About this position
We are currently seeking a dependable, hard-working General Operator A to join our production team in Union City, PA. This is an excellent entry-level opportunity for someone with a strong work ethic, mechanical aptitude, and a willingness to learn.
Requirements
Competency Requirements:
Qualifications:
General. Employees must
- Understand the flow of work between inserting, vulcanizing, coupling assembly, and test table.
- Understand the production schedule.
- Know how to safely and properly handle (and lift) fire hose in all areas, including long lengths or reels to and from the tables, and palletizing heavy coils.
- Properly prepare/skid product for shipment.
Test Table Area. Employees must
- Understand stencil process, and understand how to read stencil specs when required.
- Understand how to hook hose up to adapters and use all safety devises.
- Understand how to run controls to test hose to proper test pressures.
- Understand draining process of the hose coil.
Coupling Area. Employees must
- Know how to set up, and operate the expansion machines.
- Couple Storz couplings.
102 Area. Employees must
- Operate snake at lower end of insert table.
- Insert rubber at upper end of insert table
- Properly understand how to connect hose at the top end of the cure table.
- Maintain adapters, bells, and cables.
- Stencil hose per specs.
- Understand and operate touch screen on top end
- Cutting and coiling plug gauges on all hose.
- Understand the Perforator and Reverser.
Normalizing Area. Employees must
- Properly hook up and unloading reels.
- Hook up and maintain adapters, bells, and cables.
- Understand how to run controls to normalize and water test hose.
- Read a pie tape.
- Inspect a hose for defects.
- Understand how to stencil hose to spec.
- Properly prepare hose for shipment.
Required Skills and Abilities:
- Employee must be physically able to work in areas so as to not harm themselves or others, and must be able to safely use machinery and tools.
- Understand and verify quality through the use of gauges, tools, specs, and charts.
- Employee must understand how to fill out all paperwork for all areas.
- Must possess computer knowledge sufficient to perform the job.
- Must be a problem solver with good mechanical ability, and work well as a team.
- Employee must be able to communicate with the lead, quality tech, or supervisor any issues they may find that affects the performance of the area, or product.
- Skill level – entry level.
Principal Activities Include:
Work Environment:
Employee may be exposed to wet and humid conditions and Dust/Fumes/Gas and Chemicals. Employee may need to work around extreme heat and moving machinery.
Education/Training Requirement:
This position requires on the job training. A minimum of a high school diploma or GED must be held by employee to qualify for this position.