Parts Sorter

Job Summary

The Utility worker role ensures the quality and proper routing of daily production in the plating department. This role will be responsible for sorting non-conforming parts, sampling production for visual defects, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring smooth transitions between production operations.

Job Responsibilities

• Examines product for surface defects such as cracks, pits, discoloration, and porous deposits using a microscope and magnifying lens
• Separate product by its geometric shape or size
• Perform heat testing
• Record a daily log sheet of sorted product, tracking red tags and other quality measures
• Enter plating labor into Epicor
• Route parts from MRB to the correct location
• Build plating jobs and log sheets for the plating operators
• Protect themselves and their co-workers by adhering to all company safety & health policies
• Identify hazards in the workplace and report them to management and/or safety coordinator
• Must work with the EHS department to ensure all local, state, and federal regulatory agencies requirements are met; OSHA, NFPA, DNR, EPA and Amphenol sustainability practices
• Must work with the Quality department to ensure all quality standards are met for AS9100 certification
• Comply with company policies and procedures
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

Education: High school diploma or GED; or

Experience: 1 to 3 months of experience or training; or

Other: Passage of appropriate testing to advance in ABC certification program.

Physical: Must be able to lift 50 lbs. frequently. Must be able to sit, stand, walk, bend, stoop, twist, reach and reach overhead.

Training: First shift (Monday-Friday 6:00am- 2:30pm)

Knowledge:

English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Quality — Knowledge of quality principles such as standards, defects, approval criteria, repeatability of a process, Plan-Do-Check-Act, 5-Whys, root cause analysis, and failure modes.

Skills:

Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Attention to Detail —Being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.

Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others

Abilities:

Arm-Hand Steadiness — The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.

Control Precision — The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.

Manual Dexterity — The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

Multi-limb Coordination — The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.

Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.