ARTAZN LLC, a Jadex Inc. company, is a US-based manufacturer of zinc strip and applied zinc products. Headquartered in Greeneville, Tennessee, we are the largest North American producer of solid zinc strip and zinc-based products, and one of the largest in the world. For over a century, ARTAZN™’s craftsmen and visionaries have fueled innovative solutions and a manufacturing process centered around maximizing the transformative properties of zinc. ARTAZN™ is one of the leading coin blank manufacturers, with 300 billion coins released into circulation, and also supplies for customers in the automotive, architectural, building, cathodic protection and specialty industries.
ARTAZN™ is committed to: always being customer first; responding to client needs with innovative, high-quality solutions that are efficient and reliable; creating value through performance.
Artazn - Press Operator
Artazn has secured new business opportunities and is excited to offer direct hiring opportunities for production operators. We provide competitive compensation starting at $20+/hour and a full line of benefits, including medical, dental, vision and life insurance upon hire, 401k with match and immediate 100% vesting, holidays, personal days, and vacation in the year of hire. To qualify, you must certify to operate a forklift, be willing to work 8 or 12-hour shifts, evenings, nights, weekends, and overtime as needed.
Job Purpose/Scope: Responsible for the continuous operation of the presses, and token Presses when appropriate. I per Standard Operating Procedures.
Job Duties/Responsibilities:
Essential Functions 20% Responsible for loading new coils. 20% Frequently inspect blanked coins for visual and gauge - record as per SOP. 10% Responsible for continuous inspection of incoming strip to ensure quality. 10% Responsible for inputting data into EPICOR. 10% Ensures Heads/Tails are removed. 10% Makes up and verifies the proper operation of strip spray lubricant for press operation. 10% Maintains a clean and safe work area. 10% Provides support to maintenance when they are servicing a press and performs daily PM’s.
Secondary Functions Responsible for making up and filling the press lubrication. Also, weekly changing of the cobb mill material in the dryer.
Knowledge/Experience/Skills: ◦ Knowledge High school diploma or equivalent and/or one year of industrial experience.
◦ Experience One-year industrial experience preferably in a heavy-manufacturing environment. Machine operator experience a plus
◦ Skills Must be able, within the probationary period, to fulfill the responsibilities for the continuous operation of the presses, as per assigned Work Instructions. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs preferred. Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. Ability to properly use a calibrated caliper and micrometer.
Specialized Working conditions and % Travel: (i.e., hearing, vision, extreme temperatures) Must be able to see small marks, scratches, and changes in blank shapes to determine good and bad blanks.
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