SUMMARY: Under the supervision of the department supervisor, the Process Production Operator (70 Code) etches castings, dips castings into caustic baths, fills and assists in the cleaning of caustic units, and performs miscellaneous tasks.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES: Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Using a monorail hoist immerses castings, revert metal or other materials into a series of acid and water baths, adhering to specified procedures, temperatures and time cycles;
- Removes castings from holders at completion of process and sets aside for removal;
- Regularly uses air pressure and water to rinse castings;
- Operates controls to regulate temperature of various baths and to adjust electric current used in electrolytic process;
- Loads castings into container and operates hoist to convey container into caustic bath adhering to procedure, temperatures and time cycle;
- Removes container from caustic bath and immerses into water rinse for proper length of time;
- Rinses castings using water pressure;
- Fills caustic bath with caustic soda or other ingredients and helps in cleaning the baths when necessary
- Stamps identification on castings, maintains strength of solutions, spans routing cards, reports faulty products and processes to the supervisor, keeps work area clean and orderly and performs other miscellaneous duties as directed.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITES:
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed 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 or general education degree (GED); at least one year manufacturing experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating instructions, and procedures. Ability to communicate production information both in writing and verbally. Ability to complete required production reports.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s.
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 variables in standardized situations.
OTHER QUALIFICATION:
Regular attendance and the ability to work weekday and weekend overtime.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described 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 required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk and/or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include 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 frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes. The noise level in the work environment is usually high. Appropriate Personal Protective Equipment is required to be worn while performing the functions of this job.