Machine Shop Manager Jobs in Gadsden, AL (NOW HIRING)

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Type: Full Time

Summary:

This position is responsible for general clean-up duties and general labor on the machine shop floor. 

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.
• Reads work orders or receives oral instructions to determine work assignments, material or equipment needs.
• Maintains cleanliness of the machining and assembly areas.
• Empties trash and chip barrels
• Monitors and cleans coolant tanks and sumps.
• Uses a push broom, sweeps dust and debris from assigned areas and discards into receptacle bins.
• Operate tow motor, skid steer, sweeper and related moving equipment to transport waste and product.
• Notifies supervisor of errors or equipment stoppage.
• Fills container such as oil can, grease gun, or tank of lubrication truck with specified lubricant.
• Pours oil on moving parts and friction surfaces, or into holes, oil cups, or reservoirs.
• Turns oil cup valves to regulate flow of oil to moving parts.
• Forces grease into bearings with grease gun, smears grease on friction surfaces, or packs grease cups by hand
• Fills wells and sumps of lubricating systems with oil.
• Reclaims cutting and lubricating oils from machines by pumping oil from machine reservoir into barrel, dumping oil from barrel into centrifugal separator that removes metal chips and dirt from oil, and drains clean oil from separator into containers.
• Use Hand tools to remove machine covers and waycovers to access areas of the machines to be cleaned and PM / Grease, and lubricate bearings in those areas of need.
• Cleans around work areas.

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.
• Must be able to obtain certifications to drive motorized equipment (forklifts and man lifts)
• Must be safety orientated for self and others
• Must be willing to work in a team environment.

Language Skills

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

Mathematical Skills                                                     

Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.  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 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. 

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.