Entry Level Operator

This person is a member of a production crew that operates two production lines. You will work with your shift to safely produce high quality product in a fast pace continuous operation environment. The expectation for Level 1 operator is to deliver quality packaging and products for our customers.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Plant and Environmental Safety

• Lives the Owens Corning Safety Stand and meets all safety requirements. Safety is a condition of employment.
• Take personal ownership to work safely and hold other team members to the same high standards of safety
• Notify supervisor immediately of any accident, near miss or on- the -job injury when it occurs no matter how insignificant it may seem.
• Participates in the safety, quality, autonomous maintenance, TPM and housekeeping programs as established within the plant; including but not limited to Focused Improvement Events, Safety Committee, Training, etc.
• Performs job tasks to reduce environmental impact and adheres to the environmental regulations and recycling procedures for waste disposal.
• Complies with all plant rules and safety regulations.
• Performs cleanup duties at workstations and/or equipment/machinery.
• Communicates safety concerns and/or equipment problems/abnormalities to appropriate personnel, maintaining strong communication with the appropriate line section operators to ensure immediate action is taken for product out of spec.
• Inspect vehicles before use and throughout shift, keeping all equipment clean and operational.

TPM

• Participates in plant TPM initiatives – completing activities associated with TPM tasks (adheres to CILT standard, 5S).
• Continues to use TPM methodology to gain a better understanding of the equipment.
• Identifies and participates proactively in learning opportunities and develops expertise in those areas.
• Utilizes Focus Improvement tools to problem solve.
• Works to achieve zero injuries, zero defects and zero losses.
• During PM days, uses time effectively to bring equipment to optimal condition for zero losses.
• Maintain DM and Step Boards.

Quality

• Perform quality checks.
• Maintain control panel – adjust speed, delays, and other timers if needed.
• Interface with plant employees to provide quality control information.
• Monitor and report unusual or suspect material issues.
• Keep layout board updated.
• Understand and react to upset conditions.
• Evaluate all finished product for proper weight.

Productivity

Both Processes:

• Have a basic understanding of product process.
• Operate both Palletizers.
• Operate Shingle wrapper
• Operate stretch wrappers for all pallets.
• Operate banding equipment.
• Follow IVC inventory processes; print and apply labels.
• Weigh and report pallet weights.
• Operate powered industrial vehicles (including forklifts, Mule, sweepers, and scrubbers).
• Load and stack rewraps.
• Accurately report the amount of scrap and seconds for tracking.
• Adjust guide plates and speed for different products.
• Cover all front-end employee outages (to cover vacation, holiday, call-offs, etc.).
• Relieve crew members from duties for breaks.
• Visibly verify completion and submission of all level 1 operator paperwork (LPA, FAI, Dimension, Pallet Count Sheet).
• Insert cores into rolls.
• Manage seconds, scrap, and trash.
• Monitor equipment.
• Listen for alarms and responds appropriately to the various alarm signals.
• All other tasks or duties assigned by your leader.
• Assist in all lace-up, product change, and color change procedures.
• Perform preventive maintenance (PM) on down days.
• Assist the shift mechanic on machine outages.

Other

• Demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate.
• Support the training and development of colleagues.
• Demonstrates flexibility to changing priorities as business needs dictate.
• Identifies and participates proactively in learning opportunities, and develops expertise in those areas.
• Follows standard operating procedures and processes.
• Can and is willing to make decisions. Knows the chain of command to get support.
• Regular Attendance on site and the ability to rotate varying shifts.
• All other duties as assigned or needed.