Coating Operator

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Visually inspect pre- and post-production deck boards to required quality standards.
• Utilize measurement tools to confirm quality specifications.
• Read and follow QA inspection instructions to ensure a quality product.
• Notify the Process Technician or Supervisor immediately if Quality issues arise.
• Able to read Production Work Orders and ensure printed label and end-tags are affixed appropriately.
• Unpackage substrate and Package finished-good decking product to required packing guidelines as appropriate.
• Unload conveyor with coated / printed decking boards.
• Complete production end-of-shift reporting to include scrap boards, using required inspection form.
• Able to utilize mechanical power tools for banding, tagging, and pneumatic controls for lifting tables.
• Able to assist other operators in meeting production schedule as required.
• Follow all plant safety protocols and guidelines to minimize risk of personal injury or asset damage.
• Participate in shift-start and shift-end Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) activities including cleaning and inspection of process equipment.
• Cook with other team members, warehouse personnel, and supervisors to ensure efficient workflow and timely material movement.
• Set-up, operate, and tend roll-to-roll coating machines and digital inking machines including adjusting settings such as speed, tension and roll gaps to ensure product specifications.
• Load and unload raw materials coatings with transport dollies and/or hand trucks.
• Mix coating formulations to ensure smooth and even application to the substrate.
• Visual inspection of coated products for defects such as scratches, unevenness, or deformations.
• Perform routine cleaning of the coating equipment to ensure optimal performance and safe working environment.
• Accurately record process data, quality information, and material usage in accordance with company standards.
• Participate in plant 6S activities to include maintaining a clean work area.
• Other duties may be assigned by Process Tech or Supervisor concerning issues that affect the performance or quality of your line.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED Required.
• Basic math, reading, and writing skills.
• Ability to recognize and address issues with the coating process or equipment in real time also ability to recognize and resolve recurring problems quickly.
• Previous machinery operator experience in a continuous production environment.
• Strong understanding of conveyance, coating, curing and printing equipment.
• Meticulous focus on maintaining quality uniformity and product quality.
• Ability to identify and address issues with the coating process or equipment in real time.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with other team members.
• Ability to read, interpret technical documents, work instructions, product specifications.
• Ability to lift and move up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time.
• Ability to work 12 hour shifts.

Additional Information

COMPANY DESCRIPTION: Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading home, security and digital products company. We’re focused on exciting opportunities within the home, security and commercial building markets. Our driving purpose is to elevate every life by transforming spaces into havens. We believe our work and our brands can have incredibly positive impacts for not just our business and shareholders, but for people and the planet, too. At Fortune Brands, we’re building something big. We’re advancing exciting innovations in all of our products and processes. We’re delivering trust, dependability, sustainability, and style. To make it all happen, we’ve transformed our workplace into an environment where smart, ambitious people have the support to reach their fullest potential. When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high-performing team empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive culture where everyone is encouraged be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength. Explore life at Fortune Brands here.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Hiring Pay Range: $47,840 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based sales incentive plan. At Fortune Brands, we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off benefits, adoption benefits, and more. We offer numerous ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) to foster a sense of belonging for all associates.

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