Control Room Operator 2nd Shift

Unpack your potential and grow with Pratt Industries—full-time, year-round jobs with a growing manufacturing company.

Pay

Pay starts at $18.15, based on experience.

Benefits

• Paid holidays from day one
• Insurance benefits and wellness reimbursement program within one month of hire
• 401(k) with company match after three months
• Paid vacation days after six months
• Full tuition reimbursement after twelve months
• Paid childbearing and parenting leave after twelve months

About the role

Our Production Workers help with all aspects of turning recycled paper into sheets of corrugated board and getting them to our customers. Think boxes for Domino’s pizzas, moving with Home Depot, Amazon deliveries, Hello Fresh meals, and more.

Responsibilities

• Follow all safety rules
• Learn to read corrugator lineups
• Constantly monitor board quality
• Communicate any quality issues with the crew
• Make corrections for any board defects
• Communicate all machine issues to supervisor
• Keep machine organized and clean
• Maximize utilization of equipment by operating the machinery at available capacity and speed
• Adhere to the daily production schedule
• Make recommendations for optimizing the schedule to meet cost, quality, delivery, and service goals
• Assist all operators as instructed by supervision
• Read related MSDS and learn proper response for emergency chemical spills or skin contact
• Comply with all company policies and procedures, including safety and maintaining good housekeeping
• Additional duties may be assigned by management

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required
• Strong desire to learn and grow in a state-of-the-art, fast-paced environment
• Able to read and follow instructions on factory masters
• 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
• 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
• Working knowledge of equipment design and capabilities that can be translated into efficient operation
• Understanding of product layouts and production specifications
• Knowledge of product quality specifications and quality standards

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of this job.

• Regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear
• Frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Occasionally required to sit
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the functions of this job.

• Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts
• Frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions
• Occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; and vibration
• Noise level in the work environment is usually loud

Performance Measurements

• Operating standards – meet or exceed standards in quality, cost, safety, customer satisfaction, and productivity (standards set annually and communicated to the employee)
• Personal growth – responsibility for professional growth with tools provided by the company (annual goals developed and agreed upon with superior)
• Employee relations – evaluated on behaviors associated with appropriate human interaction, respect, and communication
• Creativity – evaluated on participation in advancing the business through new and innovative ideas