Southwire Company LLC Hiring for Multiwire Operator at Lafayette, IN Full Time

Job Description

GENERAL SUMMARY

Set up and produce a quality and acceptable multiwire cable.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for set-up and operation of multiwire drawing machine.
• Responsible for correct wire sizes, lengths, and directions of lays of multiwire cable.
• Responsible for loading and unloading sets of bobbins/reels whether they are matched lengths or matched sets.
• Responsible for making all pay-off bobbin/reel changes and take-up reel changes.
• Responsible for making hot-welds and kold-welds.
• Responsible for maintaining a layer wound package.
• Responsible for a correct inventory of WIP tags daily.
• Responsible to observe Southwire safety rules, maintain good housekeeping and perform all other duties assigned.

PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be able to read and interpret production orders.
• Must be able to anticipate when payoff bobbins/reels are running low.
• Must make judgments concerning quality of individual wires, finished cable, and bobbins/reels.
• Operator must be able to follow instructions.
• Operator should be in good physical condition.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Normal plant conditions, operator constantly exposed to fairly high level of noise. Hearing protection is required.
• Operator is standing, bending, or walking continuously. Some effort is required positioning full bobbins/reels. Operator is constantly walking, climbing, bending and pushing. Rolling and set-up of reels requiring a force of 140 pounds is required.

ENVIRONMENTAL/SAFETY/QUALITY

• Follow all company environmental rules/procedures and handle all materials in a manner designed to minimize environmental impact.
• Follow prescribed safety rules/procedures so as to prevent injury to self and others and to maintain safe equipment and conditions in entire area of responsibility.
• Seek the assistance and advice of safety representatives on matters concerning safe practices, policies and/or procedures and give personal support to all safety activities and procedures.
• Use the company’s ISO Quality System documentation to help guide all daily quality activities.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma, or equivalent, is required.
• Must be able to read and write. Math encountered is addition, multiplication, fractions, and decimals.
• Operator should be able to perform satisfactorily in three to six weeks.