Batch Copper Operator

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With 13 locations in three countries, 800+ employees, and over 60 years of excellence, the Central Wire (CWI) Group of Companies is a world-class manufacturer. As the only fully integrated maker of wire, rope and assemblies, our solutions are found in aerospace, defense, med tech, and heavy industry applications around the globe— in large part because of the people behind our products.

Job Title: Batch Copper Coat Operator

Position Overview: A copper coating operator is responsible for managing the coating process, troubleshooting issues, and ensuring quality control. Their tasks include prepping surfaces, adjusting settings, monitoring equipment, and inspecting finishes. They must have good communication and teamwork skills to collaborate with other operators and supervisors.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Preparing Surfaces, mixing coating materials

- Operating coating machinery

- Conducting quality control inspections

- Perform routine checks of bath concentrations, charting results and making bath adjustments as needed.

- Perform basic maintenance of copper coat equipment

- Read work orders/bill of materials to determine product specifications

- Responsible for quantity and quality to meet efficiency rates

- Use and maintain various types of equipment and machinery

- Reporting/communicating machinery issues to supervisor/maintenance

- Inspect products to ensure product excellence and quality

- Use of forklifts, cranes, and hand carts to load/unload machines and to move material to and from machines

- Record and document production as well as all downtime

- Ensure and observe all safety and housekeeping rules and guidelines, including carrying out daily safety inspections

- Maintain a clean and organized work area

- Inspect material during processing to ensure proper quality is maintained

- Complete all documentation and turn in the work order to the supervisor

- Train new operators

- Cut samples for quality control

- Work in a fast-paced environment

- Work in confined spaces

- Complete all assigned training, including monthly health and safety sessions

- Other duties as assigned

Department Duties and responsibilities:

- Monitor wire quality

- Read SDS’s to familiarized with chemicals used

- Authorize to request the initiation of an internal corrective action

- Place material on hold, if necessary, stop production when nonconforming wire is found

- Focus on machines that need constant attention

- Work in various temperature environments

- Work in a dusty environment

Other Duties:

- Work overtime as required.

- Assist production manager and other operators as necessary

- Ability to communicate – verbal and written.

- Ability to perform basic math functions with accuracy.

- Basic computer skills for data entry purposes

- Ability to lift a minimum of 50 lbs.

- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

- Constant standing & walking

- Frequent pushing, pulling, & reaching

- Multi-Tasking skills

Preferred qualifications:

- High school graduate or equivalent preferred

- Forklift experience preferred

- 1-2 years in industrial machinery

- Predictable and consistent attendance is required

Benefits:

- Health insurance

- Dental insurance

- Vision Insurance

- Life insurance

- 401(k)

- 401(k) matching

- Paid time off

- Employee assistance program

- Referral program

- Tuition reimbursement

Shift: 8-hour shift

Work Location: In person, Company does not provide relocation assistance.

Central Wire Group of Companies is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate

based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age,

veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics

protected by law.

Central Wire Group of Companies is a Drug-free workplace and pre-employment drug tests and background checks are required.