Job Description

HWI has a fantastic opportunity to join our Thomasville Plant as a Manufacturing Production Technician.

Summary

The Manufacturing Production Technician is responsible for maintaining a clean, safe work environment while forming, finishing and packaging castable refractory products. This position is a labor position which requires ascending and descending steps, constant movement between locations at ground level throughout the day to ensure flow and quality control of the product.

Positions start at $20/hour.

Responsibilities

• Attending and participating in daily safety and tier 1 meetings.
• Mixing raw materials for casting forms, providing quality control and finishing the final product.
• Lifting and moving product/objects up to 50 pounds.
• Forming pressed shapes which includes forklift operation and steady manual labor.
• Performing various types of maintenance on equipment

Requirements

• Requires high school diploma or equivalent
• Some manufacturing experience helpful
• Previous forklift experience preferred
• Understanding of basic safety/OSHA standards
• Mechanical aptitude

Physical and Environmental Requirements

• Physical Activity:  Requires more than 2/3 of time standing, walking, using hands and fingers, reaching, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, speaking; requires less than 1/3 of time sitting, 
• Lifting:  Requires lifting to 100 pounds less than 1/3 of time.
• Vision:  Requires accurate close, distance color and peripheral vision, including the ability to adjust focus and use peripheral vision.
• Environment:  Requires more than 2/3 of time working near moving mechanical parts and being exposed to fumes, airborne particles and outdoor weather conditions; 1/3 to 2/3 of time in wet or humid conditions, in extreme heat or cold, and exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals; and less than 1/3 of the time in an office setting, in high places, at risk of electrical shock and near vibration.
• Noise:  Requires exposure to very loud noise.