Metal Grinder

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary: Metal Grinder:

The Metal Grinder performs precision smoothing, sharpening, polishing, or grinding on a variety of welded assemblies and is responsible for the movement of necessary inventory and parts to and from the weld department.

Job Duties and Responsibilities: Metal Grinder:

• Grind, polish, sand and sharpen welded parts to ensure conformance to established customer needs.
• Operate small electric/air hand tools.
• Safely operate forklift to load and unload raw material and completed parts.
• Handle assorted raw materials, steel parts, and steel scrap.
• On occasion, cross-train and operate some or all the following production equipment: welding robot, press brake, spot welder, turret, rivut gun, stud gun, and wide-belt sander.
• Assist with weld kitting of parts
• Maintain work area and production equipment in clean and orderly condition.
• Follow all safety work rules.
• Perform work in a manner that all products conform to prescribed quality standards.
• Perform light maintenance on plant equipment where needed; i.e., startup/shutdown, maintain inspection records and keep work environment clean.
• Use and understand online ERP system for data collection, work instructions, routers, and prints.
• Participate in and support continuous process improvements.