McWane, Inc.
manufacturing
WedgeCoatOperator
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“Wedge Coat Operator at McWane, Inc.. Skills: Operates equipment to apply adhesive to castings and rubber to wedges., Performs quality checks to include but not limited to the following: Adhesion tests, temperature checks, durometer checks, dimension checks., Maintains cleanliness of the production area.. Operates equipment to apply adhesive to castings and rubber to wedges consisting of numerous sizes in a production environment.. Ensuring personal safety and the safety of your team members.”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensuring personal safety and the safety of your team members.; Follows detailed job specific instructions to make sure castings are produced in the most efficient manner and to meet customer specifications.
Industry & Context.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
regularly required to stand., frequently required to walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel., occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear., occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds., Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and peripheral vision., regularly exposed to wide range of temperatures, humid conditions, moving machinery, dust, fumes, gases, odors, vibrations and varying noise levels.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Must be at least 18 years of age.
Nice to Have
High school diploma/GED preferred., Experience in injection molding preferred.
What You'll Do.
Operates equipment to apply adhesive to castings and rubber to wedges consisting of numerous sizes in a production environment.
Ensuring personal safety and the safety of your team members.
Assists supervisors and managers in maintaining a safe and healthy work environment.
Wear appropriate PPE which may include fall protection
respiratory protection
head and eye protection.
Uses proper lifting and ergo techniques.
Proactively promotes The McWane Way Principles.
Reads work orders or receives oral instructions to determine work assignments
material or equipment needs.
Follows detailed job specific instructions to make sure castings are produced in the most efficient manner and to meet customer specifications.
Conducts daily inspection of equipment.
Operates three-stage washer
and dip tank for adhesive.
Loads/unloads 2”-16” wedges on the conveyor system utilizing standard and specialized material handling equipment.
Operates industrial forklifts along with manual pallet lifting devices.
Maintains operating levels of cleaners for the wash system and levels for the adhesion dip tanks.
Loads/unloads castings in pre-heat ovens on utilizing special lifting devices for 10” and above.
Loads/unloads core pins into the core pin oven.
Loads pre-heated castings on patterns/molds and properly prepares equipment for the injection cycle including setting core pins in the mold correctly.
Loads strips of rubber into injection molding machine.
Operates controls of equipment to maintain set established standards.
Performs quality checks to include but not limited to the following: Adhesion tests
Utilizes hand tools to perform normal operations of operating equipment.
Utilizes hand trimming tools to remove excess rubber from the castings and discard.
Loads parts into shipping containers in established quantities and sizes.
Maintains inventory control by properly scanning inventory
and equipment to ensure items are maintained properly.
Maintains cleanliness of the production area.
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Assists supervisors and managers in maintaining a safe and healthy work environment.; Ability to effectively present information in one on one, small groups, and other employees.
Communication Scope
Ability to read and comprehend casting prints, drawings, and formulation requirements.; Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, correspondence, and memos.; Ability to effectively present information in one on one, small groups, and other employees.; Ability to talk or hear.
Full Job Description
M &H Valve Company is a world-class manufacturer of water and wastewater materials including fire hydrants, resilient wedge gate valves, butterfly valves and check valves. Since 1854, M&H has developed a reputation for excellence and dependability. Our extensive facilities and innovative technologies have made us a business and community leader. From state-of-the-art environmental upgrades to advanced training initiatives and community outreach, we’re working every day to make sure that M&H Valve is the best in the business. M&H Valve Company is part of Birmingham, AL based McWane, Inc. Curious about what we do? Click here to take a [Facility Tour](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_zBmyXLn0I). Pay: $26.52 per hour Type: Full-Time Summary Operates equipment to apply adhesive to castings and rubber to wedges consisting of numerous sizes in a production environment. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned. * 1st Responsibility - Ensuring personal safety and the safety of your team members. * Assists supervisors and managers in maintaining a safe and healthy work environment. * Wear appropriate PPE which may include fall protection, respiratory protection, hearing protection, foot, hand, head and eye protection. * Uses proper lifting and ergo techniques. * Proactively promotes The McWane Way Principles. * Reads work orders or receives oral instructions to determine work assignments, material or equipment needs. * Follows detailed job specific instructions to make sure castings are produced in the most efficient manner and to meet customer specifications. * Conducts daily inspection of equipment. * Operates three-stage washer, dry off oven, conveyor system, and dip tank for adhesive. * Loads/unloads 2”-16” wedges on the conveyor system utilizing standard and specialized material handling equipment. * Operates industrial forklifts along with manual pallet lifting devices. * Maintains operating levels of cleaners for the wa
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