What are the responsibilities and job description for the Grinder - 2nd Shift position at Wabash?
Position Description:
Performs various skilled tasks necessary to metal finish component parts, transportation tanks and bottles during the production process. Responsible for examining surface areas and welds to detect defects. The work requires associates to work within a confined space for periods of up to four (4) hours. This position requires care and constant attention to shop activities to avoid injury to self or others.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Prior to beginning work, inspects equipment to assure that it is in safe operating condition and that any required preventative maintenance checks have been completed.
- Examines all surface areas and welds to detect defects.
- Ability to work in a confined space.
- Sets up, adjusts and operates equipment in a safe, efficient and accurate manner to produce required parts.
- Flaps and blends weld burns on the exterior and interior of tanks using electrical and pneumatic shop tools.
- Buffs outside heads and grinds manhole covers and outlet pods using electrical and pneumatic shop tools.
- Grinds welds, deburrs rough metal, and produces various finishes on metal
- Stone grinds, peens, belts, flaps, and blends seams on the inside of the bottle using pneumatic shop tools
- Completes assigned duties in accordance with safety policies and practices. This includes regard to individual safety, the safety of other team members, and the safe use of equipment and safeguards in the workplace
- Wears approved personal protective equipment such as safety shoes, gloves, safety glasses with side shields, hearing protection, respirators, etc.
- Performs additional work as assigned by the Supervisor or Team leader.
If you are applying for a position with certain Wabash National Corporation's subsidiaries, Walker Stainless Equipment LLC, or Brenner Tank, LLC, with locations in Wisconsin and Oregon, or Supreme Corporation with locations in Indiana, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Texas, and California; please know that these companies are equal opportunity/affirmative action employers. You can learn more about your rights by viewing the federal "EEO is the Law" poster at http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf .