Sort Machine Sort Operator

Sort Machine Operator- 3rd Shift, M-F 11pm – 7am, Pay Rate $20.28

Make Your Mark. Shape Your Future.

STANLEY® Engineered Fastening is the global leader in precision fastening and assembly solutions, with a history spanning nearly 100 years. Our portfolio features industry-leading brands such as Avdel®, Integra™, Nelson®, Optima®, POP®, and Tucker®. We empower engineers in Automotive, Aerospace, and Industrial sectors with innovative products that ensure efficiency, reliability, and quality in manufacturing processes. We pride ourselves on fostering a culture of innovation and creativity. Our skilled team develops, manufactures, and distributes cutting-edge fastening and joining solutions to meet modern engineering and manufacturing challenges.

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you. Join us and be part of a company at the forefront of technological evolution, delivering solutions that shape the future of the fastening industry.

What You’ll Do

As a Sort Machine Operator, you’ll be part of our Decorah Operations team located in Decorah, IA. You’ll get to:

• Set up all pre-existing and new products and run all automatic sorting machines according to current quality standards. The sorting machines include: Mectron, Kotsu, Retina, CCM, Dowel Pin, Roll Sorters and our internal sorting machines.
• Box, label and pallet products.

SORTING MACHINE SET UP AND RUN

• Sets up automatic sorting machine adjusting the machine sensors, machine table and roller.
• Run fasteners through the sorting machine, ensuring parts ran through as “good parts”, meet blueprint specifications and sorting “hot” schedule is followed.
• Using micrometer, caliper and dial gauges, regularly checks “good” parts to ensure they continue to meet blueprint specs.
• Recognized defects in parts that the sorting machine cannot distinguish.
• Prior to run, sets counter to reflect required pieces per box to full box quantity, per customer requirements.
• After each sort run, logs list of parts sorted indicating part number, pieces, customer and time required to sort.
• Has knowledge and experience on setting up new products on all sort equipment with very little or no supervision.
• Demonstrates leadership and self-motivated skills on all machine sorting equipment.
• Trains other employees to operate any/all of the machine sorters.

Must be available to work overtime.

HOUSE KEEPING/SAFETY

• Maintain cleanliness of work area.
• Follows all company safety policies and procedures.

OTHER AREAS OF ASSISTANCE

• Assists in other areas of the warehouse as time requires. This includes bagging parts, packaging parts and shipping.

Performs other duties as requested by the Supervisor or Lead person.

EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE

• As needed, cleans machine, sensors and cameras, table and rollers to ensure proper operation of machine.
• Grease machine at required intervals.

Who You Are

You always strive to do a good job…but wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? You care about quality – at every level. You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. In fact, you embrace it. You also have:

Required:

• High School diploma or GED equivalent.
• Ability to read blueprints.
• Ability to read micrometers, caliper and use dial gauges.
• Knowledge of IATF16949 and ISO14001 requirements.

Preferred Skills:

• Knowledge of electro-mechanical equipment (fiber optics and vision sorters).
• Knowledge of fasteners.
• Previous experience on similar machine sort equipment
• Other essential skills for operating similar equipment

What You’ll Receive

You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan:

• Medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off and tuition reimbursement.
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

What’s more, you’ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors and everyday heroes all over the world. We’re more than the #1 tools and storage company, with a leading presence in engineered fastening. We’re visionaries. Industry 4.0 innovators. As successful as we’ve been in the past, we have so much further to go. That’s where you come in. Join us!

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 43,500 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are

We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company.

Benefits & Perks

You’ll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, retirement benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement. And, of course, discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.

What You’ll Also Get

Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Learning & Development:
Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).

Diverse & Inclusive Culture:
We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.

Purpose-Driven Company:
You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.

EEO Statement:
All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran’s status or any other protected characteristic.

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