M&H Valve - Assembly & Test

Summary

Performs repetitive line assembly operations of valves and hydrants and testing of completed units.

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.
• Wears 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.
• Follows detailed job specific instructions to make sure assemblies and tests are produced in the most efficient manner and meet customer specifications.
• Conducts daily inspection of equipment.
• Inspect parts as they are assembled.
• Bolts or otherwise fastens parts together.
• Tends machines to perform fitting or fastening operations on assembly line.
• Utilizes hand tools and air tool throughout shift.
• Works in various workstations as dictated by production requirements.
• Works with the team to reduce / eliminate bottlenecks to reach team goals.
• Works on continuous improvement projects.
• Notifies supervisor of production errors or equipment malfunctions.
• Clears equipment at end of operating run and reviews schedule to determine next assignment.
• Records problems which occurred, such as down time, root causes and actions taken.
• Meets or exceeds hourly production rates every hour.
• Maintains cleanliness of the production area.
• Proactively promotes The McWane Way Principles.

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience

• High school diploma/GED preferred.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.

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 10s and 100s. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret graphs.

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.
• 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 taste or 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

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to wide range of temperatures, humid conditions, moving machinery, dust, fumes, odors, vibrations and varying noise levels.

Additional Information

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.