Assembly Operator

Job Description

Hitachi Astemo Rock Spring, Inc. was established in 2000 and supplies aluminum knuckles to Honda and Subaru. We are located in Rock Spring, GA, and operate on 3 shifts with 400 employees. We have three main manufacturing departments, Casting, Machining, and Press Assembly. We are part of Hitachi Astemo, inc. with 90,000 employees worldwide.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

This manufacturing department position is responsible for the producing quality products for use in automotive or power sport vehicles and may be assigned to one of the following roles or processes as needed:

• Quality check of machined aluminum products
• Loading of machined aluminum product into manual assembly machine
• Loading of machined aluminum product into automated assembly machine
• Unloading of assembled product from manual assembly machine
• Unloading of assembled product from automated assembly machine
• Loading of assembly model components
• Unloading of assembly model components due to line or model change overs
• Must be able to work where needed in the assembly department
• Must be able to support other departments as and when needed

When accomplishing tasks, remember to work toward meeting overall company goals established which include, OSHA safety compliance, ISO 14001 Environmental Compliance, Ethical & Legal compliance, Customer Quality, Production to Plan, and Delivery Performance.

Safety & Environmental:

• Promotes a safety first attitude and provides safe work environment by obtaining knowledge and then following all required OSHA regulations which may or may not include: Personal Protective Equipment, LOTO (lock out tag out), Crane, Powered Lifts, Machine Guarding, Chemicals, Fall Protection, Fire Protection, Incident reporting, Respirator, Hearing conservation, Confined Spaces, and others.
• Maintain work areas to ensure safe and clean working conditions.
• When possible correct unsafe work conditions immediately.

Quality:

• Ensures the in process and the final product meets customer and Hitachi Astemo Rock Spring quality specifications.
• Follows work instructions, point cards and communicates defects appropriately and immediately when quality issues occur.
• Follows the STOP, CALL, WAIT procedures

Delivery:

• Responsible for completing the planned production quantities as required.

Productivity:

• Achieves the planned production quantities as required by:
  • Communicating issues to the line lead or supervisor immediately
  • Following work instructions
  • Working as a team and promoting teamwork
  • Preventing interruptions to work flow and productivity
  • Suggesting improvements to productivity, quality, safety etc.

Reporting:

• Reports safety incidents or near misses, issues with equipment or quality concerns, and workflow interruptions.
• Reports monthly “Ask Here” to help make Hitachi Astemo Rock Spring better

Key Metrics Responsibility:

• Zero Safety Incidents
• Zero Customer Quality defects
• Zero Late Deliveries
• Perfect Attendance

Preferred Skills:

• Good problem-solving abilities
• Excellent communication skills, able to build friendly work relationships
• Familiar with manufacturing concepts, practices, and procedures

Minimum Experienced Preferred:

• Previous experience in related field

Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, to use hand to finger; handle or feel objects, tools or controls. Occasionally required to walk, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk or hear.
• Requires regular lifting of weights up to 5 pounds and occasional lifting of up to 40 pounds.

At Astemo, we’re challenging the status quo with the power of diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. Our goal is to build an inclusive work environment that celebrates the differences of our employees. We want to ensure that every employee feels valued, respected, and empowered. We don’t just accept difference—we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. Astemo is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.