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Robot Operator (1st shift) Entry level pay starting at $21.50

Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd., Brookings, SD, United States


Robot Operator (1st Shift)

Job Category: Manufacturing Requisition Number: ROBOT005271
Posted: April 24, 2026
Full-Time
Location: Brookings, SD 57006, USA
Job Details

Description

Key Responsibilities:
Responsible for the basic setup, program adjustments, operation, and maintenance of the machine
Determine specifications and job instructions from reading blueprints, examining work orders, and standard work instructions
Ability to read weld symbols and tack
Measure, inspect and test completed metal products to ensure compliance with specifications
Complete documentation in a timely manner
Understand plant safety guidelines and pass all required safety training
Maintains good housekeeping and clean work areas in assigned space
Act, Live, and Behave by TCF Core Values.
Additional duties may be assigned, dependent upon location and product line.
Qualifications:
Typically requires a high school diploma and up to 2 years of experience
Read and understand shop orders and blueprints, safety rules, standard work instructions written in English.
Basic math skills to include addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in all units of measure including whole numbers, fractions, and decimals. Ability to read a tape measure.
Ability to use hand tools in a safe and proper manner.
Certifications, Licenses, Registrations and Required Training:
JSA completion, Forklift Operations, PPE identification and usage, Crane Training, hazard awareness/identification, Lift table operations, Rigging safety
Understands SQDE Metrics, LDMS, Issue boards, 5S
Physical Demands/Working Conditions:
Continuously lift/move 10 pounds; frequently lift/move up to 25 pounds; and occasionally lift/move up to 50 pounds.
Continuously stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms above shoulder height; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk; and hear.
Occasionally climb, balance, stoop, kneel, reach with hands and arms at waist level and below the waist, and work in limited space.
Specific vision abilities required include close vision, color vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is continuously exposed to moving mechanical parts and extreme heat. The employee is occasionally exposed to high places, fumes, or airborne particles and/or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
Safety:
Twin City Fan is dedicated to providing a safe and healthy work environment. Every employee must understand and continually work within the safety and health rules and policies. The use of good judgment and common sense is critical to workplace safety and Twin City Fan expects every employee to work in a safe and conscientious manner.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.