Machine Operator - Wash Tank 1st - Center Mfg

Schedule:  4 - 10s! 1st shift 6:00am-4:30pm

Your weekends are yours! Flexible schedule within a Monday - Thursday (overtime on Fridays based on customer demand)

Pay: Based on Experience 

Range: $17-$19/hour with a 60 day review

As a Wash Tank operator you'll work in our Pack Department. This is the last point of inspection before parts are shipped to the customer - you'll play a vital role in checking parts and ensuring parts are clean. 

Wash Tank operators are trained to use a Crane to dip baskets in the wash tanks and then pressure wash tubes out afterward. 

There are multiple career paths with this role as well! Come learn our processes and what you can do!

• Lifts, positions, and removes work pieces from machines to assist in assembly, forming, fitting, and welding
• Loads, stacks, and transports stock, tools, dies, and work in process by hand, pallet jack, or dolly
• Cleans, scrapes, and grinds metal to fabricating, welding, painting, or shipping
• Sets up machine and/or helps set up machines for operation and may make minor adjustments as needed; Run machines after set-up
• Checks and monitors the condition of dies, punches, and quality of product being produced
• Accurately measures and reads blueprints to check parts for compliance
• Picks up and moves scrap from work areas, cleans work area, machines, tools, and equipment
• Performs final assembly operations
• Ensures adequate supply of stock is at station to run machines; operates hoists and slings; fills out production reports and label product as needed
• May conduct helium testing of product, preparing tank for wash line and test and installing metal fittings into fuel tanks
• Repairs and assembles pallets using power saw and hand tools

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) combined with or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

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 employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and peripheral vision.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.  The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee is occasionally required to walk and climb or balance.

About MEC

The MEC-Neillsville location was acquired in 2008 and has CNC tube bending machines capable of bending mild, aluminized, stainless, and aluminum tubes in both round and square diameters. We provide services to a variety of industries including: military, commercial vehicles, power sports, and agriculture! MEC has been the #1 Fabricator for over a decade due to our technology-based growth strategy and dedication to maintaining the position for years to come. MEC has a rich history of growth, originally founded solely on tool and die work, we’ve grown to serve a wide variety of markets.

MEC Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to fostering an environment of mutual respect and integrity. We conduct all employment practices without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other protected status under federal, state, or local law. Furthermore, MEC undertakes affirmative action initiatives to ensure equal employment opportunities for minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans.