Skid Build 3rd shift at Baltimore Aircoil Company in Milford, Delaware

Job Description:

A shop hourly position with the primary responsibilities being to build products from wood such as but not limited to; Skids, Crates and Pallets which will be used to ship the finished product/Units from our factory. As an experienced mechanic, the Mechanic III has a high level of proficiency in Interpreting Mechanical Prints, teaching junior Mechanics to Interpret Prints and is competent to work independently in most functions.  The Mechanic II model’s BAC’s values of Earning Trust, Embracing Responsibility, Showing Courage, and Driving Innovation to co-workers and provide training to junior mechanics as assigned. The purpose for every position at BAC regardless of department or level can be summed up as doing the right thing in the right way.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Owns personal and team safety. Observes all safety rules and always uses the proper safety equipment.


• Build products from wood such as, but not limited to: skids, crates and pallets.


• Help team keep the Lumber Yard and the surrounding area safe, neat, and organized.


• Maintain all paperwork pertaining to the build schedule

• Continuously grow skills and expertise to flex to the maximum number of workstations.


• Meet or exceed production goals to ensure Assembly meets or exceeds their OTD rate.

• Knowledgeable of and meets quality standards on a consistent basis.


• Committed to achieving continuous departmental safety goals.

• Maintains and sustain 5’s in the department.


• Perform 5S audits of surrounding departments.


• Assist Station Lead with activities and tasks as directed.

• Perform other duties as requested, directed, and assigned.


• Ensure individual activities embrace sustainability, reduce the impact on the environment, minimize waste, maximize recycling, minimize energy and water usage.


• Support a culture of innovation through original thinking to improve processes, methods, systems or services; translates new ideas into business opportunities.

NATURE & SCOPE

Reports to Team Leader, Station Leader or senior mechanic as assigned.  Work is primarily related to home department but may be flexed to other departments as order demand dictates.  May be assigned the training and mentoring of junior mechanics.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Demonstrated competent writing skills including the ability to document a process in a logical and coherent manner.  Ability to communicate to supervisors and co-workers with written memos or email that are professional, concise and clearly understood.


• Demonstrated oral communication skills including the ability to communicate professionally with BAC customer and co-workers.  The ability to share information verbally that is clearly understood and technically accurate


• Competent in math including; addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractional computations, and fraction to decimal conversions.


• Must be able to accurately Interpret Mechanical drawings

• Must be flexible and able to adapt quickly to change and schedule alterations.

• Understanding of elementary and intermediate LEAN principles including 5S, Kanban, one piece flow, and basic continuous improvement techniques


• Familiar with all appropriate procedures, policies, and standard work instructions for the Skid Build area


• Demonstrated competence in BAC quality procedures and processes to follow when a quality issue is identified


• Computer skills include competence in locating relevant instructions, drawings and forms on the LAN or other databases


• Pass a safety and efficiency test (signed off by area Mech I) with Pneumatic tooling (nail guns) within 1st week of hire

WORKING CONDITIONS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  The working environment includes lifting up to 50lbs.  Standing is to be expected up to 80% of the time.  Additional activities include: walking, reaching, bending, stooping and sitting.  Fine hand manipulation of controls is needed as well as hand eye coordination to perform changes.  Exposures include elevated noise levels associated with a manufacturing environment, fluctuations in temperature ambient conditions as well as intermittent exposure to the weather in and about the yard and dock areas. Working hours can include any of three shifts and generally are scheduled for forty hours a week.  Some weekend overtime is to be expected.  Working temperatures include both wide fluctuations within the plant as well as ambient outside temperatures.