Production Operator

Production Operator – Night Shift
Compaction / Metal Axis / Sintering / Sizing Miba Sinter USA LLC , Production Shifts Shift: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM

About the Role
Miba Sinter USA LLC is hiring Production Operators to join our night shift team. Successful candidates will be assigned to one of our key production departments — Compaction, Metal Axis, Sintering, or Sizing — based on business needs, candidate experience, and skill fit. Comprehensive on-the-job training will be provided for the assigned area. 

In some cases, candidates who are a strong cultural and reliability fit but who are better suited to a different role may be placed in our Packing/Assembly department. This alternate placement carries the same starting pay rate, same shift schedule, and same supervisor, with a different focus on inspection, packaging, rework, sorting, and supporting assembly operations. Final placement is determined during onboarding.
This is a hands-on role focused on safety, quality, productivity, and continuous improvement, supporting Miba's mission of "Technologies for a cleaner planet."

Shift Details

Hours: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM
Schedule: Night shift, rotating days as scheduled
Department assignment: Compaction, Metal Axis, Sintering, or Sizing (determined during onboarding)

*Alternate placement available in Packing/Assembly (determined during onboarding)

Core Responsibilities (All Departments)

• Operate equipment and/or perform inspection and packaging in the assigned area
• Ensure productive runtime and meet production/throughput targets
• Identify, contain, and reduce scrap
• Follow company policies, employee handbook, production instructions, failure catalogs, work instructions, guidelines, and quality alerts
• Use digital and manual systems to collect and record production data
• Perform quality control activities and inspect/package parts according to production instructions (upon certification)
• Use lean tools to maintain cleanliness, orderliness, and overall appearance of the work area
• Submit continuous improvement ideas to the Area Supervisor
• Attend and complete assigned trainings
• Escalate problems as needed
• Comply with all safety standards
• Stop processes when a deviation is detected

• Operate compaction press equipment
• Monitor part quality and machine output during pressing operations
• Support tool changes and minor adjustments under supervision

• Operate Metal Axis machinery
• Monitor automated production cells and ensure consistent output
• Conduct in-process quality checks during runtime

• Operate sintering furnace equipment and supporting systems
• Monitor furnace operation and product flow
• Conduct in-process quality checks on sintered parts
• Perform autonomous maintenance activities as scheduled

• Operate sizing press equipment
• Monitor part dimensions and machine output
• Conduct in-process quality checks during runtime
• Perform autonomous maintenance activities as scheduled

• Inspect and package parts according to production instructions
• Manually rework nonconforming product
• Sort nonconforming material
• Inspect and pack at standard rates
• Operate assembly-area machines (e.g., Assembly, Laser Marking)
• Assemble parts according to production instructions

• Quality control analysis
• Monitoring and assessing performance
• Judgement and decision-making
• Troubleshooting
• Operation monitoring & Operation and control (Operator placements)

• Control precision
• Problem sensitivity
• Reaction time
• Information ordering
• Deductive reasoning (Grinding)

• Creative thinking
• Ability to accept criticism and feedback
• Time management
• Credibility
• Professional expertise
• Ability to cooperate (Grinding)
• Teaching ability (Grinding)
• Own initiative and perseverance (Grinding)

• Ability to stand, walk, bend, and lift throughout a 12-hour shift
• Ability to work in a manufacturing/production environment
• Ability to wear required PPE at all times
• Willingness and ability to work the full 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM night shift
• Manual dexterity to operate machinery and pallet jacks

• Stop processes when a deviation is detected
• Inspect and package parts per production instructions
• Operate manual and electric pallet jacks
• Operate production-floor vending machines (PPE, tooling)

• Comprehensive on-the-job training in your assigned department
• Career growth opportunities across multiple production areas
• Night shift differential (if applicable — confirm with HR)
• A safety-first workplace culture
• The opportunity to contribute to Miba's mission: Technologies for a cleaner planet