Union Tank Car Company · Crothersville, IN

IN Tandem Line D shift (6p-6a) at Union Tank Car Company — Crothersville, IN

Full-timeCrothersville, INPosted 2026-07-24Apply on Workday

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Cerro Wire LLC

Performs duties related to the production process of a continuous copper coil drawing the copper coil from a 3/8 inch diameter to a usable size and continuous wire extruding machines to a specific tolerance and finish for further processing.

  • Uses job orders and sets up machine with dies, tooling and lubricants as required.
  • Changes dies and tooling, as necessary, points wire and “strings up” machine through dies, tooling and take up.
  • Setup extruder in accordance with required product
  • Set controls to regulate temperature, speed, thickness of Nylon on wire
  • Untangles snarls, and repairs breaks in wire.
  • Gage wire and adds lubricants as required to hold the proper tolerances
  • Measures and examines extruded products to locate defects and to check for conformance to specifications, adjusting controls as necessary to alter products.
  • Uses precision instruments to perform quality testing
  • Welds ends for continuous flow and grinds for smooth finish.
  • Moves finished wire from spooler using powered lift trucks and copper coil supply.
  • Maintains cleanliness of work area and observes all company and safety rules.
  • Perform preventive and minor equipment maintenance as required.
  • Ability to work as a team by supporting other operators in area to get line back up after a breakout
  • Takes ownership of line TPMs
  • Update GEMBA boards as required.
  • Participate in Lean events as well as housekeeping and safety audits as needed.
  • Performs other tasks and duties as assigned.

Additional duties as assigned, not determined at the time of hire.

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