New Hire Laborer

HWI has a fantastic opportunity to join our Production Team as a New Hire Laborer.

Summary
At HWI our New Hire Laborer’s support HWI’s mission and vision to drive industry performance and deliver quality results. This role is the core of our operations success.  The Production Technician is responsible for maintaining a clean & safe work environment as well as maintaining professional working relationships with co-workers. Job duties vary daily, but all are focused on the production of lined steel ladles for customer use.

Responsibilities

• Actively demonstrates and promotes safety and a safe work environment and holds their team accountable to drive a best in industry safety culture.


• Audits and observes to ensure our product meets or exceeds quality standards. Owns Quality Control compliance for their assigned working area.


• Analyzes performance, and problems and secures resources to ensure issues are resolved quickly and properly.


• Routine assignments will include sweeping, shoveling, manual painting, equipment cleaning, and wire wheel grinding of steel forms (Mandrels, Ladles)


• Operates lift trucks to transport materials throughout the plant.


• Performs minor preventative maintenance on equipment and/or partners with maintenance to solve equipment changes and problems.


• Actively participates in report out and production meetings.


• Ability to effectively receive and decipher both ambiguous and direct/detailed instructions, provides innovative solutions, and both work independently or as a team member.


• Requires general supervision, usually operating alone using standard procedures and requesting guidance when in doubt.


• Regularly uses hand tools such as brooms, shovel, and manual painting equipment, power washer, air tools, power tools, such as drill motor, grinder, shop vacuum

Requirements

• Requires a high school diploma or equivalent preferred.


• Previous forklift experience preferred.


• Understanding of basic safety/OSHA standards.


• Some mechanical aptitude.


• Some manufacturing experience helpful.