Operator I

Description

Position Summary:

Operator position to set up, operate, and tend to various specific manufacturing equipment in the department in accordance with procedures to ensure optimum product quality.  Accountable to safety, quality, efficiency, and proper packaging of materials produced.

Essential Position Requirements (include but are not limited to):

• SAFETY FIRST – Every employee of Cellofoam North America Inc. must demonstrate a strong commitment to safety ownership and accountability by observing all safety standards, procedures, and practices to ensure a safe working environment for themselves and others.
• Adhere to Cellofoam North America Inc. company focus areas: Safety, Financial, Customer, and People.
• Embody the Cellofoam North America Inc. employee core values of Humility, Hunger, Responsibility, and Intelligence.
• Understand and adhere to Emergency Action Plan and safety absolutes.
• Understand and adhere to Lock out/Tag out procedure.
• Operate a minimum of one manufacturing equipment or machine proficiently and at speed with minimal supervision.
• Complete documentation for quality checks and accurately record operational data and KPIs.
• Verify recipe or settings to process raw materials with the correct density, color and quality tolerance to meet specific job requirements.
• Full understanding of the manufacturing processes, quality standards, equipment operations, safety requirements and departmental procedures.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area.
• Read work orders or production schedules to determine specifications, such as materials to be used, locations of cutting lines, or dimensions and tolerances.
• Verify order information and produce part(s) with the correct material, density, weight, size, and/or shape within quality tolerance to meet specific job requirements while meeting productivity standards.
• Hand-form, cut, or finish workpieces, using tools such as blades, glue guns, heat guns.
• Install dies onto machines or presses and coat dies with parting agents, according to work order specifications.
• Install, align, and lock specified punches, dies, cutting blades, or other fixtures in rams or beds of machines, using gauges, templates, feelers, shims, and hand tools.
• Load workpieces or material into machines.
• Mark identifying data on workpieces.
• Set up, operate, or tend machines to cut, punch, crimp, or notch material.
• Set stops on machine beds, change dies, and adjust components.
• Verify equipment set-up prior to start of a production run; operate and shut down manufacturing equipment.
• Start machines, monitor their operations, troubleshoot, and stop machines.
• Turn controls to set cutting speeds, feed rates, or table angles for specified operations.
• Turn valves and dials of machines to regulate pressure, temperature, and speed and feed rates, and to set cycle times.
• Monitor equipment operations and record operational data.
• Remove parts, such as dies, from machines after production runs are finished.
• Trim excess material from parts, using approved knives, and grind scrap material for reuse.
• Supporting and working with other plant employees performing various tasks as required.  Lifting, inspecting materials, finished parts off the machine, product, packaging, wrapping, boxing, and assembling as required.
• Perform other production duties as requested by manager, supervisor, or lead.
• Work in conjunction with other departments to resolve issues.
• Maintain a positive work atmosphere with a culture of respect for others.
• Use appropriate judgment in upward communication regarding plant or employee concerns.
• Maintain a working knowledge and is in full compliance with corporate standards for business conduct and Federal anti-trust laws.
• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications

Education Requirements

• High School diploma or GED preferred but not required.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

• Good communication and organizational skills.  Attention to details.
• Ability to read and comprehend general safety warnings, work instructions, and guidelines.
• Teamwork, and communication skills and the ability to take direction from co-workers.
• Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and basic tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and preventive maintenance.                        
• Ability to use and articulate measuring devices:  tape measure, calipers, weight scales.
• Computer Proficiency.
• Strong math skills.
• Quality Control/Analysis: Conduct tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• General understanding of drawing and print requirements.
• Troubleshooting: Determine causes of operating errors and take action to address.

Position Requirements and Qualifications

• Prior experience in a manufacturing setting preferred.
• Must be Lock Out/Tag Out authorized trained.
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs.
• Good manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination.
• Flexible schedule and ability to work weekends and overtime
• Ability to work while standing all day
• Ability to maintain a brisk pace and meet standard production rates
• Attendance and dependability necessary

Software Skills Required

• Willingness to learn machine operation, touch screens, and setups.
• Basic computer operations

Other Information

• Flexibility in working hours to include nights, weekends and holidays as required.
• Overtime work may be required.

This Position Description is intended as a summary of the job responsibilities for this specific position. Cellofoam North America Inc. (the Company) reserves the right to add, remove, and/or alter job responsibilities in whole or in part with or without notice. This Position Description is not a contract. Every employee’s employment with the Company is voluntary and is subject to termination by the employee or the Company at will, with or without cause, and, with or without notice, at any time. Nothing in this Position Description or Company policies shall be interpreted to be in conflict or to eliminate or modify in any way the employment-at-will status of the Company’s employees.