DISTRIBUTION ASSOCIATE – CUTLINE OPERATOR SUMMARY: Person in this position will cut and or strip cable, chain, and other wire products to specific lengths. They will display the ability to work closely with others and as a team. Responsibilities listed below cover some of the significant duties performed, but do not exclude other occasional work assignments not mentioned. POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES: - Operates coiling line, rim drive, and spooling line equipment to make cuts - Loads and unloads master reels onto cutline equipment in preparation for cuts - Respools and cuts cable, wire rope, and whisper-flex to specified lengths - Logs all cuts into computer system - Strips a required length of jacket off of traveling cable, flat cable, and whisper-flex chain - Packages and pushes cut reel off of take-up for further processing - Performs quality checks for correct operation of counter and fault - Assists with cycle counts, physical inventories, and other inventory control activities POSITION REQUIREMENTS: - High School Diploma; machine operator/warehouse/distribution experience - Basic machine and tool knowledge and understanding - English: proficient in reading, writing, and verbal communication - Ability to learn and understand basic computer functions to enter cutting information - Good physical condition, as you will be standing the majority of the day - Ability to exert up to 100 pounds of force - Physical endurance could be a factor as you will be pushing, pulling and cutting cables with manual cutters all day - Attention to detail required. - Ability to understand and follow (cutting process) special instructions. - Material identification is extremely critical to detect quality issues - Basic computer skills required to log cuts - Basic math skills required to calculate footages - Initiative to work independently and follow leadership instructions. - Ability to learn and operate cutstands (payoffs, takeups) respool line (payoffs, takeups), cable cutters, various small hand tools, SAP, calculator
Job Details
Responsibilities
- Operate coiling line, rim drive, and spooling line equipment
- Load and unload master reels onto cutline equipment
- Respool and cut cable, wire rope, and whisper-flex to specified lengths
- Log all cuts into the computer system
- Strip jackets off traveling, flat, and whisper-flex cables
- Package and move cut reels for further processing
- Perform quality checks on counter and fault operations
- Assist with cycle counts and physical inventory control
Requirements
- High School Diploma
- Machine operator, warehouse, or distribution experience
- Basic machine and tool knowledge
- Proficient in English reading, writing, and verbal communication
- Ability to use basic computer functions for data entry
- Good physical condition (standing for majority of the day)
- Ability to exert up to 100 pounds of force
- Physical endurance for pushing, pulling, and cutting cables manually
- Attention to detail
- Ability to follow special cutting process instructions
- Basic math skills for calculating footages
- Initiative to work independently
Skills & Technologies
Education Level
High school
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