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Since 1968 Horton Emergency Vehicles has built the industry’s most innovative ambulances for first responders risking their lives to save others. Horton designs, manufactures, and delivers the highest-quality, most tailor-made ambulances the market has to offer.

Horton Emergency Vehicles is part of Terex Corporation, a global designer and manufacturer of specialized vehicles and equipment, including fire and emergency vehicles, waste and recycling equipment, RV's, and machinery supporting construction, utilities, and infrastructure. With operations across the U.S. and globally, we are committed to safety, innovation, and quality while building products our customers depend on every day.

Perform all phases of set up and operation of machinery to include, but not limited to Break Press Operation. 

Responsibilities:

• Safely operate production machinery as required.
• Stay current in TPM and basic mechanical adjustments on all equipment as needed.
• Read and interpret detail drawings and dimension styles
• Update paperwork and reflect any changes
• Must be able to read a tape measure.
• Set work priorities to meet production goals as scheduled.
• Interface with engineering to program machine run and set ups.
• Loads parts in machine, cycles machine, detects malfunctions in machine operations such as worn or damaged cutting tools
• Run production lots, communicate with co-workers regarding productions runs, and maintains safe, organized, and clean work environment

The above list of responsibilities is not exhaustive, and you may be required to undertake other responsibilities and/or training as requested by your line manager.

Requirements (education, experience, travel, physical, work environment):

• Minimum of one (1) year of experience operating manufacturing equipment including Break Press.
• Ability to understand fractions and angles.
• Close attention to detail.
• Function with a minimal amount of supervision or no supervision.
• Ability to understand and demonstrate proper operations of Break Press machine.
• Ability to read and use linear and other measuring devices.
• Ability to perform all operations within acceptable quality and time standards.
• Fundamental use of various pneumatic and power tools. Familiar with the safe operation of various tools: including but not limited to drills, screw gun, table saw, band saw and routers.
• Ability to use basic mathematics.
• Must have general knowledge of OSHA and EPA standards.

Physical Demands:

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

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to walk, required to stand, climb, or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Other physical requirements include:

• Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 40#’s without assistance.
• Ability to work from various squatting, kneeling, or bending positions.
• Ability to work with arms above head.
• Ability to work from step stool.
• Ability to stand at a workstation for ten hours a day (minus specified breaks.)
• Ability to perform all operations within acceptable quality and time standards.
• Ability to safely use specified hand, air, power tools, and machinery.
• Ability to operate and understand the operation of all protective safety equipment in the area.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
• Ability to work in noisy and dusty conditions.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals.

The noise level in the work environment is elevated.

Personal Protective Equipment Recommended and/or Required:

• Safety glasses.

• Earplugs.
• Safety shoes
• Gloves

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Terex Corporation is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. The Company conducts all employment practices without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other basis prohibited by law. Terex Corporation also undertakes affirmative action to assure equal employment opportunities for minorities and women, for persons with disabilities, and for protected veterans.                                                                                                                   

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