Lead Operator

Essential Job Functions

• Observe all safety regulations.
• Follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and Good Documentation Practices (GDPs).
• Identify and locate raw materials by reading and interpreting job orders.
• Perform equipment setup and startups, bringing extrusion lines in and out of production, including identifying appropriate resin blends and removal of non-required materials.
• Set up inline printing, including ink retrieval and ink return.
• Clean up and return ink to the ink room appropriately when a job ends.
• Make adjustments to settings, including web guide settings, tension settings, width settings, bag machine and winder settings, Doctor machine setting, etc...
• Setup, start up and operate bag machines and winders.
• Provide supervision and direction for packers assigned to their extrusion lines as well as the mixer / material handler for their shift.
• Ensure product quality during manufacturing.
• Keep work area clean and organized.
• Perform Quality Control checks as required by Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
• Document the run record for manufactured product.
• Train junior employees on equipment and process.
• Support other Lead Operators in maintaining all extrusion lines.
• Ensure unused equipment is stored in the proper location.

Non-Essential Job Functions

• Assist with preventative maintenance activity (screen changes / blade replacement / cleaning air rings / etc…).

Qualifications

• Ability to lift 30 lbs. consistently and higher occasionally.
• Ability to work on a rotating 12 hour shift schedule (day / night).
• Experience as a packer.
• Willingness to listen and learn through on the job training from Supervisors.
• Basic math skills to complete calculations and measurements of product.
• Basic computer skills to input data / interface with Material Management Systems.

Other Skills/Abilities

• Ability to perform length, gauge and weight measurements.
• Use of hand tools, such as wrenches, scrapers, die gauges, screwdrivers, tape measures, etc.
• Ability to visually inspect product for defects.