Water Spider - Material Handler

Job Responsibilities

Position Summary:  

The purpose of the Water Spider position is to minimize disruption and variation for employees assembling machines, allowing them to focus on productivity.

Position Responsibilities:

• Own and maintain a parts supermarket for assembly work centers/lines.
• Maintain required stock levels and inventory accuracy.
• Supply quality parts and kits for uninterrupted production.
• Generate and schedule daily shortage reports.
• Assist with unloading/receiving, as necessary
• Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering, Production Planning, QA, and R&D.
• Collect, display, and communicate production visuals.
• Elevate issues causing production interruptions.
• Verify non-conforming scrap and post results.
• Perform root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Support 5S, quality, new products, and cost improvement initiatives.
• Duties as assigned

Job Requirements

Essential Skills and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent with 2–5 years manufacturing experience.
• Ability to supervise production inventory.
• Lean manufacturing and 5S knowledge.
• Willingness to complete Six Sigma training.
• Basic computer skills and ability to learn new technologies.
• Capable of standing/walking up to 12 hours.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs (infrequent) and 20 lbs (repetitive).

Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S)

• Understand the Company’s EHS Policy and how it relates to this job.
• Be aware of OSHA & EPA laws and regulations as well as the Company’s Plant Rules and Regulations that pertain to this job.
• Work in a safe and environmentally friendly manner and observe all company EHS procedures.
• Know that the company EHS procedures are located on the ISO drive.
• Immediately notify the Supervisor if there is any safety hazard, any equipment not operating correctly, or if there are any questions regarding EHS procedures.
• Attend required EHS training

 Reporting to this position: no direct reports

Physical demands and work environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical demands: While performing duties of job, employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Repetition with activity; computer work.  Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

ISO-14001: Complies with ISO 14001, and other relevant standards.  Support, implement and understand the intent of the EMS policy.  Participates with ISO-14001 as required.

AS 9100 w/ ISO 9001: Complies with AS9100 with ISO 9001 quality management system, procedures, and work instructions.

General sign-off: The employee is expected to adhere to all company policies.