12-hour Plastics Extrusion Operator - Pratt Retail Specialties - Production Facilities

SUMMARY

Responsible for all activities associated with safely Plastics Extrusion Machines including setup, operation, cleanup, and recommending improvements to operations to meet customer demand.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work safely at all times, be aware of surroundings and understand and comply with Pratt Industries Safety rules, operating procedures, and help hold co-workers responsible for safety related items. Participate in Plant Safety Committee.

• Follow at all times GMPs (Good Manufacturing Processes)

• Learn and comply with Pratt Industries quality procedures and policies.

• Stop bad quality from leaving the facility to the Customer. Catch it on the front end of manufacturing the product.

• Strong attention to detail for quality; prevent bad quality being sent to customer.

• Maximize the utilization of equipment by operating the machinery at available capacity and speed. Improve set up times daily, improve downtime daily.

• Identify and address mechanical concerns and report to Production Supervisor or Production Manager or Plant Mechanical Tech/Specialist

• Housekeeping and cleaning of work areas – keep clean and free of tripping hazards during shift and end of shift cleaning of the area. In addition, good housekeeping of areas employee utilizes; break rooms, bathrooms, refrigerators etc.

• Learn and understand capability and capacity of machine and drive efficiencies limiting waste and downtime.

• Do not sacrifice quality for machine speeds – must have both excellent quality and high efficiencies with minimal downtime.

• Train and assist Assistant Machine Operators, Machine Helpers and Production Utility with job duties on the machine, downtime, setup times and quality.

• Cross-train on other machines and learns other positions in the plant.

• Complete necessary reports in an accurate and timely manner, including but not limited to: Production Data, Machine Operational Status, Safety Data, Quality Data.

• Turn in maintenance work order requests to supervision for needed repairs on the machine or machines.

• Be proactive in the maintenance and housekeeping of equipment.

• Switch duties with co-workers as necessary. Learning environment to learn as many job duties to assist with plant growth and personal and professional growth opportunities.

• Comply with all company policies and procedures, including safety and maintaining good housekeeping.

• Adheres to production schedule.

• Makes recommendations for optimizing the schedule to meet cost, quality and service goals.

• Reports any unusual scheduling issues to Supervisor.

• Must be able to work overtime as necessary, sometimes on short notice. We serve our customers 24x7 – 365 days a year and sometimes work on holidays not avoidable.

• Additional duties may be assigned by management.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or GED.

• Candidates are PREFERRED who offer the following:

  • Prior work experience in the packaging industry; paper, plastics, converting

  • 6 months’ experience working on extrusion machines.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Able to read and follow instructions; quality, safety, job packets

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Able to read a tape measure with speed and accuracy.
• Able to calculate figures and amounts such as percentages, measurement, volume and rate.
• Able to apply concepts of high school math.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or graphic form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving one or more concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

May be required to maintain a current Lift Truck Operator License.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee may occasionally be required to sit.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 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 regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.
• The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; and vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

You should be proficient in:

• Plastic Extrusion Experience

Machines & technologies you'll use:

• Extrusion Machine