Draw and Strand

Essential Job Functions

• Comply with all company safety rules during working hours and ensure the safety of yourself and others at your work station.
• Maintain equipment and work areas in a clean, organized, and orderly condition.
• Work in a professional manner—punctual, dependable, and consistent.
• Set up both lines mechanically from pay-off through take-up operations, including installing appropriate tooling (dies) and all auxiliary equipment needed to produce specified stranded conductor gauge sizes per process instructions.
• Monitor the supply of raw materials to ensure continuous operation.
• Perform required measurements using company‑approved measuring devices to ensure the final product meets specifications (reference PC 034 and PC 025).
• Verify all measuring devices are in proper calibration.
• Take corrective action as needed to maintain product quality.
• Generate product identification tags for finished product and maintain accurate records of all required information, including work center line logs.
• Participate in scheduled team meetings and contribute to continuous improvement efforts.
• Support and maintain ISO certification requirements.
• Follow all applicable System Level Procedures (SLP) and Process Controls (PC).
• Follow production tracking report schedules.

7 and/or 19 Wire Strander Duties

• Visually inspect empty take‑up reels for proper size, strength, appearance, and any foreign materials that may cause product damage.
• Operate the take‑up machine and ensure reels are neat and free of crossovers or loops.
• Weld wire to maintain spool‑to‑spool operation.

D‑3 and/or D‑4 Aluminum Wire Draw Duties

• Weld rod to maintain rod‑to‑rod operation.
• Monitor annealer solution and die lubrication levels to ensure smooth and continuous operation.

Education, Experience, Skills & Knowledge

Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED).
• Understanding of basic line operations and line components.
• Familiarity with tools and measuring devices used in the industry.
• Ability to operate pay‑off and take‑up equipment.
• Knowledge of ISO requirements related to line operations.
• Ability to select and install gears and dies.
• Understanding of internal/industry codes and abbreviations for conductors and wires.
• Basic principles of welding.
• Ability to identify and tag finished products.
• Willingness to accept direction and work effectively within a team environment.

Mechanical Aptitude Requirements:

• Ability to read micrometers and other precision measuring tools.
• Perform basic shop math.
• Read and follow written instructions.
• Communicate effectively to exchange information and instructions.
• Troubleshoot basic line problems.
• Maintain strong attention to detail.
• Perform simple computer tasks.
• Produce quality conductor welds.

Working Conditions / Physical Demands

The position requires the ability to:

• Lift up to 50 pounds from floor to chest height.
• Exert up to 60 pounds of force to roll a spool off a pallet onto a track (50–80 spools per 12‑hour shift).
• Maneuver, spin, and align reels—exerting up to 100 pounds of force—up to an 84" size safely.
• Exert 30–50 pounds of force using cable cutters.
• Visually inspect product quality.
• Use hand tools and measuring devices.