Production/Manufacturing Associate

At Gerdau, we empower our people to grow, thrive, and make a difference-together. With a culture built on trust and teamwork, we offer meaningful work, continuous development, and opportunities to shape your future. We invite you to come work with us, where your contributions are valued, your voice is heard, and your career is forged with purpose

Elevate Your Career with Us!

Are you ready to join a dynamic team and contribute to the success of our state-of-the-art rolling mill? As a Manufacturing Associate, you'll play a crucial role in maintaining equipment operations, safety standards, and overall quality. Plus, with our competitive compensation package, you'll enjoy an impressive earning potential!

Why Choose Us:

• Competitive Compensation: $68000 to $72000 / year which includes hourly rate of $21.16 hr and after 90 days $22.66 hr, biweekly production bonus, shift premiums, and 354 annual hours of scheduled overtime.
• Growth Opportunities: We value your desire to learn and grow. Take on new roles and advance within the company.
• Work-Life Balance: Our rotating shift schedule ensures flexibility.
• Cutting-Edge Technology: Work with heavy mobile equipment, overhead cranes, and torches.
• Supportive Environment: Join a team that values safety, teamwork, and excellence.

Your Qualifications:

• Successful completion of an entrance exam.
• 3 years manufacturing or industrial experience.
• The ability to work a 12 hr rotating schedule, days, nights, and two consecutive weekends a month.
• Basic computer skills.
• Experience with heavy mobile equipment, overhead cranes, cab crane and torches a plus.
• General math skills, advanced problem solving, ability to multi-task.
• The ability to use charts, schedules, and touchscreens when applicable.
• The ability to interpret instructions and use adjustable controls, HMIs, measuring instruments, and gauges.

Your Purpose:

You will maintain equipment operations, safety standards, housekeeping, and bar quality inspections.

Your Work:

• Ensure all buckets are emptied as needed to allow continued operations.
• Ensure 5S area is to the standard at all times during the shift while observing safety at all times.
• Maintain cleaning schedule.
• Assist maintenance as needed.
• Assist in saw blade changes, roll changes, inspections.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to climb stairs, climb ladders, reach, squat, tolerate prolonged standing or walking, balance, bend, operate mobile equipment, crawl, kneel, and push and pull objects.
• Ability to reach, squat, and tolerate prolonged sitting.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to operate hand controls with both hands and foot pedals with both feet.
• Ability to perform sustained overhead reaching.
• Ability to work in extreme ambient temperatures up to 160°F.
• Ability to work in cramped quarters and at heights up to 160 ft.
• Ability to tolerate working in areas where noise levels can reach 120 decibels

Join us in shaping the future of Gerdau! Apply today and be part of our success story.

Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. All external applicants must be legally eligible to immediately work in the country of hire without current or future sponsorship.

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