Mill Operator Trainee

Ankeny, IA

Contech Engineered Solutions is seeking a Mill Operator Trainee to join our manufacturing team in Ankeny, IA. This is a full time employment opportunity offering competitive pay, benefits and PTO during the first year of employment. We will train, no specific prior experience required.

Job Summary

Operates and maintains Hel-Cor mill equipment that forms to produce corrugated metal pipe

Primary Responsibilities

• Receives instructions and assignments from plant supervision as required.
• Operates overhead cranes, coil handlers or forklifts to move coil from storage area to machine.
• Threads in-coming coils through mill processes.
• Butt welds and grinds strip ends manually.
• Observes threading of strip through mill processes and progressively adjusts tooling and associated mechanicals as required with minimal scrap/waste.
• Operates mill components using manual and automatic controls on control panel.
• Uses cutting torch or plasma to remove strip and start up pipe from mill and forming head.
• Performs and records all QA check measurements required by the Quality Manual on product being produced.
• Checks and maintains mill mechanical operation to Original Equipment Specification on all mill equipment components, to comply with corporate CPS-TPM initiatives.
• Performs equipment/tooling setup and changeover required on mill equipment that include diameters, gages, pipe lengths and corrugations.
• Performs routine mechanical maintenance and repairs to all mill process equipment.
• Lubricates machine periodically per CPS-TPM policy and guidelines.
• Produce quality product to meet output cost standards. If output cost standards not achieved, provide root causes of mill process inefficiency to plant manager for corrective action.
• Records production and keeps work area clean.
• Performs other related work as directed by plant supervision.

Requirements

• Must Have Good Organizational and Math Skills.
• Must Have Good Mechanical Skills
• Must Have Good Welding Skills
• Must Be Able to Effectively Use Micrometers, Dial Calipers, Radius Gauges & Other Measurement Devices
• Must Have Good Root Cause Problem Solving Skills.
• Excellent Verbal Communication Skills.
• Willing to Gain Certification in Mill Operation and Forklift Operation, Provided by Company.

Local Candidates Only Please. No Relocation Assistance is Available.

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