Production Lead - EBS

Job Title: Lead Production Operator, Portland OR

Who We Are Looking For:
We are currently seeking a Lead Production Operator for our Portland, OR location. Reporting to the Production Supervisor, this senior level, full-time position is responsible for leading a crew of about 8 Production Operators, ensuring the quality and efficiency of the manufacturing process, focusing on continuous monitoring, testing, troubleshooting, and documentation. People applying for this job should have proven manufacturing experience.

Starting Pay: $32.38/hour while in training and $34.88/hour when certified.
Shifts: Three rotating shifts every 6 weeks: days 6:45 am – 3:00 pm, swing 2:45 pm – 11:00 pm, and nights 10:45 PM to 7:00 AM.
Additional: $1 differential for hours worked from 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM

What You’ll Do:

1. Quality Testing and Assurance:
• Conduct quality testing on every roll or pallet produced, including sampling and required tests.
• Perform quality testing for each resin application during new roll splices.
• Ensure adherence to product specification requirements as defined in Arclin Quality module.
• Collect film samples for retains and customer requirements.
2. Monitoring and Maintenance:
• Monitor online film weight and moisture scanners continuously.
• Monitor defect detection cameras to identify and address issues promptly.
• Respond to defects arising from continuous operations affecting final product quality.
• Troubleshoot defects in collaboration with wet end operators and coater operators.
3. Documentation and Reporting:
• Record true product quality data into Arclin documenting systems.
• Enter all roll data into Arclin Quality module, including paper roll data and finished film roll data.
• Record all testing results in Arclin Quality module.
4. Process Management and Housekeeping:
• Manage housekeeping of the dry end area and rolls before and after each splice.
• Check process settings before and after splices, ensuring continuity and quality.
• Follow through with paper splices and manage web break processes effectively.
5. Production Support and Packaging:
• Prepare dry end and rewinder for feed, including full feed threading processes.
• Ensure proper housekeeping of dry end area and rolls after web breaks and treater feed.
• Create and attach labels for finished film rolls and assist in initial packing on treater rewinder.
• Unload finished film rolls onto the automatic roll packaging system.
6. Compliance and Safety:
• Ensure all packaging requirements are met before transferring rolls to the shipping department.
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment, adhering to safety protocols and regulations.

To Be Successful, You Will Need:

• Proven experience in a manufacturing environment (5-10 years), ideally in a role involving quality assurance and production oversight.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail.
• Knowledge of testing procedures and equipment used in manufacturing operations.
• Ability to interpret technical specifications and ensure compliance.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• High school diploma or equivalent; additional technical training or certifications preferred.

Working Conditions:

• This role involves working in a manufacturing plant environment, which may include exposure to machinery, noise, and various production materials.
• Overtime and occasional weekend work may be required based on production demands.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to stand, walk, and lift objects up to 50 pounds as necessary during the course of the shift.

What We Offer:
Arclin’s employee benefits program offers competitive financial, medical, and personal services. Our comprehensive package includes a broad array of plans, allowing employees to select benefits that best meet their needs and those of their families. Major benefits available to full-time employees include:

• Comprehensive Health Insurance: medical, dental, orthodontia (for dependents only).
• Company-paid Life & Disability Insurance.
• Spousal & Dependent coverage available for purchase.
• Business Travel Accident Insurance.
• Retirement Savings Plan – 401(k): traditional & Roth. Company match of $0.70 per dollar, up to 6%, and 5-year vesting program available after 90 days of employment.
• Employee Incentive Program (EIP): Awards are paid mid-February of every year, dependent on company EBITDA performance.
• Flexible, Paid Vacation, Company Paid Holidays, and two (2) floating holidays.
• Parental Leave.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Wellness Programs.
• Community Involvement Activities.

About Us:
At Arclin, satisfying the changing needs of our customers is at the center of everything we do. To accomplish this goal, we work to improve our customers’ products and processes by providing innovative, value-added bonding and surfacing solutions for the engineered materials markets, and agricultural and natural resources applications that address market demands for greater product yield and reduced environmental impact. In our firm commitment to this mission, we apply the highest standards for performance to these three principles: Trust, Value, and Innovation. Visit our website for more information on our Mission & Values.

Simply put, our people matter. Throughout our company, we encourage and value creativity and diversity as the way to do business. And for a very good reason — the quality and effectiveness of our products start with the quality people who make them: our experienced professionals who understand our customers’ needs and processes.

Together, our team of more than 600 employees across 12 locations applies its talents and the latest technologies to developing thousands of advanced applications that drive customer success.

Please Note:
The above statements are designed to outline the functions and position requirements of this job. They do not identify all tasks that may be expected, nor address the performance standards that must be maintaine

Salary : $32 - $35