Wax Gating & Assembly Technician 1st shift

Schedule: Monday - Friday - 6:00am - 2:30pm

Compensation Range: $18.50 - $24.50 *Dependent on Experience* Quarterly Incentive Bonus Overtime Opportunities

SUMMARY:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform highly diversified duties to completely gate new or modified patterns.
• Use a variety of hand tools to repair supplied patterns; scrape and smooth surfaces blend contours remove bubbles flash and other excess material fill holes and cracks and perform other operations to prepare wax patterns for gating.
• Work from verbal and/or written instructions and in some cases concepts from engineering personnel to produce sample set-ups. Determine flask size as requested; properly rig pattern to fit specified flask. Submit completed unit for approval.
• Following approval set up and photograph unit as necessary to supply reference record and prepare written description of work for reference files.
• Deliver rigged pattern to Gating Supervisor for use as a production sample and as requested explain rigging and related procedures to Gating personnel.
• Detect faulty operations defective material and report these and any unusual conditions to supervisor.

SECONDARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Must comply with all applicable safety requirements policies and procedures while maintaining a clean safe and orderly work environment.
• Must participate in required training medical monitoring safety and health evaluations and programs.
• Must wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in all designated areas of facility.
• *Perform all physical functions of position; standing stooping bending sitting walking twisting kneeling turning and lifting of materials up to 35 lbs.
• Meet established attendance standards.
• Work overtime as needed.
• Must report any work-related injury or illness immediately to your direct supervisor.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION EXPERIENCE AND REQUIRED SKILLS:

• High school diploma or GED preferred but not required.
• Some experience in a factory setting.

*PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to stand walk twist turn talk and/or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit kneel stoop bend and use hands to finger handle or feel. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include: close vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus.