Machine Operator - 12-hour shift - 6am-6pm

About the role

Responsible for all activities associated with safely operating production machines including setup, operation, cleanup, and recommending improvements to operations to meet customer demand.

Responsibilities

• Work safely at all times, be aware of surroundings and understand and comply with Pratt Industries Safety rules, operating procedures, and help hold co-workers responsible for safety related items.
• Participate in Plant Safety Committee.
• Follow at all times GMPs (Good Manufacturing Processes)
• Learn and comply with Pratt Industries quality procedures and policies.
• Stop bad quality from leaving the facility to the Customer.
• Catch it on the front end of manufacturing the product.
• Strong attention to detail for poor quality; prevent bad quality being sent to customer.
• Maximize the utilization of equipment by operating the machinery at available capacity and speed.
• Improve set up times daily, improve downtime daily.
• Identify and address mechanical concerns and report to Production Supervisor or Production Manager or Plant Mechanical Tech/Specialist
• Housekeeping and cleaning of work areas – keep clean and free of tripping hazards during shift and end of shift cleaning of the area.
• In addition, good housekeeping of areas employee utilizes; break rooms, bathrooms, refrigerators etc.
• Learn and understand capability and capacity of machine and drive efficiencies limiting waste and downtime.
• Do not sacrifice quality for machine speeds – must have both excellent quality and high efficiencies with minimal downtime.
• Train and assist Assistant Machine Operators, Machine Helpers and Production Utility with job duties on the machine, downtime, setup times and quality.
• Complete necessary reports in an accurate and timely manner, including but not limited to: Production Data, Machine Operational Status, Safety Data, Quality Data.
• Turn in maintenance work order requests to supervision for needed repairs on the machine or machines.
• Be proactive in the maintenance and housekeeping of equipment.
• Switch duties with co-workers as necessary.
• Learning environment to learn as many job duties to assist with plant growth and personal and professional growth opportunities.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures, including safety and maintaining good housekeeping.
• Adheres to production schedule.
• Makes recommendations for optimizing the schedule to meet cost, quality and service goals.
• Reports any unusual scheduling issues to Supervisor.
• Must be able to work overtime as necessary, sometimes on short notice.

Qualifications

• We serve our customers 24x7 – 365 days a year and sometimes work on holidays not avoidable.
• Additional duties may be assigned by management.

Education and/or Experience

• A high school diploma or GED.
• Prior work experience in the packaging industry; paper, plastics, converting.
• 6 months’ experience in some type of manufacturing operation.

Reasoning Abilities

• Able to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or graphic form.
• Able to deal with problems involving one or more concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee may occasionally be required to sit.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.
• The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; and vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.