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If you value a workplace that champions innovation, quality, and personal ownership, Richards Industrials is where your career can truly flourish. Whether you’re an individual contributor or leading teams, your business acumen will strengthen Richards’ reputation as a premier provider of advanced flow control technologies. Your professional advancement and industry-competitive benefits are grounded in our unwavering dedication to employee wellbeing, ethical practices, and workplace safety. At Richards, we’re driven by a shared mission to engineer superior flow control solutions that create meaningful impact across industries and communities worldwide.
ROLE SUMMARY:
Richards is seeking a motivated Manufacturing Associate to help us elevate our Core Richards business based in Cincinnati. This business is comprised of the Jordan Valve, Low Flow, Steriflow, Steriflow Food & Beverage, Marwin, Hex, and Bestobell product lines.
The Manufacturing Associate will report directly to Richards’ Production Supervisor.
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
- Correctly identify, pick, and move castings, machined parts, and/or barstock to the appropriate staging areas or machine centers in a timely and efficient manner
- Verify the accuracy of sawed dimensions and ensure pulled part quantities match router specifications and blueprint dimensions.
- Confirm that materials meet required industry specifications as outlined in the router.
- Operate and maintain the saws to ensure proper working conditions and optimal performance.
- Accurately perform inventory transactions using the AS400 operating system to maintain inventory integrity.
- Hydrotesting of castings for porosity purposes.
- Multitasking between 3 saws, picking castings/machined parts, hydrotesting, and cycle counting.
- Deliver materials throughout the facility using forklifts, dollies, pallet jacks, and other material handling equipment.
- Assembly of valves with ISO standards
- Verifies documentation
- Operating manual machines
- Operating and properly maintaining all polishing equipment
- Mechanically finish surface areas in accordance with ISO
- Complete all necessary documentation and maintains productions schedule
- Lap in accordance with ISO procedures
- Able to set up and run programs on CNC weld lathe
- Inspect materials for quality and correctness
- Preform quality assurance tests
REQUIREMENTS:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Forklift license
- Capable of handling 50 lb. to 200 lb. valve bodies and bar stock with the assistance of hand trucks, lifts, conveyors, and hoists
- Ability to stand for long periods up to eight hours or more at a time
- Must be able to multitask and organize the day’s tasks
- Ability to work weekends and overtime when scheduled
- Must adhere to all safety policies including wearing all required personal protective equipment where required
CHARACTERISTICS
- Strong work ethic
- Mathematical aptitude
- Calm and resilient
- Organized and detail-oriented
- Motivated and proactive
- Multitasker
- Disciplined
- Committed to Continuous Improvement
- Outstanding Problem Solver
- Adaptable, able to thrive in a dynamic work environment
