Machine Operator I - Day Shift - Ditch Witch

About the role

• Shift Times: Day Shift, 7:00 AM-3:00 PM, Monday-Friday
• Starting Pay: $18.89 per hour
• What Can We Give You?

Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K Matching up to 4%, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, 10 Paid Holidays, Paid Parental Leave, and more!

Machine Operator I at Ditch Witch

This employee will operate one or more of various production machines. Machines operated may include: lathes, mills, drills, saws, automatic welders, benders, punches, shears, flame cuts, hi-definition & plasma, laser, heat treat, shot blast, etc. As a cross-functional team member of this division he or she may also assemble components and perform other duties as assigned.

What Will You Do?

• Set up, adjust, and operate production equipment while monitoring the performance of the machine and carrying out operations in proper sequence.
• Set up fixtures, mount parts in fixtures/components, and perform mechanical assembly using hand and air tools (wrenches, torque wrenches, impact wrenches, screwdrivers, hammers, etc.).
• Use a computer to check the location, inventory, and routing of parts and maintain production records.
• May read information from blueprints.

What Will You Need?

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Be familiar with and have basic experience using mechanical repair and assembly tools including wrenches, screwdrivers, pliers, etc.
• Have appropriate reading, clerical, and basic math skills including understanding written instructions, maintaining production records, and calculating sums, differences, and fractions.
• Experience or training in welding, machining, mechanical repair, or metal working machinery operation would be beneficial.

Work Environment

• Manufacturing plant conditions (indoors, with variable temperature and humidity, noise, and dirt).
• Physical hazards such as powered vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic, sharp objects, moving machinery, electrical arc-welding equipment, and materials handling.
• Work with hazardous materials, such as coolant, solvents, oils, grease, & pressurized gases.
• A variable work schedule (ranging from 8-12 hours daily depending on production needs, with overtime paid after 40 hours per week) and some scheduled work on Saturdays.
• An expectation to work at least 50% of the Extra Time (ET).

Essential Physical Functions

The physical demands for this job are classified as heavy and include the following:

• Be able to regularly handle items weighing in excess of 60 pounds from floor to knuckle.
• Be able to regularly pull or push items weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Be able to regularly lift items up to 35 pounds from knuckle to shoulder.
• Be able to regularly lift items up to 25 pounds from shoulder to overhead.
• Job requires frequent standing, sitting, twisting, and bending.
• Job requires occasional walking, elevated work, squatting, kneeling, and climbing.