Production Worker Vestas Blades 53 reviews - Brighton, CO 80603 $16.96 an hour Wind energy means the world to us. And we want it to mean the world to our employees, too, by providing local career opportunities within the wind energy industry. As an employee, you will face fresh challenges every day, developing new skills and work in partnerships with colleagues from different departments and countries. Working at a Vestas Blades Factory, you produce industry leading turbine blades for the pioneer of wind energy. Production Worker Wind Turbine ManufacturingVestas Blades America, Inc. Vestas has invested $1 billion to establish four North America manufacturing facilities. Vestas employs more than 3,500 in Colorado and more than 5,000 in the United States and Canada. The Blades factory in Brighton produces 2 types of wind turbine blades, one reaching nearly 59 meters long weighing 13 tons! To support business growth, the Production department in Brighton Blades is growing. Employees use their love for hands-on custom work and strong attention to detail to ensure Vestas turbine blades are ready for shipment to customers. General Purpose: Production Workers engage in fabrication of structural Blade products by performing the following duties. (Will perform some or all of the functions listed below depending on work placement) Responsibilities * Manual Production Processing * Lift, position, and/or remove material from work areas. * Load, stack, and transport materials by hand, truck or crane or jib. * Paint Blade. * De-burr, polish and sand with file, wire brush, buffing cloth, grinding cloth or sandpaper. * Clean interior surfaces of holes.

• Apply abrasive compound, wax, or other dressing to facilitate cleaning or polishing. * Fit and assemble parts into complete assembly. * Machine Operations * Selects, aligns, and secures holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, and materials on machines such as mills, lathes, jig borers, grinders, and shapers. * Calculates and sets controls to regulate machining factors such as speed, feed, coolant, flow and depth and angle of cut, or enters commands to retrieve, input, or edit computerized machine control media. * Starts and observes machine operation to detect malfunctions or out-of-tolerance machining, and adjusts machine controls or control media as required. * Sets up and operates machine on trial run to verify accuracy of machine settings or programmed control data. * Installs machined replacements parts in mechanisms, machines, and equipment, and tests operation of unit to ensure functionality and performance. * Changes tools on powered equipment. * Specifications Management * Studies blueprints, sketches, drawings, manuals, specifications, or sample part to determine dimensions and tolerances of finished work-piece, sequence of operations, and setup requirements. * Measures, marks, and scribes dimensions and reference points on material or work-piece as guides for subsequent machining. * Verifies dimensions, conformance and alignment of finished work-piece specifications. * Confers with engineers, production personnel, programmers, or others to resolve machining or assembly problems. * Cleans work area, machines, tools and equipment. * Safely performs duties related to generating and storing hazardous waste in satellite accumulation areas. * All other duties as assigned. Qualifications * High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. * Strong natural ability to work in teams, high degree of adaptability & flexibility, strong desire to learn new skills & knowledge, excellent work ethic, dependability &dedication to team/company, personal desire/value to produce quality work, and ability/desire to work as a craftsman with hand tools. Competencies * Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to other employees of the organization. * Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divides in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. * The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 lb., and occasionally lift and/or move up to 70 lb., as well as occasionally push and/or pull with up to 70 f.lb. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and when assigned to NDT (nondestructive testing) the ability to differentiate colors. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms above shoulder level and at shoulder level; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk and occasionally required to sit. What we offer As a member of the Vestas team, we offer a competitive salary and one of the most comprehensive benefits plans in the industry. Among the many amenities we offer: excellent healthcare; dental; vision; vacation and sick time; generous 401(k) plan; tuition assistance; and much more. It is the policy of Vestas to afford equal employment opportunity without regard to age, race, religion, color, gender, or national origin, and to afford equal opportunity to veterans and individuals with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, provincial, or local law. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application and/or interview process should notify a representative within the People & Culture department. Additional Information This position is located in Brighton, CO. About Vestas Vestas is the energy industrys global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We design, manufacture, install, and service wind turbines across the globe, and with more than 83 GW of wind turbines in 75 countries, we have installed more wind power than anyone else.Through our industry-leading smart data capabilities and unparalleled more than 73 GW of wind turbines under service, we use data to interpret, forecast, and exploit wind resources and deliver best-in-class wind power solutions. Together with our customers, Vestas more than 22,000 employees are bringing the world sustainable energy solutions to power a bright future. We invite you to learn more about Vestas by visiting our website at www.vestas.com and following us on our social media channels. Job Type: Full-time Salary: $16.96 /hour Experience: * manu: 1 year Education: * High school 9 hours ago - save job