MANUFACTURING TECH IV

The Manufacturing Tech IV role provides leadership to the production team, coordinating work assignments, evaluating quality, and directing safe work practices. This role reports to the Production Manager or Plant Manager based on the location.

• Leadership
• Downstream Pipe Packaging & Handling
• Finished Goods Quality
• Housekeeping, Safety & Process Compliance
• Cross-training & Development

• Coordinate the daily work assignments of all team members on the crew.
• Provide daily leadership in safety and compliance.
• Address performance and quality issues with team members as needed, including quarterly reviews and formal performance appraisals.
• Compete electric work as per job requirements and training under NFPA 70E electrical and arch flash requirements.
• Operate forklift to move finished product.
• Support the block change / changeover process as required.
• Participate in the interview and hiring processes.
• Operate assigned production equipment, completing start-up/shut-down procedures, operating all assigned production lines in a safe, efficient, & productive manner while maximizing output.
• Work efficiently to maintain line speed to keep production flowing smoothly and prevent piles of pipe from forming.
• Perform corrective maintenance, repairs, or changeovers, performing mechanical adjustments to equipment, as needed during production.
• Verify that finished goods meet Prinsco's quality standards, Identifying and reporting defects or improper machine operations immediately.
• Complete accurate, real-time reporting as required.
• Lead ongoing safety efforts, demonstrating appropriate behaviors and correcting others as needed.
• Assist other team members, as needed.
• Focus on cross-training, continuous learning, and improvement.
• Continue training in leadership accountabilities.
• Participate and support the Continuous Improvement (CI) culture.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required, or in process of completion with a minimum of six months of manufacturing or production experience, preferably in a leadership role.
• Experienced in or the ability to learn electrical knowledge for this job required under NFPA 70E electrical standard.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram forms.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Maintain a valid state auto driver's license.
• Forklift experience preferred with the ability to achieve a forklift certification.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds consistently, 50 pounds 1/3 of the day, & 75 pounds less than 1/3 of the day.
• Using hands and reaching with hands/arms for over 2/3 of the workday.
• Standing, walking, climbing, or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling for over 2/3 of the workday.
• Distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more), peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to differentiate colors.
• Ability to work in a production environment that is not temperature controlled and occasionally in varying outdoor weather conditions.
• Ability to work in a loud noise environment.

• Demonstrate commitment to high personal & professional ethical standards.
• Live out Prinsco values through hard work, relationships, humble confidence, and integrity.
• Be consistent with our mission: To care. To contribute. To solve.
• Build and maintain open, honest working relationships with others, set goals, resolve problems, and make decisions that enhance organizational effectiveness.
• Work safely in all tasks, with all required tools and equipment.
• Maintain good housekeeping, including a clean, organized, and safe work area.
• Wear all required PPE, complying with all safety regulations and procedures.