Manufacturing Machine Operator I - 3rd Shift

Kennametal, Inc.•La Vergne, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

With over 85 years as an industrial technology leader, Kennametal Inc. delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace and defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Learn more at kennametal.com. Follow @Kennametal: Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube. Run multiple manual or automated Hone machines producing a quality product to blueprint specifications.

Requirements

Must have High School Diploma or GED
Environment with controlled temperatures and dust collection systems
Safety glasses with side-shields required
Safety Shoes are required
Gloves, cut resistant gloves when necessary
Approximately eight hours standing with two break opportunities per eight hour work period
Intermittent walking, reaching, sitting and bending
Lifting insert trays weighing no more than thirty-three (33) pounds

Nice To Haves

2 year technical degree preferred

Responsibilities

Set up and operate automated/robotic or manual honing machines including the Harper, Oasis, Solo, Berney polisher, or Auer dryblast hone
Program and troubleshoot robots using human machine interface (HMI)
Perform changeovers, brush changes, and basic maintenance
Orient inserts before honing
Scope inserts to verify visual characteristics
Perform quality examinations with the Alicona magnifier scope
Pull samples and record inspection results
Perform dimensional and visual inspections of product
Run insert, tooling and brush tests
Separate scrap from good inserts, document accurately
Scan correct production information
Operate other equipment as needed
Commitment to working safely and understand all safety procedures
Operator/Inspector responsible for following control plan, assuring product is processed/inspected according to proper routings, specifications and that the quantity and style are correct
Work to meet daily departmental production goals
Must be reliable and dependable
Communicate safety, quality, product issues with supervisor, team members and across shifts
Run orders according to the order selection procedure
Assignments and instructions communicated orally and carried out by standing guidelines
Routine problems solved by operator using learned knowledge of insert styles and production processes
Recurring problems and major decisions receive supervisor attention