Grinding and Polishing - 3rd Shift Production Associate

GENERAL: We are looking for a hardworking, energetic, quality and safety-minded person to work in the above referenced position. This person must be able to work well with others and individually, and with little or no supervision. Interested candidate(s) must be able to read and understand a variety production paperwork including schedules, and other production paperwork, use of measuring equipment and hand tools, be mechanically inclined and able to operate equipment/machinery as necessary. See below for additional information.

BRIEFDESCRIPTION:

Employee sets up, adjusts and runs/operates a variety of production equipment and hand tools to produce a variety of concrete and epoxy precast terrazzo products, primarily stair tread and risers. Employee will perform Grinding & Polishing. Employee is typically assigned to this specialized area of the department (Hand Polishing/Grinding) but may be assigned to assist in other areas of the department or other work areas as needed.

SPECIFIC TASKS:

Grinding - Employee uses a hand-held electric powered grinder with an abrasive grinding pad to rough-grind product through a series of grinding stages. Once Grinding is complete, product is staged for a separate task/process (Concrete-Grouting or Epoxy Cab-o-Siling).

Polishing - Using a crane and similar procedures as identified in the Grinding step, previously ground and grouted/cab-o-siled product is placed on to the workstation. After a brief set-up and adjustment period, Employee begins Polishing product using a held pneumatic powered polisher with an abrasive polishing pads. Polishing follows a specialized technique of continuous passes with finer grit polishing pads.

Inspection - Once the Polishing process is complete, the work piece is wiped down/blown off and inspected for quality and completeness. Various measuring equipment is used during this process to verify quality.

Staging - Once the Polishing process is complete, employee uses material handling techniques previously identified, and places product back on to pallets or movable carts and then takes product to a staging area until later processed by the Finishing area.

Physical Requirements:

Includes but is not limited to, prolonged periods of standing, working on a computer, bending, reaching, stretching, lifting, walking, twisting, squattingand kneeling. Adjusting or moving objects up to 50 pounds in all directions. Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers, knees, back shoulders and neck. Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, and the like.

Safety:

Accident prevention is the responsibility of all employees and shall be a primary consideration in all phases of our operations and administration. It is our intention to provide a safe and healthy work place. Wausau Tile will establish and insist upon safe work practices by all employees at all times. Employees shall take responsibility for their own safety and the safety of co-workers with every communication and interaction between the supervisor and employees. We encourage employee-driven safety and know that the work group is only as safe as each employee.

*Shift differential of $1.50 per hour for 2nd and 3rd shift positions.

Wausau Tile is an EEO/AA including Vets and Disability status Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $21.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location

Salary : $21