Plater Racker

  • Smithville
  • Maple Manufacturing A Division Of Niagara Piston Inc.

Requirements

  • High school diploma, GED or equivalent.

  • 3 shift rotation (midnights, afternoons, days).

  • Know, understand, and meet specified production and quality standards through visual inspection and gauging processes.

  • Production experience preferred.

  • Advanced ability to effectively problem-solve.

  • Communicate in English (orally and in writing).

  • Team player within multi-disciplined team.

  • Strong organizational skill set.

  • Experience in cross functional team.

  • Knowledge of supplies and equipment.

  • Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.

  • First Aid skills and/or certificates are considered assets. Job Duties

  • Between racking sessions, must ensure all required empty dunnage is provided to final audit, and all full dunnage is removed in a timely manner.

  • Between racking sessions, repack parts as necessary following repack priority schedule.

  • Must be able to load and unload pistons from plating racks to required quality and production standards.

  • When unloading the rack, start from bottom row up loading only one piston in each hand at a time.

  • When loading racks ensure to load only one piston in each hand to prevent handling marks.

  • Must be certified as a relief operator for Grinder Operator and Press Operator and follow safe operating procedures (specific to Maple Manufacturing).

  • Assist pollution as required (Plater crashes).

  • Rotate inventory to ensure First in First out (FIFO) prior to changeover.

  • Assist with rack maintenance and repair or change damaged clips as required.

  • Understand and adhere to the control and containment procedure for non-conforming or suspect non-conforming product.

  • Understand and adhere to the scrap protocol procedure.

  • Perform all related housekeeping procedures.

  • Ensure Forklift pre-operational checklists done daily.

  • Understand and adhere to Escalation Process.

  • Follow rack and hanger condition/preventative maintenance process.

  • Offload during break coverage is to be performed by utilizing one piston in each hand. There is to be no banging, knocking, or hitting of pistons while offloading.

  • Compliance to all safety rules as well as company policies.

  • Other duties as assigned by management.

  • Start-Up Duties_

  • When requested, assist Line Lead in required duties:

  • Waste treatment probe calibration.

  • Nickel filter charge.

  • Other duties as required by management.

  • Hanger Preventative Maintenance:

  • Wipe excessive grease form all hangers.

  • Check all hangers on the hanger gauge; select the best conditions hangers for use on the line. The remaining hangers are to be sent to maintenance for service.

  • Clean hangers to rack contacts on the hangers that are selected to be used in the plater at the four contact areas with emery cloth.

  • Consult Line Lead if necessary.

  • Rack Preventative Maintenance:

  • Clean any grease from the racks, at hanger contact and from coating, to be run per production schedule.

  • Clean matching hanger to rack contact point with emery cloth.

  • Remove excess “treeing” from contacts, flags, or shields being careful not to further damage rack coating.

  • Straighten and adjust any part pins requiring adjustment for proper part contact.

  • Consult Line Lead if necessary.

  • Set up racking/unracking area as necessary for next production run as per production schedule.

  • Clean rust preventative spray unit, take special care when cleaning optic sensors.

  • Sweep and mop floors in plating and final audit area.

  • Empty garbage.

  • Set up final audit area with required packaging as per production schedule.

  • Flush eyewash stations and emergency showers until water runs clear at platers and parts washers.

  • Clean fire extinguisher covers.

Job Types : Full-time, Permanent

Salary : $18.26-$20.25 per hour

Benefits :

  • Company events

  • Dental care

  • Disability insurance

  • Employee assistance program

  • Extended health care

  • Life insurance

  • On-site parking

  • RRSP match

  • Vision care Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift

  • Day shift

  • Monday to Friday

  • Night shift

Education :

  • Secondary School (required) Licence/Certification:

  • Grade 12 Math (preferred)