What are the responsibilities and job description for the Knot Saw Operator position at Havco Wood Products, LLC?
Knot Saw Operator
POSITION TITLE: Knot Saw Operator POSITION LOCATION: Vonore, TN
POSITION REPORTS TO: Rough End Team Leader POSITION SUPERVISES: N/A
POSITION SUMMARY:
Knot saw operators are assigned to the rough end areas of operation and are required to assist in all activities regarding safety, quality, operations, maintenance, and continuous improvement. They are required to follow Havco Vonore’s mission statement, values and instructions of Management.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Safety
- Must follow all OSHA and HAVCO safety rules/regulations.
- Help to enforce all rules and regulations pertaining to safety.
- Identify and aid in the corrections of any safety hazards notify the immediate Supervisor with any safety issues or concerns
- Must be able to move material safely using proper lifting techniques.
- Identify and aid in the corrections of any unsafe behavior through co-worker awareness.
Quality
- Must know and understand all customers’ requirements in their assigned area pertaining to quality and customer satisfaction.
- Must be able to meet the customer’s internal and external requirements on any CTQ testing required of their area.
- Identify and aid in the corrections of any quality issues, notify the immediate Supervisor with any quality issues or concerns.
- Must perform standardized quality inspections in their assigned area
Operation
- Must be able to safely operate all equipment specific to your assigned area as needed.
- Must be able to maintain a constant and consistent flow of material in through the process, while adjusting machinery if necessary to facilitate an efficient flow of material.
- Must be able to consistently maintain proper set-up and ensure the material being produced meets customer specifications.
- Must stop production of material when quality issues are identified.
- Must stop equipment when it is identified to be unsafe to run.
- Must be able to work any required overtime, including weekends.
- The employee is required to maintain regular, reliable and predictable attendance and punctuality.
Maintenance
- Must possess the ability to exercise and maintain good communication skills with the Maintenance staff team to ensure all machinery is in good working conditions at all times.
- Must perform routine maintenance activities including, but not limited to Preventative Maintenance (PM), replacements of components.
- Must be able to troubleshoot equipment defects.
- Must fill out required maintenance documents to include, but not limited to Preventative Maintenance (PM) sheets and work orders.
- Must be able to learn and follow the Operator Bases Maintenance (OBM).
- Participate on Operator Bases Maintenance (OBM) Teams.
Continuous Improvement
- Must be willing to participate on and understand Root Cause Analyses (RCA) practices.
- Must have an understanding of Continuous Improvement (CI) Structure.
- Must be willing to participate on AD-HOC teams to eradicate or minimize issues/losses.
- Must be willing to participate on Continuous Improvement (CI) Teams.
EDUCATION: Must possess a high school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED).
WORK EXPERIENCE: Manufacturing experience preferred.
CERTIFICATION: N/A
KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:
- Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision and direction.
- Must possess the ability to learn and adapt quickly, take initiative, produce complete and accurate work.
- Must be able to prioritize, multi-task and manage time efficiently.
- Must be able to work across functional lines seamlessly.
- Must exercise a high level of integrity and able to deal effectively with employees at all levels.
- Must understand, maintain, and sustain the 5’s process.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Must be able to work in hot environments.
- Must be able to stand on your feet 8 – 12 hours/day.
- Must be able to bend, twist, turn, and lift 10-50 lbs. routinely.
- Must possess the ability to work at a fast, safe pace consistently.
- Must be able to meet the physical demand requirements as set forth in the Work STEPS analysis.
The job description is intended to provide the general guidelines for job expectations and the employee’s ability to perform the essential safety, quality, operational, maintenance, and continuous improvement functions as described above. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned as deemed appropriate by the company. The job description does not represent a contract of employment, and the company reserves the right to change the job description as necessary at any time with or without prior notice.
