OD Grind Setter

TITLE

OD Grind Setter

COMPANY

JTEKT North America

DEPARTMENT

OD Grind - 50

LOCATION

Sylvania Georgia Facility

CLASSIFICATION

Hourly

REPORTS TO

Grind Supervisor/Team Leader

GRADE

5

REVISION DATE

01/12/2024

  Shift

3rd

Summary/Purpose

Set-Up grinders to meet customer demand, while ensuring the parts meet the customer's required specifications.

Essential Duties and Accountabilities:

• Maintain and continuously develop a 5s system that addresses safety, housekeeping, quality, and continuous improvement. 
• Maintain and fully support Autonomous PM systems. Responsibilities must be completed accurately and in a timely manner.
• Use Process Prints and Operation Sheets to set up grinders, to ensure parts are being produced to customer specifications.
• Set up hoppers to obtain good pin feed through grinders.
• Set up and operate gauges to measure parts, ensuring parts are being produced to customer specifications.
• Set and operate the wheel trace machine.
• Remove and install sorter boards.
• Set and verify masters, set up auto controllers, set inline gages and diverters.
• Must be able to predetermine what parts size that will be going on machines from Now Next board and preset blade setup.
• Fill out set up log/verification.
• Make necessary machine adjustments to ensure tolerances are being held.
• Clean out and load hopper on the changeover. Clean out inside of machine and bed at the changeover.
• Operate machines as necessary based on staffing to meet customer demand in a timely manner.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• No supervisory responsibilities

Job Knowledge, Skills ,and Abilities: 

• Must demonstrate good mechanical aptitude. (Assessment Given)
• Must be disciplined to follow Standard Work Practices.
• Must be able to read and interpret process prints.
• Must have good math skills dealing with decimals and fractions.
• Must be able to work in a team environment and communicate effectively and efficiently.
• Must be multi-tasked to handle multiple diverse tasks accurately and completely.
• Must be a self-starter that can work with minimal supervision.
• Must be willing to work flexible hours and/or will be subject to being called in at odd hours when needed.

Education and Experience: 

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Previous experience with Grinding is preferred.
• Previous mechanical experience is preferred.

Compliance and Ethics

• Ensure JTEKT compliance and ethics standards are maintained in all areas of responsibility
• Safeguard Compliance by following all laws, rules, and regulations
• Make Ethical choices when planning specific courses of action
• Comply with OSHA and SDS standards

Work Environment/Physical Demands:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Work is performed in a normal manufacturing area.
• This position has exposure to moderate noise levels, moving mechanical parts, electrical power distribution, and controls, compressed air systems, various types of lubricants, chemical and wash baths, mechanical machine operation, etc.
• Will be regularly required to climb, stand, sit, and reach with hands, fingers, and arms. 
• Occasional stooping, kneeling, and crouching are required.
• This position requires regular lifting of work up to 50 pounds, and push or pulling work up to 125 pounds with proper equipment.

Employee may perform other duties as requested, directed or assigned.

At JTEKT, we value a diverse, inclusive workforce and we provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to an individual's race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws.