Line Support Specialist (1st Shift) at Triplex Plating · Michigan…

Line Support Specialist (1st Shift)

Location: Michigan City, Indiana

Role:
Line Support Specialist

Duties & Responsibilities:
•Operate pneumatic hoist and loading machinery helping with the plating process.

•Manually load / unload raw parts as directed.

•Visually inspect all parts to ensure that all are plated and the quality of product is always being checked.

•Understand and follow quality standards.

•Complete all documentation and logs required for the line operation as determined by management

•Oversee line cleanliness – line should be free of loose parts, debris, and trash prior to leaving for the day.

•Report any machinery, quality, material, or team problems to management immediately

•Follow all safety requirements.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
•Ability to be shifted across different production process to help meet need of customers
•Visually able to identify and determine any plating discrepancies on parts by focusing on the quality of product
•Must be able to stand for extended periods of time. This job does not allow an employee to sit down.
•Must be able to walk back and forth continuously throughout the day
•Must be able to reach above your head.
•Must be able to use hands/arms to run the required machinery.
•Must be able to follow direction with little or no supervision and work well with others.
•Must be able to follow all safety requirements.
•Must be able to take and follow direction from others
•Must understand the company’s quality policy and objectives
•Must know where the quality policy is posted within the facility
•Must know how to operate the plating thickness gage to check the plating thickness on parts
•Must understand and abide by the company’s policies as defined in the Employee Handbook
•Ability to notify management of any issues concerning quality of product
•Ability to read process tags and understand flow charts and determine the type of plating required

Essential Job Functions
•Regular and reliable attendance is an essential job function of this role.
•Must be able to remain in a stationary position 75% of the time; excludes break time.
• The person in this position needs to constantly move around the production area to identify defects or quality concerns during and after the production process.
• Constantly operates computer and x ray machines and other productivity tools, such as a calculator, scan gun, pen and paper, and calculator.
• Constantly positions self to maintain a clean work environment to reduce accidental slippage or machine shutdowns, including on the floor, under and over designated spaces.
• Constantly positions self to reach parts on shipping floor requiring climbing up and down
• The person in this position frequently communicates with numerous team members to take and give work instructions and feedback about production processes. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations to produce high quality parts and keep everyone safe.
• Must be able to detect defective raw material, defective finished material, and machine problems from medium to long distances.
• Frequently moves production equipment and parts weighing up to 45 pounds across production facility for various production processing needs.
• Constantly works indoors in a non-temperature-controlled environment that includes, heat and humidity and cold. Noise level is frequently loud.

Supervisory Responsibility
Not applicable

Work Environment
Consistent exposure to extreme temperatures (hot and cold), dust, odors, fumes indoor and outdoor. Noise level is moderate to loud.

Physical Demands
• May be required to stand for long periods of time
• May involve some repetitive motions
• Must be able to lift up to 75 pounds
• May also engage in frequent bending, reaching, twisting, stooping, squatting, pushing and pulling of parts and part containers
• Due to the open environment of the warehouse, must be able to work in various weather and temperature conditions to include extreme heat, humidity and cold
• Occasionally required sit.

Position Type
• Full Time; Monday – Friday as needed; Weekends as needed

Travel
• 0%

Required Education and Experience
• 1 -2 years’ experience in similar role

Additional Qualifications
•Good communication skills
•Team interaction
•Multi-tasking
•Understand and follow basic verbal and written instructions
•Possess basic mathematical skills: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
•Perform basic visual quality inspections on machinery
•Utilize power tools and various equipment as needed to perform duties
•Must be certified or become certified in operation of forklifts

AAP/EEO Statement
Triplex Plating provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Triplex Plating complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Triplex Plating expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Triplex Plating employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

Other Duties
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.

Disclaimers
•Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time

•This description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions, it does not proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned

•This job description is subject to change at any time