Nashville Wire Products, an established local manufacturer of steel wire products for the material handling industry is growing and accepting resumes for Machine Setup Technician for Resistance Welding Equipment on night shift at our Frankfort, Kentucky location. This position has 50-hour workweek, and we are currently offering a double time for all overtime hours worked incentive. This position Sets-up and operates production equipment to run production jobs while meeting and/or exceeding established production, set up, and quality standards. Performs and/or assists with preventive, minor, and major maintenance functions on production machinery.
Responsibilities include:
Perform machine set-ups within established standards and make necessary adjustments including inputting data and programming changes to computerized production machinery as required.
Operates automated welding and metal forming equipment by setting up production jobs then monitors equipment during operation until jobs are complete.
Trains others how to safely operate machinery meeting established production, set-up, and quality standards.
Performs and/or assists with preventive, minor, and major maintenance functions on production machinery.
Conducts quality inspections to verify all parts meet blueprint specifications and quality tolerances and are usable for next operations and performs necessary rework and minor repairs on non-conforming parts.
Must meet and/or exceed established production, set-up and quality standards.
Must keep accurate counts of production parts ran though machinery and accurately report on appropriate paperwork.
Applicants must have recent steady work history with experience performing computer and mechanical machine set ups and troubleshooting while also running production jobs. Equipment includes PLC controlled machinery, hydraulic and mechanical stamping presses, and automated resistance welding systems. Prior experience interpreting blueprints and reading tape measure required. During a 10 hour shift this position regularly performs heavy lifting (up to 80 pounds), is required to stand on concrete floors, and may be subject to extreme temperatures as plant production areas are not air conditioned.
Third shift base schedule 8:00 pm - 6:30 am Sunday - Thursday with additional OT as required to meet customer demands. pay progression: $23.00 start, $24.00 at 90 days, $25.00 at 1 year, rates do NOT include $1.00/hr. shift differential.
Full time benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance availability first of month after 30 days of service, 40 hours vacation after 6 months of service, 80 hours vacation after 1 year of service, 10 hours of paid sick time every 90 days of service until you have completed 1 year of service, then 30 hours of paid sick time annually, 401k with 100% match up to 4% following 1 year of service, 9 paid holidays, employer paid short and long term disability, and 1 year pay progression top out, $1.00/hour night shift differential. We are currently offering a Double Time incentive for ALL overtime hours worked.
