Plant Utility New Hartford, NY

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS:

• Utilize pneumatic grinder to remove surface defects and prepare various intermediate mill products for additional processing.
• Utilize grinder to remove material from ingots electrodes and billets.
• Move and/or weigh and locate material and equipment.
• Operate overhead cranes to load and unload machinery.
• Transport and weigh material.
• Transport scrap and trash etc.
• Keeps assigned areas in a clean orderly condition.
• Operate grit blaster equipment to clean surfaces of various sizes bar billet and ingot material.
• Operate pneumatic chipping hammer to remove cans from billets.
• Add oil to reservoirs.
• Perform general work involving minor maintenance and repair.
• Assists in the installation and dismantling of equipment.
• Operate spot grinder.
• Operate cutting torch.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Must be able to lift 25 pounds
• Must be able to push/pull 20 lbs.
• Must be able to bend and squat at least 10 times per hour
• Must be able to climb stairs and ladders
• Must be able to wear respiratory protection
• Must be able to operate forklifts and Tractor

TOOLS & EQUIPMENT

• Pendant Controlled Cranes
• Overhead Cranes
• Lift Trucks
• Slings chains & hooks
• Hand tools
• Material Clamping Devices
• Pneumatic Jack Hammer
• Small Power Tools
• Yard Tractor (lawn & snow attachment)
• Oil cans & grease guns
• Pneumatic chipping hammer.
• Grit Blast Room (Grit)
• Protective Clothing f/Grit Blasting
• Air Equipment
• Scales
• Brushes brooms mop pail rags ladder etc.
• Gas Engine Truck (John Deere Tractor)
• Grinders (hand & spot floor jack)
• Wheel Dresser & Grinding Wheels
• Dye Penetrate System
• Coating Material for billets
• Soap cleanser sweeping compound.
• Cutting torch.
• Two & four wheel push carts.

MATERIAL

• Bar slabs billet electrodes and ingot product of various sizes.
• Canned material.
• Plant utilities and facilities
• Heat exhaust cones fuel lubricants etc.
• All equipment lubricants etc.
• All equipment lubricated.
• Canned Billets
• Rounds and round corner square billet.
• Drums of scrap & trash.

SOURCE OF SUPERVISON

• Foreman

DIRECTION EXERCISED

• None

WORKING PROCEDURE

• Maintains necessary production records.
• Operates spot grinder.
• Changes grinding wheel as required.
• Make minor adjustments and repairs to spot grinder and clamping device.
• Grinds and inspects material removing defects as directed.
• Keeps work area clean.
• Assists Maintenance Repairers in general assembly and disassembly work.
• Perform minor or non-skilled maintenance work without close direction.
• Use proper equipment to break up foundations and dig holes.
• Patches and repair floors.
• Fabricates laminations and liners by cutting out and gluing to proper form.
• Performs simple assembly type work consisting of putting together prefabricated materials.
• Operates mower and small vehicular equipment.
• Performs routine preventive maintenance on mower and small vehicular equipment utilized in performance of yard work.
• Stores and transfers material as directed between work site and storage area using hand truck fork truck etc.
• Mows and rakes lawn trims shrubbery spreads fertilizer plants grass trees shrubbery cares for grounds etc.
• Cleans pits tanks and water towers roofs walkways and accessways dust collection systems nozzles air and dust filters as well as replacing these filters when necessary.
• Carries oil and grease from oil house to each piece of equipment that requires lubrication.
• Maintains oil house in a neat orderly manner.
• Maintains proper oil and grease inventory.
• Use overhead crane or jib crane to transport material from storage area to work area.
• Uses chipping hammer to remove cans.
• Operates overhead crane forklift trucks and yard trucks.
• Operates Grit Blast equipment.
• Selects proper grit in accordance with established procedures or instructions for surface and quality requirements of materials and loads and unloads grit as required.
• In accordance with procedures or instructions utilizes proper machine settings to grit blast various products.
• Wears protective clothing and equipment as required.
• Operates crane to load and unload machinery to transport and weigh billets and bar to transport scrap and trash.
• Miscellaneous jobs such as banding material painting charging light bulbs etc.
• Responsible for keeping assigned areas in a clean orderly condition.
• Moves and weighs material as necessary in plant.
• Clears areas and cleans or re-locates material and equipment as directed.
• Grinds defects from ingots electrodes slabs and billets.
• Spot dye checks defect areas to determine if defect is removed.
• Change the dress grinding wheels and is responsible for equipment and shielding.
• Grinds various intermediate cogging/finishing mill products to remove surface defects such as tears laps and seams using pneumatic grinders. ( Uses judgement in determining how much metal to remove.)
• Use dye penetrant systems to determine if all defects are removed and re-grinds as necessary.
• Remove cans from material using hammer and wedge.
• Must maintain identity of all material in work area.
• Keeps machines utilized clean.
• Utilizes a torch to cut slots into electrodes for VAR melting.