy unfavorable discharge status genetic information) (In IA gender identity) (In CA gender identity or expression and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal state or local law.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime