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Miller Manufacturing Company is a family-owned, industry-leading manufacturer of more than 1,000 high-quality products for hobby farms, ranches, and pets. Our Little Giant®, API®, Hot-Shot®, Springer Magrath®, Double-Tuf®, Pet Lodge® and Lixit® brands serve the hardworking individuals who make it possible to put food on the tables of families across the country.
At Miller, we believe in hard work worth doing. We take pride in what we do; care deeply for the health and safety of animals, live active and wholesome lives, and embracing the satisfaction of raising our own food. Our company is powered by exceptional employees, and our culture is defined by 26 core fundamentals that guide how we work and how we treat one another.
Miller Manufacturing is proud to be recognized by Energage as a Top Workplace for Employee Well-Being and Professional Development. We believe our people are our greatest asset, which is why we invest in creating a workplace where employees feel supported, valued, and empowered to grow.
Summary: The Setup Operator is primarily responsible for the setting up of designated machines, tools, and work cells in an approved manner that ensures safe operation (in accordance with OSHA regulations) and the production of a quality product within specifications per the standard approved processing parameters
Shift: 2nd Shift Monday - Friday 3:15pm - 11:35pm; overtime as required.
Wage Range: $22.00/hour +$1.00 2nd shift differential
Base pay is based on several factors which vary based on position, including skills, ability and knowledge the selected individual is bringing to the specific job. Please note that we do not typically hire at the top of our range.
Essential Functions: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty listed below satisfactorily.
- Setup of Designated Machines, Manufacturing Cells/Work Stations and Tooling:
- - Setup of all designated Machines, including all Steel Coil Processing lines, Mfg Cells / Work Stations, and Tooling according to Work Instructions, Part prints, and Part sample specifications to ensure the process meets quality and performance standard expectations.
- - Receive approval on Machine Setup, Safety requirements, and First Article Inspection from manufacturing Lead, Supervisor, or Manager to ensure proper setup qualification.
- - Provide a Part print and First Article Inspection part at the machine or work station to allow for the ongoing validation of the production part conformance to specifications.
- - Contributing to and communicating the need for: quality, safety, and cleanliness of work areas and job setups in order to establish and support an effective work place environment
- Material Handling:
- -In cooperation with Material Handlers operate material handling equipment as needed to move raw material & sub components to job setup location in order to keep production running at the expected level.
- - Complete necessary system Material Move transactions in order to keep On-Hand Inventories accurate.
- - Assist with the refilling of point of use inventories to allow operators to focus on assembly of product per Standard Work.
- Tooling and Machine Condition:
- - Monitor Machine and Tooling usage and condition in order to identify current or potential future failure events.
- -Communicate with Quality, Leads, Supervisors, and Managers on current or potential future failure events in order to establish the need for machine and tool maintenance or repairs.
- Quality Assurance Checks of Part Production:
- - Periodically validate machine and tool setups to ensure the Part production is within specification.
- - Train Production Workers and Setup Operator I Staff on Standard Work and to periodically validate adherence to Standard Work, re-train when required, in order to ensure proper Part processing and Part quality.
- - Communicate with Quality, Leads, Supervisors, and Managers material or processing issues to ensure for continuous production of quality product
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA’s): The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
- Knowledge, Education, Experience and/or Certifications:
- -Requires a high school diploma or general education degree (GED,) one to three years of related experience and/ or training, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
- -This position requires forklift certification (training and certification can be provided)
- - On the job training may be required
- Skills & Abilities:
- - Language -Communicate effectively with co-workers and management. - Read technical instructions and instruments such as gauges and indicators on equipment (on the job training may be required
- - Mathematics: -A qualified candidate must possess the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals. Candidate must also possess the ability to apply abstract concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Lifting Requirements: Frequently 1-35lbs, occassionally 35-50lbs, rarely 51-75lbs never 76lbs - 100+lbs.
Movement Requirements: Continuously standing, reaching upward or outward, bending the neck side-to-side or front-to-back. Frequently walking, talking or hearing, feeling, kneeling/squat/crouch, pinching/finger manipulation, grasping/turning the wrist. Occasionally sitting. Rarely climb/balance and typing.
External Only: Pre-employment drug screening and background check is required.
