Press Operator

Manufacturing Cherryville, North Carolina


Description

Keystone Powdered Metal Company, a Sumitomo Electric Group company, is looking for an experienced full-time Press Operator who will be working in our Cherryville, NC location.  This person will be reporting into the Production Supervisor. 
 
Job Duties and Responsibilities
  • To efficiently and safely operate equipment, including the making of satisfactory adjustments to ensure product quality. 
  • To know and follow procedures applicable to this job classification.  
  • Legibly record and maintain applicable product/process information.
  • Effectively utilize measuring equipment and information obtained fromits use to insure continuation of control conditions
  • Provide active input to continuous process improvement.
  • Effectively communicate job related information to co-workers, supervisors,  service areas and others with a need to know.  
  • Maintain cooperative relationships with other functional areas.
  • Reliable, consistent attendance is a requirement and essential function of this position.
 
Qualifications
  • Able to read and understand procedures, process sheets, etc.
  • Able to do basic math calculations such as adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing.
  • Mechanical and problem-solving skills
  • Understand decimals, fractions, percentages, averages, etc.
  • Able to write legible sentences
  • Understand and apply SPC fundamentals
 
The base salary range for this position is $18/hour to $22.00/hour.​
Compensation may vary depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, competencies and location. Base pay is one part of the total compensation and benefits package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work.

 About Our Company Keystone Powdered Metal Company a world leader in the Powdered Metal Industry has an opening for a Press Operator at its Cherryville NC location. Since 1927 Keystone has pioneered many advancements in technology and products in the PM industry. Today Keystone is part of Sumitomo Electric’s Industrial Materials segment which has thirteen P/M companies located in nine different countries around the world. Keystone operates plants in St. Marys and Lewis Run, Pennsylvania, and Cherryville and Troutman North Carolina.

 
About Sumitomo Electric Group 

Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. is a recognized global technology leader with over 280,000 employees working at around 400 group companies in 40 countries. Building on more than 120 years of innovation, today Sumitomo Electric is engaged in diversified business activities that support people’s daily lives and industries in five business segments: automotive, infocommunications, electronics, environment & energy, and industrial materials. To learn more about Sumitomo Electric, please visit
https://sumitomoelectric.com and our YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/SumitomoElectric/). Follow us on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/sumitomo-electric). 
 
Our company is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, genetics, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.