Assembler-NL Production - 3rd Shift

Key Responsibilities/ Accountabilities

• Check the correct identity, quality and appearance of materials, components, supplies and products.
• Maintain established quality standards, reporting quality defects to the Line Leader to assure poor quality product is not going into the carton.
• Maintain a clean and neat work area.
• Follow all safety procedures.
• Execute special assignments required by Management.

Responsibilities by Line Position

Bottle Position

• Put bottles on line in a specified direction, watching for any noticeable defects.
• Keep line full and watch for any bottles that fall over or get stuck on the track or filler.
• Know where start/stop buttons are for filler and capper.
• Make sure the bottles transfer on and off the filler.
• Make sure the cap hopper is full of caps.
• Dump bottles into bin and break down boxes if necessary.
• If line goes down, clean up immediate area before table work.
• If there is a jam-up on filler, bottle person helps Line Leader clean the filler and empty unusable containers.

Cap/Spray Nozzle Placement

• Place spray nozzles and caps into/onto bottles and twist a couple times to set in place before torque machine.
• When the line goes down the person should clean up area (caps on floor, bottles that were pulled off the line), fill and open cap/sprayer boxes.

Box Position

• Assemble boxes correctly and quickly so line will be full of boxes at all times.
• Insert partitions if order requires partitions.
• Keep watch on capper for jam-ups, tipped bottles, no caps and cocked caps.
• If any of these things occur, the box person should notify the Line Leader immediately and go to the problem area and assist the Line Leader.
• (Example: pick up bottles, take bottles with no caps off line, etc.)
• Watch for labeler for jam-ups. If they notice label rolls getting low, they should notify the Line Leader.
• When the line goes down, they are to clean their work area.
• (Example: extra cardboard or bad cartons/partitions to scrap box empty pallets off line.)
• Helps person on boxes keep up on boxes or partitions.
• Can go and get boxes or partitions for box person.
• For heat seal product, check one or two caps to see if heat seal is good.
• Boxes are packed one-half full.
• Keep watch on the capper and labeler for problems.

Middle Packer

• Pack bottles in boxes looking at every bottle per box for front and back labels and for codes.
• Helps person on boxes keep up on boxes or partitions.
• Person also can go and get boxes or partitions for box person.
• For heat seal product, check one or two caps to see if heat seal is good.
• Boxes are packed one-half full.
• Keep watch on the capper and labeler for problems.

End Packer

• Pack the remaining bottles into the boxes.
• If applicable, sprayers, caps, and MSDS sheets are packed into each box.
• Fold flaps down on boxes and push the filled box through the carton sealer.
• Need to keep an eye on the track at end of line in case it becomes full.
• Palletizer is notified.
• Watch for boxes going through taper in case they tip over.
• If there is a problem on lines end packer should hit emergency stop immediately.

Marginal Job Duties

• Emptying garbage cans.
• Sweeping.
• Washing tracks.

Education / Certification / Qualifications / Experience

• High School, HSED preferred.
• Experience: None, helpful to have some factory experience.

LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

• None

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Walk;
• Reach above shoulders;
• Climb or balance;
• Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl up to 1/3 of the time up to 48”;
• Stand (all 8 hours/10 hours of the shift or overtime as required);
• Use hands to finger, handle or touch;
• And talk or hear 2/3 and more of the time.
• Lift or force to be exerted up to 10 pounds 2/3 and more of the time.
• Lift or force to be exerted up to 35 pounds 1/3 to 2/3 of the time, including pushing/pulling.
• Dumping bottles, dumping a box of empty bottles into the hopper.
• Boxes are large and awkward – may have to lift overhead.
• Occasionally work up to 10 + feet.
• Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less).
• Distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more).

TOOLS/EQUIPMENT USED

• Hand taper and possibly safety knife 1/3 to 2/3 of the time.

WORK ENVIRONMENT/PPE REQUIRED

• Exposure to various chemicals 2/3 and more of the time.
• Work near moving mechanical parts 2/3 and more of the time.
• Moderate noise level 2/3 of the time during normal line duties.
• Loud noise level 1/3 of the time from running motors form surrounding machinery.

Comments

• Always know where the emergency stop buttons are, be aware of your surroundings.
• Be prepared for your next position on the job and know what the responsibilities are before you get there.