Production Associate – Spring Extension Machine Operator (High Skill Set)

## Overview The McAlear Group offers a full range of benefits for eligible employee including 401k, health and life insurance, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), disability coverage, and PTO. ## Description We are seeking a highly skilled **Spring Extension Machine Operator** to join our **production team on 2nd shift**. This role requires advanced mechanical knowledge, hands-on experience with CNC or mechanical spring-coiling equipment, and the ability to produce precision extension springs to exact specifications. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, safety-focused, and capable of maintaining tight production tolerances while optimizing efficiency. Our company believes in the Ideal Team Player. We follow the model behaviors of Humble (quick to point out the contributions of others), Hungry (self-motivated and diligent), Smart (socially appropriate and aware), Safety-Minded (works to lower safety risks, Quality-Minded (take pride in their work) and Attendance (recognizes their presence is important). ## Requirements **ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:** - Responsible for the LDT portion of the Operational Excellence program. - Leads team in accordance with Ideal Team Player expectations and Cultural Leadership Principles. - Assign tasks to team members. - Communicate clear instructions to team members. - Manage the flow of day-to-day operations. - Create and distribute reports and forms to designated departments on time. - Knows, follows, models, and reinforces all safety guidelines and regulations per machine, business unit, and plant floor. - Review daily production schedule for the department to ensure proper coverage for the shift. Notifies Business Unit Manager of any changes immediately. - Supervises and directs machine operators in performing operations according to sound operating principles and company policies and procedures. - Proactively communicates any potential delays, missed deadlines or customer problems, and reports them to the Business Unit Manager - Report on employee conflicts, issues, and violations of company policy to the Business Unit Manager and/or HR - Prepares performance assessments and/or progress reports for hourly team members. - Responsible for documenting key events and any other pertinent information regarding team members to use for the performance assessment. - Conducts performance assessment/progress report meetings with team members. - Embraces the scorecard coaching system, providing feedback, direction, development, mentoring and encouragement to each team member along with the coach. - Punctuality and regular attendance **NON-ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:** - Understands and proficiently works on all types of equipment to conduct all phases of the production cycle in their business unit. - Conducts and models daily 5-S audits, sanitizing protocols and keeps business unit clean and orderly for the handoff of next shift’s team members. - Responsible for training new team members in their business units. Utilizing established training protocols and the 30/60/90-day evaluation system. **PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT:** - Physical ability to do work requires frequent twisting, bending, stooping, pulling, pushing, walking, and standing for 8+ hours per day. - Physical ability to do work requires repetitive lifting/pulling/carrying weights ranging from 1 to 50 lbs. - Physical ability to work on a production floor that can be above 110 degrees F and humid in the summer. **COMPETENCY, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:** - Ability to work in high-pressure, demanding environment. - Ability and willingness to cross-train in other production/processing areas. - Ability to communicate effectively with senior management, inter-department personnel, and other production employees. - Strong work ethic and positive attitude - Successful completion of the SSC Leadership Track training program - Scorecard average of 90% or higher at all times - Demonstrate leadership qualiti…