What are the responsibilities and job description for the Operator position at US Farathane?
US Farathane has been a leading source of plastics manufacturing, supplying the automotive industry for over 40 years. Through highly technical research and development, coupled with a diverse and knowledgeable Management Team and dedicated Associates, US Farathane has continued to grow each year.
We provide customers with a wide range of full-service support from black-box design concepts to highly engineered composites, TPE’s and TPO’s as well as specialized extrusion and compression technologies.
We are currently seeking a Mezzanine Operator . The successful candidate will be responsible to provide proper material to the cell / area to achieve optimal productivity, quality, and safety to assure internal and external customer satisfaction. REQUIREMENTS :
- Check availability and order necessary materials from warehouse to maintain molding schedule, executing material transactions properly.
- Notify supervisor of material shortage conditions.
- Communicate with preceding and oncoming material handler processing and production conditions.
- Participate in shift meetings, problem solving activities, and improvement efforts.
- Maintain material logs recording necessary material component and lot numbers as required per plant procedures to ensure material traceability.
- During job set up, review Parts Pus BOM to ensure correct material / component usage.
- For material changeovers, clean and clear drying material, bin hoppers, receives, grinders, and hoses to ensure that previous materials are removed, and material contamination does not occur use air hose provided.
- Clean and properly identify all material to ensure necessary transaction documentation is executive when returning material to storage including regrind.
- Set up materials to properly pre-dry ahead of material change overs.
- Blend colors and additives per scheduled requirements as necessary.
- Maintain necessary material levels at feed bins to ensure non-interrupted flow of material to molding, always keeping hoppers full.
- Provide virgin material for molding machine changeovers in order to meet molding schedule which requires loading material and drying bins, maintaining FIFO (First In First Out) at all times.
- Maintain proper identification of all materials at the feed room and individual machines
- Perform necessary moisture testing of materials.
- Monitor moisture read outs using touch screens.
- Monitor and control the required materials settings for bin temperature using touch screens.
- Perform preventative maintenance as required.
- Clean and change dryer, canister and received filters as necessary.
- Monitor material job usage using equipment monitors.
- Adhere to all company policies and procedures (i.e. quality policy manual, employee policy guide, Level II procedures, etc.).
- Comply with all internal and OSHA required safety procedures.
- Drive fork-lift and pallet jack.
- Maintain and fulfill housekeeping requirements.
QUALIFICATIONS :
- High School diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and / or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, shot correspondence, and memos.
- Ability to write simple correspondence.
- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to supervisors and other employees of the organization.
- Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s and recognize numbers and not transpose digits.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
- Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks at one time.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS : 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.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. These conditions include :
- Ability to stand, walk, sit, talk, or hear.
- Regularly use hands, to touch, handle or feel.
- Frequently required to walk and reach with hands and arms.
- Regularly lift and / or move up to 50 lbs.
- Occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include distinguishing color variation., adjusting focus, depth perception, and good hand-eye coordination.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT : The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. These conditions include :
- Regular exposure to moving mechanical parts.
- The employee must not wear any loose-fitting clothing that may get in the way of the moving machinery.
- Occasional exposed to extreme heat and vibration.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
- May be required to work outside for short periods of time.
The specific statements above are not intended to be all-inclusive. WHAT WE OFFER :
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401k with company match
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Discounts
- Flexible Spending Account
- Life Insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral Program
- Job Promotional Opportunities
Last updated : 2024-09-19