Mfg Operator - Night Shift - 12 hour - 7:30pm - 7:45am (4 on/4off)

JOB TITLE: Mfg. Operator                                                JOB GRADE: 6-7

FLSA STATUS: Nonexempt                                             DEPARTMENT NAME: NGKACU

DEPARTMENT CODE:  NGKACU                                    REPORTS TO: Supervisor  

I. POSITION SUMMARY

A. Employee would support in various areas. This would include inspection, forming, firing or continuous duties.


II. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (The section is not intended to be an all-inclusive list and NGK Ceramics reserves the right to include other duties as assigned):

A. Follow work instructions to perform required duties



III. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

A. The job has no supervisory responsibilities.


IV. REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

A. Customer Focus: Knows and anticipates relevant internal / external customer needs and acts accordingly; gives high priority to customer service; seeks to understand customer expectations; consistently demonstrates extra effort to insure customer satisfaction.

B. Environmental Awareness and Compliance: Understands and follows established personal safety, security and environmental practices; complies with local, federal and company health, safety, security and environmental regulations; and identifies unsafe or unsecure conditions and take corrective actions.

C. Functional & Technical Expertise and Computer Skills: Acquiring and applying functional knowledge in one's own area of specialty (not technical e.g., Finance, HR Management); acquiring and applying technical and functional knowledge in one's own technological area of specialty; using a personal computer and related applications to convey and retrieve information.

D. Integrity and Accountability: Acts with integrity; adheres to stated core values and beliefs; accepts responsibility for his/her actions and decisions; is trusted; seen as a direct, truthful individual; admits mistakes; doesn’t misrepresent him/herself for personal gain.

E. Organizational Awareness: Having and using knowledge of systems, situations, procedures, and culture inside the organization to identify potential problems and opportunities; perceiving the impact and the implications of decisions on other components of the organization.

F. Respect and Humility: Approaches others with respect and humility; shows respect for other's feelings, attitudes, reasoning and opinion; recognizes the value of diversity; emphasizes team success above personal gain; responds well to constructive criticism.

G. Safety Orientation: Practices safe behavior; follows safety policies and guidelines; embraces activities that will promote member safety; adheres to personal and team safety regulations; actively participates and supports company safety initiatives; expects and communicates adherence to safety standards from members at all levels.

H. Teamwork: Recognizes and appreciates the use of the combined efforts of the group of members, working effectively and efficiently to achieve goals and objectives safely.


V. REQUIRED AND PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

A. Required Education and/or Experience

1. High school diploma or GED.

2. Must be able to successfully complete all required job training.

3. 6 month manufacturing/warehousing experience or equivalent

4. CRC Bronze or above

5. Certified Production Technician program completion (preferred)

B. Required Language Skills
1. Ability to read and comprehend work instructions.

C. Required Mathematical Skills
1. Ability to add and subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

D. Required Reasoning Ability

1. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
2. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form

E. Other Required Skills

VI. PHYSICAL DEMANDS (The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and will be determined on a case by case basis):

A. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms;

B. The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; and talk or hear.
C. The employee is required to have 20/20 vision (natural or corrected vision).
D. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

VII. WORK ENVIRONMENT

A. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to work in typical office conditions.

B. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.


VIII. SAFETY REQUIREMENTS/PPE

A. Safety shoes must be worn while on NGK property.

B. Task appropriate gloves, hearing protection, respirators and eye protection may be required while performing certain job duties.


IX. EMPLOYMENT DISCLAIMER

A. This job description is not to be considered a written contract. Employment with NGK is at will. This means that the employee, as well as the company, is free to terminate the employment relationship at any time and for any reason not prohibited by law. Also, this job description is not designed to be a complete listing of the tasks, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee.