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Production Operator – Night Shift
Compaction / Metal Axis / Sintering / Sizing Miba Sinter USA LLC , Production Shifts Shift: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM
About the Role
Miba Sinter USA LLC is hiring Production Operators to join our night shift team. Successful candidates will be assigned to one of our key production departments — Compaction, Metal Axis, Sintering, or Sizing — based on business needs, candidate experience, and skill fit. Comprehensive on-the-job training will be provided for the assigned area.
In some cases, candidates who are a strong cultural and reliability fit but who are better suited to a different role may be placed in our Packing/Assembly department. This alternate placement carries the same starting pay rate, same shift schedule, and same supervisor, with a different focus on inspection, packaging, rework, sorting, and supporting assembly operations. Final placement is determined during onboarding.
This is a hands-on role focused on safety, quality, productivity, and continuous improvement, supporting Miba's mission of "Technologies for a cleaner planet."
Shift Details
Hours: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM
Schedule: Night shift, rotating days as scheduled
Department assignment: Compaction, Metal Axis, Sintering, or Sizing (determined during onboarding)
- Alternate placement available in Packing/Assembly (determined during onboarding)
Core Responsibilities (All Departments)
- Operate equipment and/or perform inspection and packaging in the assigned area
- Ensure productive runtime and meet production/throughput targets
- Identify, contain, and reduce scrap
- Follow company policies, employee handbook, production instructions, failure catalogs, work instructions, guidelines, and quality alerts
- Use digital and manual systems to collect and record production data
- Perform quality control activities and inspect/package parts according to production instructions (upon certification)
- Use lean tools to maintain cleanliness, orderliness, and overall appearance of the work area
- Submit continuous improvement ideas to the Area Supervisor
- Attend and complete assigned trainings
- Escalate problems as needed
- Comply with all safety standards
- Stop processes when a deviation is detected
Department-Specific Responsibilities
Compaction
- Operate compaction press equipment
- Monitor part quality and machine output during pressing operations
- Support tool changes and minor adjustments under supervision
Metal Axis
- Operate Metal Axis machinery
- Monitor automated production cells and ensure consistent output
- Conduct in-process quality checks during runtime
Sintering
- Operate sintering furnace equipment and supporting systems
- Monitor furnace operation and product flow
- Conduct in-process quality checks on sintered parts
- Perform autonomous maintenance activities as scheduled
Sizing
- Operate sizing press equipment
- Monitor part dimensions and machine output
- Conduct in-process quality checks during runtime
- Perform autonomous maintenance activities as scheduled
Packing / Assembly (alternate placement — same shift pattern)
- Inspect and package parts according to production instructions
- Manually rework nonconforming product
- Sort nonconforming material
- Inspect and pack at standard rates
- Operate assembly-area machines (e.g., Assembly, Laser Marking)
- Assemble parts according to production instructions
What makes you special
Required Knowledge
Mathematics: General arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, decimals)
Metric Measurement: Ability to measure using the metric scale
Production & Processing: Understanding of raw materials, production processes, quality control, and manufacturing costs
Mechanical (Operator placements): Knowledge of machines and tools, including designs, uses, repair, and maintenance
Required Skills
- Quality control analysis
- Monitoring and assessing performance
- Judgement and decision-making
- Troubleshooting
- Operation monitoring & Operation and control (Operator placements)
Required Abilities
- Control precision
- Problem sensitivity
- Reaction time
- Information ordering
- Deductive reasoning (Grinding)
Soft Skills
- Creative thinking
- Ability to accept criticism and feedback
- Time management
- Credibility
- Professional expertise
- Ability to cooperate (Grinding)
- Teaching ability (Grinding)
- Own initiative and perseverance (Grinding)
Physical & Work Environment Requirements
- Ability to stand, walk, bend, and lift throughout a 12-hour shift
- Ability to work in a manufacturing/production environment
- Ability to wear required PPE at all times
- Willingness and ability to work the full 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM night shift
- Manual dexterity to operate machinery and pallet jacks
Authorizations (granted upon training/certification)
- Stop processes when a deviation is detected
- Inspect and package parts per production instructions
- Operate manual and electric pallet jacks
- Operate production-floor vending machines (PPE, tooling)
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