Good news for anyone interested in a career in manufacturing: Thermo King in Hastings, Nebraska is hiring for several open positions!

The Thermo King Hastings Plant shipped its first product in 1981. It occupies 234,000 square feet in the Hastings Industrial Park West, and is part of Ingersoll Rand’s Transport Solutions Business Unit.

Thermo King’s Hastings plant primarily manufactures temperature control units for various sized trucks. Products such as engine-powered and vehicle-powered refrigeration units, Heat King thermal units, and bus air conditioning units are just a few examples of the variety of products manufactured in Hastings.

Key processes in the manufacture of temperature control products in Hastings are performed at this plant, including sheet metal fabrication, spot welding, painting, assembly, and testing. And right now, the Hastings plant is hiring for several positions, including Paint, Assembly, Sheet Metal, and 2nd Shift Supervisor. Take a look below for more information about each position:

Paint

Entry Level: Primary focus is learning the process

• General
  • Performance meets standard
  • Successful completion of introductory period (6 months)
• Goals & Results
  • Understands, accepts, and supports vision and key business goals
  • Supports and demonstrates a well-organized, safe and clean workplace
  • Has completed assessment requirements and implemented a self-development plan

• Team
  • Understands non-blaming and process oriented behavior
  • Basic understanding, support and commitment to the team and continuous improvement
  • Resolves the problems at the lowest level possible
  • Identifies possible solutions when communicating problems
  • Follows rules of conduct at all times
• Process and Equipment
  • Ability to learn and adhere to operating standards and procedures
  • Makes improvement suggestions
  • Demonstrates understanding of process and products
  • Ability to read and understand work documents
  • Competent use of Entry level Workplace Skills and requirements on job description

• EHS/Quality/Delivery
  • Understands the importance of safety, quality and delivery
  • Performs according to quality, delivery, safety and standard work expectations
  • Responsive to internal and external customer needs
  • Makes suggestions to improve qualify, safety, and delivery

Assembly

Entry Level: Primary focus is learning the process

• General
  • Performance meets standard
  • Successful completion of introductory period (6 months)
• Goals & Results
  • Understands, accepts, and supports vision and key business goals
  • Supports and demonstrates a well-organized, safe and clean workplace
  • Has completed assessment requirements and implemented a self-development plan

• Team
  • Understands non-blaming and process oriented behavior
  • Basic understanding, support and commitment to the team and continuous improvement
  • Resolves the problems at the lowest level possible
  • Identifies possible solutions when communicating problems
  • Follows rules of conduct at all times
• Process and Equipment
  • Ability to learn and adhere to operating standards and procedures
  • Makes improvement suggestions
  • Demonstrates understanding of process and products
  • Ability to read and understand work documents
  • Competent use of Entry level Workplace Skills and requirements on job description

• EHS/Quality/Delivery
  • Understands the importance of safety, quality and delivery
  • Performs according to quality, delivery, safety and standard work expectations
  • Responsive to internal and external customer needs
  • Makes suggestions to improve qualify, safety, and delivery

Sheet Metal

Minimum Qualifications

1. Demonstrate ability to read and understand TK prints for specific department.
2. Demonstrate ability to use measuring equipment for specific department.
3. Take Minimum Qualifications Test with a desired score of 70% or better.
4. Demonstrate ability to set-up and run basic operations with assistance.

Entry Level: Primary focus is learning the process

• General
  • Performance meets standard
  • Successful completion of introductory period (6 months)
• Goals & Results
  • Understands, accepts, and supports vision and key business goals
  • Supports and demonstrates a well-organized, safe and clean workplace
  • Has completed assessment requirements and implemented a self-development plan

• Team
  • Understands non-blaming and process oriented behavior
  • Basic understanding, support and commitment to the team and continuous improvement
  • Resolves the problems at the lowest level possible
  • Identifies possible solutions when communicating problems
  • Follows rules of conduct at all times
• Process and Equipment
  • Ability to learn and adhere to operating standards and procedures
  • Makes improvement suggestions
  • Demonstrates understanding of process and products
  • Ability to read and understand work documents
  • Competent use of Entry level Workplace Skills and requirements on job description

• EHS/Quality/Delivery
  • Understands the importance of safety, quality and delivery
  • Performs according to quality, delivery, safety and standard work expectations
  • Responsive to internal and external customer needs
  • Makes suggestions to improve qualify, safety, and delivery

2nd Shift Supervisor

Please see Ingersoll Rand’s careers page for more information about this position: .

Here at NeMAC, we’re very proud of Nebraska’s manufacturing community, and Thermo King is a great contributor to that community. We’re always glad to see companies hiring, and that’s especially true in manufacturing.

For more information or to apply for any of these positions, please contact Katie Vandeberg via email at , or by phone at 402.461.2208. And for more information about other careers in manufacturing, don’t hesitate to connect with us via or !

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Photo credit: Thermo King