Join a company committed to protecting scientists and advancing research worldwide. For nearly 75 years, The Baker Company in Sanford, ME, has been at the forefront of developing innovative solutions for air containment, contamination control, and controlled environments.  Our products, including biological safety cabinets, clean benches, fume hoods, and pharmacy isolators, offer unmatched user and product protection for various applications. We design and build the equipment that is used every day in cutting-edge biological and pharmaceutical research by some of the world's leading companies and research organizations.

In this Grind/Polisher role, you help craft these products by grinding and polishing sheet metal and meeting manufacturing requirements.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Read and perform simple mathematical functions.
• Read and interpret blueprints and shop instructions.
• Basic mechanical skills using hand tools, power tools, hand trucks and pallet jacks.
• Must be able to distinguish between sealing surfaces and finish panels, thus determining what grind process is employed.   (Some grinds are internal to the product and require little treatment, other grinds are external to the product and require a more critical and visually esthetic finish.)
• Must possess a good knowledge of the variety of grinding tools, equipment, abrasive wheels and paper, grit number and its proper usages and applications.
• Grind metal as necessary to achieve proper surface texture.
• Must be able to grind Cold Rolled Steel metal without weakening or breaking-thru the product, resulting in rework.  
• Must be able to recognize and reject failed welds, breached welds, or insufficient welds, prior to or during the grind process.
• Meets and/or exceeds time/quality standards on assigned parts.
• Works under normal supervision.
• Make every effort to focus on doing-it-right to make sure the customer is happy or satisfied with our units.
• Provide value to our customers by using Lean tools and concepts to identify and eliminate waste in all forms (scrap/rework, transportation, motion, waiting, inventory, over production, over processing, and under-utilization of people). Uses systemic thinking by seeing processes from end to end and works to challenge the status quo to eliminate the root cause of problems. Is involved in individual and/or team activities that involve using Lean tools and concepts to improve the flow of information and material.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor and leads.

KEY PERFORMANCE METRICS

• Meet production demand
• Teamwork
• Initiative
• Safety conscious

 PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to lift 10-20 lbs frequently, and up to 50 lbs periodically. 
• Must be able to assist others in 2 person lifting requirements up to 100 lbs occasionally.
• Must be able to stand, stoop, crawl, climb or bend for up to 8 hours.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Knowledge of hand tools.  (Grinders, saws, cutting tools, measuring equipment, and various hand tools.)  
• Prior sheet metal or machine shop experience or training is not essential, but helpful.

SHIFT: 1st Shift = 6:50am-3:10pm, Monday-Friday

BENEFITS: 

• Medical
• Dental
• Company paid Health Reimbursement Account
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) and Company Profit Sharing Plan
• Life and Disability Insurances
• Gym Membership Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off
• And More!

Relocation and sponsorship are not offered.