Finisher

Primary Objective of Position

Perform required finishing process to product per engineering and customer specifications.

Job Responsibilities

Technical Job Functions

• Apply epoxy to seal product; sand epoxy finish; repair voids as needed.
• Paint units required to print specifications. 
• Mix paint per specifications.
• Test units as required to verify they meet engineering specifications.
• Train new employees as needed on process and quality.
• Screen print part identification and information.
• Use ovens as needed to bake and cure finishing materials.
• Perform required maintenance checks on tools and equipment as well as basic repairs when needed.
• Maintain silk screen log and ensure that they comply with engineering drawings.

Authorities and Responsibilities              

• Perform other duties as required. These duties may include assignment in job classifications other than the primary assignment.
• Regular and predictable attendance is presumed to be and essential function of all employment.
• This position will report to the Production Supervisor.
• Must communicate effectively at all levels, while exhibiting strong interpersonal skills and effective team skills. 

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Attributes (KSAAS)

Knowledge

• Ability to satisfactorily complete and implement all OJT and required trainings.
• Ability to understand the organization structure, businesses and sites, and applying that knowledge to daily tasks, communications and assignments.
• Demonstrates basic skills in using common hand tools and gauges.
• Ability to learn and use basic statistical concepts.
• Ability to interpret and understand engineering drawings and assembly documentation.
• Ability to determine if parts and assemblies meet quality standards and mechanical ability.

Analytical, Business and Technical

• Ability to apply job knowledge and skills to improve productivity, quality and timeliness, and to solve problems, using good judgment.
• Ability to implement new technologies or methods as needed.
• Ability to hold sensitive data and information in confidence.
• Ability to understand and implement AS9100, ISO and Lean Manufacturing methodologies.
• Ability to operate equipment and use tools and techniques effectively, efficiently and in accordance with ergonomic principles.
• Ability to anticipate, negotiate and manage conflicts, problems, changing situations and deadlines.
• Proficiency in software as required; ability to perform math calculations, measurement, analysis or reporting as directed.
• Ability to comply with Company policies and procedures.

Communication

• Ability to communicate effectively and appropriately orally, in writing or electronically.
• Ability to communicate work goals, progress and changes as required.

Interpersonal

• Ability to apply interpersonal skills (empathy, negotiation, rapport, sensitivity), to develop and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to demonstrate character, integrity, honesty, ethical behaviors and industriousness.
• Ability to effectively participate in teams and projects and contribute to unit cohesiveness and productivity.
• Ability to anticipate, negotiate and manage conflicts, problems, changing situations and deadlines.

Quality

• You will be part of a QMS (Quality Management System) that continually aims to reduce/eliminate non-conformances while striving to meet/exceed customer expectations in the most cost effective and efficient manner.

Manufacturing

• Maintain a positive work atmosphere by communicating in a manner that interfaces well with customers, co-workers, and management members.
• Continually monitor manufacturing methods, processes and procedures to ensure departmental goals are met while maintaining or improving cost competitiveness, which includes identifying, recommending, and implementing necessary improvements.

Safety

• Safety at Cinch is a commitment to every employee as we strive to provide maximum safety to all employees in the Waseca facility and all Cinch divisions.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education and Experience

Basic Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3 years of experience in a similar environment or an equivalent combination of education.
• Must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident.

Work Opportunity

Bel will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States.  This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided.  Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Bel is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected Veteran status.  We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.

Essential Physical Effort/Demands to Perform Job and Working Conditions

• Strength: Lifts and/or carries, slides, relocates objects up to 25 lbs. regularly and lifts and/or carries, slides, relocates objects up to 50 lbs. intermittently.
• Climbing or balancing:  Maintains balance while moving about to all areas of factory facilities, potentially traversing slippery or uneven floors, moving onto and off rubber floor mats in all areas.  Maintains balance while sitting, standing, bending, twisting, and turning, stretching and stooping regularly.
• Walking, stooping, kneeling, etc. Moves about to all areas of facility as required. Bends, stretches, turns, stoops, stands, twists and crouches while performing job. May kneel to pick up and relocate containers. May sit for prolonged periods of time regularly.
• Reaching, handling, fingering and/or feeling: Places and removes spools, from equipment. Picks up and puts down containers. Presses levers, enters and keyboards data. Programs equipment and machines as needed per job. Positions very small pieces, rotates and repositions hands, wrists and fingers. Hammers parts. Reaches, outstretches arms, and pulls out drawers or objects at arm’s length, overhead or to floor towards body or into and out of containers. Grasps, clasps, pinches and/or squeezes tools and parts. Uses wrists hands and fingers to rotate, manipulate, and/or operate parts and tools for inspection; test equipment buttons, knobs, levers and handles;  and/or hand measuring tools, computer keyboards and mice to judge, determine and document inspection and test results regularly.
• Talking/ Hearing: Effectively listens to, converses and communicates with, and expresses oneself to internal and external customers and others as required per job, in person and on the telephone regularly.
• Seeing: Close-up, distance, magnified, and microscopic viewing of large to very small components and product parts; computer and test equipment monitors; the fine markings of measuring gauges and calipers; and work tools. Views and discerns engineering drawings, schematics and assembly documentation regularly.
• Other Demands: Plans, performs, makes decisions, detects problems and measures outcomes for multiple tasks and projects under urgent and/or conflicting deadlines.  May sit, stand for prolonged periods of time, or continuously stand up and sit down in various production areas and tasks regularly.
• Working Conditions: Exposure to RF devices, chemicals or solvents or high noise levels regularly. Wears PPEs per job description and/or tasks regularly.