Operations Production Operator Jobs in Searcy, AR

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Gränges Americas Inc. is a leading producer of value-added primary aluminum products and rolled aluminum coils in North America. Gränges is the parent company who is a global aluminum company focused on rolled products for the heat exchanger industry. Our vision is to help create smaller, lighter and more designable rolled aluminum products to increase economic efficiency and reduce environmental impact.
We have operations all over the world including production facilities located in Sweden, United States, and China. We currently have openings for Mechanics at our Newport, Arkansas location.
General Purpose
Under general supervision, performs preventive and repair maintenance on plant machines and equipment to minimize plant production downtime, ensure plant safety, and ensure efficient use of resources and materials in production processes.
Essential Job Duties
1) Machine and Equipment Maintenance (performs some or all of the following performs more complex tasks under guidance of Sr. Mechanic):

• Receives assignments from supervisor for needed repair or preventive maintenance (including planned "outage") tasks, responds to requests from operators, or receives work orders via Maintenance Management System.
• Removes/installs machines using hoists, lifts, and hand and power tools, coordinates with manufacturers' representatives as applicable.
• Troubleshoots malfunctions; reads data from HMI screens and reports and various logs, listens to operator's observations, and/or observes mechanical devices in operation to diagnose causes of problems.
• Informs production supervisors or workers of required downtime; locks or tags out machines impacted to ensure safety.
• Requests needed parts and supplies from supervisor.
• Performs repairs and maintenance, including:
  • Aligning equipment such as pumps, motors, controls, and gear drives.
  • Removing worn or defective parts.
  • Reworking bearings; changing seals.
  • Changing mill and caster rolls; roll grinding, resurfacing and cleaning.
  • Changing out oil cooling filters; draining oil and operating pumps to replenish oil.
  • Cleaning casting filters: adding grain refining material as needed.
  • Breakdown and cleaning air filters.
  • Maintaining hydraulic and pneumatic systems; routine maintenance on compressors, gas, oil, water, and sewage lift pumps
  • Routine maintenance on overhead cranes.
  • Washing floors, repairing doors and locks; maintaining cooling tower, moving furniture.
  • Maintaining Cardox fire suppression system valves, pumps, and heads.
  • Performs routine maintenance on gas, diesel and electric industrial forklifts, trucks and other vehicles.
• Adjusts functional parts of devices and control instruments by using hand tools following schematic diagrams, sketches, operations manuals, manufacturer's instructions, and engineering specifications.

2) Documents Work Activities and Results

• As assigned, maintains logs/records of maintenance history and life remaining on critical equipment/parts with defined usable life spans.
• Documents problems identified and work performed; creates "as built" drawings; provides to Maintenance Planning staff for input into preventive maintenance system.

3) Fabricates Parts

• Performs various machine shop tasks to fabricate guards, ladders, machine parts, etc., including cutting, milling, drilling, grinding, welding, etc.

4) Safety

• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• As time allows, walks floor to identify safety hazards; acts to mitigate hazards; creates related work orders if needed.

5) Communication

• Maintains continuity within and across shifts/work teams by documenting and communicating actions, problems, and continuing needs.

6) Contributes to Process Improvement

• Works with Engineering and other staff on a project basis to identify plant process improvements and new methods to improve efficiency.
• Suggests modifications to procedures to improve efficiency or safety.

Additional Job Duties
Performs additional tasks, including:

• Trains production employees on CARDOX system operation.

Overtime may be required for vacation coverage, machine breakdowns, equipment outages and other projects.
Key Competencies Required
Knowledge of Plant Production Processes
General understanding of all plant production processes.
Technical Understanding: Machines
Working knowledge of melting furnaces, roll casting machines, room air filtration systems, roll milling components and cooling systems, roll grinders, roll slitters, annealing ovens, coil coolers and air moving fans. Knowledge of lubricants and their proper uses in filters, oil reservoirs and grease fittings. Understand and able to apply knowledge of low and high pressure hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
Technical Understanding: Tools
Working knowledge of shop machines and tools such as drill press, milling machine, metal lathe, bench grinder, pipe threading machine, band saw, core saw, sheet metal brake, welding equipment, and various hand and power tools. Work often requires compliance with close tolerances.
Systems Thinking
Considers the interaction of components/inputs with other components/inputs within and across systems in solving problems.
Communications 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; uses language precisely to explain ideas, procedures, and actions and describe situations; adapts message to listeners.
Mathematical Skills
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to interpret graphic representations.
Drive for Results
Sets high expectations for self; accepts responsibility for timely and effective completion of work. Does whatever it takes to safely and effectively achieve desired results.
Teamwork
Aids others when they need it; anticipates others' need to know and provides required information; listens and responds constructively to other team members' ideas; gives honest and constructive feedback to other team members.
Adaptability - Changes approach and methods to achieve results to fit circumstances; copes well with uncertainty; embraces change.
Safety
Complies with all safety rules and guidelines; maintains awareness of surroundings to identify hazards and help others embrace safe practices.
Attention to Detail
Thorough and conscientious in completing job tasks; diligently checks work to ensure that all essential details have been considered.
Flexibility
Able to switch from one task to another as needed. Respond to call-ins and perform emergency work when requested.
Physical Demands
While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is frequently required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; climb or balance and talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift and /or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance 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. The employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and high heat.
Personal Protective Equipment: Personal protective equipment includes but is not limited to safety glasses, steel-toed footwear, and hearing protection as required.
Education/Training Requirements
A High School diploma or general education degree (GED) is required. The required knowledge, skill, and abilities to satisfactorily perform job duties are normally acquired through obtaining a one-year certificate from a secondary technical or vocational school, plus six months to one year of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.