Calender Take-Up Operator

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.  Other duties may be assigned.

1. Following standard methods and techniques, sets up and monitors materials and machinery during production runs to ensure it meets customer and product specification, and alerts Manager or Lead when standards are not met.
2. Feeds rubber through or around machine rollers and dryers.
3. Observes gauges and adjusts controls of machine to regulate functions, such as speed, temperature, and thickness of rubber.

1. Cross wraps of finished rolls
2. Unloads and set ups paper rolls
3. Operates the overhead hoist to move rolls
4. Loads oven programs and or verifies correct parameters

1. Assists Calender Operator with order changes and set-ups.
2. Completes all necessary documentation during and upon completion of production.

1. Monitors and records process controls and settings to determine material is being produced to specification.
2. Performs quality inspections and tests. 
3. Cuts rolls, weighs and prepares roll tickets.
4. Diagnoses and troubleshoots common operational and quality problems and makes necessary machine adjustments to correct.
5. Operates scrap grinder or Siliconizer as required.
6. Collects SPC data to chart and record accurately.
7. Promotes safety by:

1. Actively assesses activities on a constant basis to ensure no unsafe actions or results will occur.
2. Ensuring the housekeeping in the immediate and surrounding work area is maintained or improved to the highest level possible.
3. Wearing personal protective equipment (hearing protection, eye protection, steel toed shoes and gloves).

1. Ensures Quality products and processes are maintained by:
   1. Understanding and supporting both quality policies and the Quality System.
   2. Performing work at a level that ensures quality of this position’s work meets or exceeds internal specifications.
   3. Identifying and correcting if possible any identified quality issues in the department.
   4. Participating in system or quality based training provided by the company or recommended by the company.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.* 

 EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High School diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.  Ability to operate computer for data input and retrieval.

 LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to print simple sentences and legibly complete reports. Ability to understand and follow verbal instructions. Read, analyze and interpret technical procedures and manufacturing terminology.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtracts, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent

 REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  Ability to deal with problems involving several variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.*

 While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.  The employee regularly is required to walk; talk or hear.  The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

 While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibration.  Occasionally, the employee is exposed to fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme heat.  The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. 

*The job duties, physical demands and work environment characteristics described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Where possible, reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions where it does not cause undue hardship or safety risks to the company and/or the employee.