Job Description: Machine Operator Department: Manufacturing Reports to: Shift Supervisor / Production Supervisor FLSA Status: [Non-exempt] Job Type: [Full-time] A and C shift are 6:00 am to 6:00 pm B and D shift are 6:00 pm to 6:00 am Location: Georgia _________________________________________________________________________________
Job Summary:
Operates various plant equipment. Position requires demonstration of competency for all on-the-job activities that may have a direct or indirect effect on product safety, legality and/or quality.
Essential Functions:
- Ensures compliance with all company policies and procedures (EEO, Sexual Harassment, Safety, and Sanitation, etc.)
- Properly packaging finished product to customer requirements/specifications.
- Thread up production line in preparation of running as necessary and remove loose scrap.
- Accurately record weights of rolls and/or cases produced on the assigned line. This includes finished products and scrap.
- Obtain production labels properly place on product.
- Account for all rolls produced via accumulations sheet(s).
- Inspect product being produced for width, length, count, seals and other dimensions/attributes depending on product.
- Must become familiar with all safety and control features of equipment assigned to.
- Assure cores are proper length for product and set correctly.
- Maintain an adequate quality of packing materials at line.
- Working in a safe manner always wearing all required PPE.
- Maintain a clean, clutter-free workspace.
- Ensure that all scrap is disposition to supervisors’ instructions (reclaim or bale)
- Assures proper machine setup for product being produced.
- Code placement and legibility
- Removal of unacceptable product
- Ensure all Process Control Point checks are performed correctly. If any do not fall within AAP guidelines report to Supervisor immediately
- Perform QA checks every hour reporting any problems to Supervisor immediately.
- Assure proper threading and alignment of labels using threading diagrams on each machine.
- Record raw material lot numbers accurately.
- Accounts for all rolls produced via MV Base.
- Performs additional duties as directed by supervisor
Qualifications & Experience:
Education, Training & Professional Experience:
- High School Diploma or GED or 3 years working in related manufacturing areas.
- Basic math skills, ability to read measuring equipment.
- Good communication skills: - Speech and hearing abilities that allow the individual to communicate clearly and distinctly in English, and/or another language if required.
- Ability to read, comprehend and practice necessary safety procedures, signs. Etc.
Knowledge & Employment Standards:
- Operate and understand the functionality of manufacturing equipment.
- Sensory - Ability to distinguish color coded equipment, containers, label, signs, etc.
- Communication skills - abilities are essential
- Team Dynamics – Empowerment, Collaboration, Motivation, and Enthusiasm
- Setting and Achieving Goals in a High-Performance Work Environment - Self-motivated and high performance oriented
- Written and Oral Communication – strong.
- Reasoning Skills – Apply common sense understanding, to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
- Ability to be conscious of surrounding area and multifunctional if needed.
- Trained on customer requirements and to use it successfully on the job
- Acknowledges that it is our mission through the production of high-quality products manufactured as safe and legal with consistent standards and continually focus on quality improvements to be the market leader.
Physical Requirements & Abilities:
- Ability to move to all production areas of plant.
- Physical ability to stand a minimum of 8 hours to a maximum of 16 hours daily.
- Ability to climb fixed and portable ladders to a height of (10) feet.
- Ability to climb steps up to the mezzanines that can reach heights between 40 and 60 feet.
- Ability to stoop and bend while lifting weights up to (50) lbs.
- Ability to climb onto and crawl under machinery as required.
- Ability to work in 110-degree environment.
- Physically capable of moving quickly to all areas within the packaging area. May need the ability to exert force necessary to move wheeled equipment weighing approximately 150 lbs.
Working Conditions:
- Normal, no adverse or hazardous conditions
- Work in Plant environment
- Work in environment with dust, noise, chemicals
What We Offer:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and Holidays
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
- Employee Referral Program
- Inclusive and Collaborative Work Culture