Status: This is a full-time; hourly position
Hours: Friday – Sunday: 9am – 9:30pm; overtime as needed

Benefits Offered to Full-time Employees: Health, Dental, Optical, Medical FSA/HSA, Dependent Care (FSA), Basic Life Plan, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, 401K with Company Match, Profit Sharing (ROA), PTO (Vacation), Holidays, Jury Duty, and Funeral Leave

JOB SUMMARY: The Polish Machine Operator is responsible for loading, set up, operation and unloading the polish machine to apply top or edge polishing to a variety of granite products per production ticket requirements.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:

• Use tape measure, square, straight edge and/or level to verify slab length, width, flatness and squareness; dimensions are verified multiple times during the production process.
• Load and unload granite products into the polish machine with an overhead crane; smaller pieces may be loaded into the machine by hand.
• Align and square stone to the polish machine as needed.
• Clamp small stones to larger stones as needed to prevent movement during polishing process.
• Set up and operate the automated polish machine to process the correct sequence of polishing bricks to the stone to achieve the correct finish; bricks range from coarse to fine and finishes include Antique, Hone, Diamond Varieties, Pacific, Polish, Shot Sawn, Smooth, Textured, Thermal, Velvet, etc.
• Inspect stone for general and job specific acceptance of stone tolerance, quality and appearance criteria; use gloss meter when necessary.
• Monitor the polish machines during operation to adjust line speed for optimal performance.
• Touch up and detail work using a variety of hand and air tools.
• Layout stone to indicate work segment cuts for the saws per production ticket specifications, yielding the maximum use of stone.
• Scan production ticket to record work performed in the JDE system; match ticket with correct stone when work is complete.
• Change bricks on polishing heads as needed based on finish type or wear to the bricks.
• Inspect the integrity of the polish heads and bricks multiple times during the work shift.

• Must obtain forklift certification (training and certification provided by Coldspring for all employees who may be required to operate a forklift).
• General knowledge of software used to program CNC, milling and/or turning machines, i.e. 3D modeling, CAD and/or CAM software.
• Ability to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another, to avoid interruptions in production.
• Ability to work independently, with little or no supervision.
• Excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills, with an emphasis in time management, improving efficiencies and exercising independent judgment to determine work priority and urgency.
• Mechanically inclined.
• General math skills.
• Must be able to read work orders or production tickets, which may include dimensional drawings.
• Ability to read a tape measure, imperial and metric.
• Work as a self-motivated team member who adheres to all safety protocols and is willing to cross-train as needed.