Candidates should have the following skills/knowledge as applicable to the W5 grade:
1. Positive attitude and ability to remain calm during operational difficulties.
2. Knowledge of unsafe conditions, hazards and risk factors related to machine operations, functions and movements.
3. Fixture knowledge including loading/unloading, resting, butting, clamping and job alignment.
4. Safety & EMS awareness including first aid, proper waste disposal, near misses and accidents.
5. Machine-related 5S knowledge.
6. Machine operating knowledge including operations and offsets.
7. Understanding of engineering drawings, GD&T;, and manufacturing process plans.
8. Part inspection and knowledge of various measuring instruments and their least count.
9. Knowledge of COPQ, rejection,
rework PPM and OEE.
10. Ability to achieve defined daily production, efficiency and output targets.
11. Knowledge of autonomous maintenance check sheets.
12. Ability to restore the machine cycle after a power failure.
13. Ability to perform setup/changeover from one part to another.
14. Knowledge of tool types, tool changing and tool-life monitoring.
15. CNC,VMC, HMC program understanding, transfer and correction.
16. Ability to read CMM reports and make necessary machine corrections.
17. Knowledge and skills related to Kaizen and Poka-Yoke.