Purpose: Provide leadership within the Plating Department

Reports : Plating Supervisor

Shift: C

Main Responsibilities:

• Maintain a safe working environment, adhere to safety principles, and maintain accepted housekeeping standards.
• Direct and supervise production employees and establish work priorities
• Coordinate efforts with other shifts and initiate and direct continuous improvement programs
• Assure prescribed operations, processes, and operational sequences are followed
• Motivate and train employees toward higher efficiency and skill levels
• Carry out weekly and monthly plating tanks' maintenance, including the dumping, cleaning and preparation of the process baths as required
• Assure all the auxiliary plating equipment is in operating condition
• Maintain the preventative maintenance schedule for all the auxiliary plating equipment such as filters, regeneration stations and evaporation units
• Perform daily and weekly plating line equipment inspection
• Assist in the start-up and shut down of the plating line

Required Qualifications:

• Basic chemical knowledge and willing and able to work with chemicals
• Strong communication skills
• Demonstrated leadership ability and ability to work with little direction and function in a team-oriented environment
• Ability to trouble-shoot production related problems and ability to visually identify defective parts
• Ability to recognize problems and react quickly and be able to work independently

Preferred Qualifications:

• Forklift experience

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to stand or walk on concrete floor for 8+ hours and lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.

• Requires hand, arm back, and leg strength; also, bending and squatting ability

• Must have eye, foot, and hand coordination, and be able to do repetitive grasping, pushing, pulling, and fine motor manipulation

• Ability to work in fluctuating temperatures and perform work indoors/outdoors as needed

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Job Posting Dates: 08/12/2020 - 08/14/2020