Job Title:              Finishing Tech I

Department:        Finish Room

Reports to:           Production Manager

Location:              Adirondack Bat Manufacturing Plant Dolgeville, NY

FLSA Status:         Hourly

General Overview:  

Finishing Tech I is responsible for the safety, quality, and production of applying component parts to a wooden baseball bat to produce the finest sporting good products.  Applying finish component parts according to specifications in an accurate and professional manner while working in a safe organized environment in the Finishing Room Department.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Follows all safety, quality, manufacturing processes procedures
• Conducts in-process quality checks to ensure compliance standards are being met
• Reads, understands, and follows all departmental Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) in production supporting the manufacturing of our sporting good products
• Reads, understands, and follows all product specifications and processes supporting the manufacturing of our sporting good products 
• Operates finishing machinery including bone rubber, flamer, knob engraver, cupper, striper, pad printer, drill press, clam shell sealer, and shrink wrap oven 
• Assembles decorative finishing components to bats including dip colors, pad printing, labeling, knob engraving, laser fill, handle taping, striping as defined on the traveler and work order
• Applies graphics to painted bat barrels using water decal, solution decal, or sticker application methods in accordance with traveler and work orders
• Performs final decal inspection and removal of decal film  
• Packages bats for shipping including boxing, clam shelling, shrink wrap, vacuum sealing, warranty cards, warning stickers, etc. according to specifications listed on the work order.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Education Required:

• One to three years manufacturing work experience
• On-the-job training
• Ability to operate machinery 
• Ability to manually assemble 
• Must be willing and able to successfully transfer to other positions within the Finishing Room Department as needed 
• Proficient in operating measuring tools including rulers, calculators, scales, Zahn cups, thermometer, stopwatch, and measuring tape
• Ability to multi-task
• Ability to problem solve and trouble shoot issues
• Exceptional attention to detail

Working Conditions:  Clean, organized, climate-controlled production work environment

Safety Hazards:  Depending upon production department, may be exposed to dust, air borne fibers, dirt, noise, vibrations, chemicals, and solvents.  Safety glasses, hearing protection, steel toe boots, gloves, sleeves, smocks, and positive pressure full-face hoods are required while performing certain tasks.

LANGUAGE SKILLS 

Ability to read and interpret documents such as specifications and procedures.  Must have good verbal communication skills.  

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS 

Ability to apply concepts of basic math and reading measurements (fractions and decimals)

REASONING ABILITY 

Ability to apply common sense understanding and carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  Ability to recognize a situation and escalate clearly.  Ability to deal with problems and contribute in problem solving.

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands requiring finger dexterity, and handling or working with equipment.  The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms.  The employee is regularly required to stand and walk.   The employee will occasionally lift and/or move objects weighing up to 15 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.  

This job description does not list all the duties of the job.  You may be asked to perform other instructions and/or duties. You will be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the task listed in this job description.