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HWI has a fantastic opportunity to join our brand new plant in Fulton, MO as a Manufacturing Production Technician. This is a great opportunity to work in a brand new automated plant. We are looking for highly motivated technicians who have experience in an automated production environment.

TheManufacturingProduction Technician is a strong team player that works in a flexible environment that may have him/her preparing for the production process, operating various machinery/equipment in the production process and/or removing finished product from production and storing or loading the product for shipment. The Production Technician performs his/her duties and makes decisions in a manner that ensures production schedules, quality and safety goals are being achieved. There are four areas of specialization for the MPT; furnace operation, maintenance specialist, lift truck specialist and general operations.

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• Loading, processing, finishing, and packaging of refractory material
• Set up and operation of equipment and machinery to support the production processes, and operating transport machinery to deliver materials to presses on the production line and finished goods into storage and/or trailers for shipment
• Maintain the quality of the product by following set guidelines ensuring the product remains within tolerance established for customers. In addition, the Manufacturing Production Technician maintains a clean and safe work environment as well as maintaining professional working relationships with co-workers
• Auditing and observing manufacturing process to ensure products meets or exceeds quality standards; owning Quality Control compliance for assigned working area and keeping appropriate logs
• Operating and programing furnaces, scales and all packaging equipment
• Performing preventative and minor maintenance repairs to all process and packaging equipment
• Operating transport machinery to deliver materials to all parts of the processing/packing operation; operating lift trucks to transport materials throughout the plant and to load shipments
• Transferring bag/supersacks

Education / Skills / Knowledge

• Requires high school diploma
• Basic computer skills: ability to enter data into a computer and navigate software; MS Office experience a plus
• Previous forklift experience preferred
• Strong reading and math comprehension
• Understanding of basic safety/OSHA standards
• Mechanical aptitude
• Requires interpersonal skills in dealing with coworkers, contractors and vendors

Physical and Environmental Requirements

Physical Activity: Requires more than 2/3 of time reaching climbing/balancing; standing, kneeling, crawling speaking/hearing; and less than 1/3 of time sitting,

Lifting: Requires lifting up to 100 pounds 1/3 of time.

Vision: Requires accurate close and distance vision, color vision, and the ability to f ::: ::: :::

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