Production Material Blender Operator - 2nd Shift

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate material mixes, minimize waste, ensure equipment cleanliness, and communicate effectively with production personnel.
• Provide breaks for and fill in as Production / Grinder Room Operator as required.
• Ensure the correct material (e.g. resin, regrind, PCR, color) is flowing to the operating blow mold machines based off the Production Supervisor direction and Production Schedule.
• Complete the Material Blender Daily Checklist ensuring Safety, security, operation, and cleanliness of the blender equipment and work area.
• Clean system filters each shift.
• Screens at blenders
• Baghouse socks
• Extruder hopper screens
• Ensure the correct raw material (e.g. resin, regrind, PCR, color) is available for Production, review with Production Supervisor for ordering.
• Perform color changes efficiently and ensure proper color cleanout to minimize color contamination scrap.
• Weigh and date color after use, prior to returning it to stock.
• Weigh and label all regrind super sacks and gaylords.
• Color, weight, date, initials
• Red tag and isolate if contaminated
• Breakdown and stack empty gaylords and pallets, dispose of as required.
• Pass area and process information to oncoming shift.
• Material Blender Operator
• Advise the Production Supervisor of progress and all issues that arise concerning the process and equipment.
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned to support departmental goals.
• Clean out the tail bins one hour after the drums have been held (dark to light), then begin reintroducing the tails back into the process.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Experience working in a Manufacturing Environment.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Understand plant safety guidelines and pass all required safety training.
• Must be able to understand verbal and written instructions.
• Troubleshoot problems and report issues.
• Work well in team environment.

About the role

Mauser Packaging Solutions offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, paid time off, and other competitive benefits.

Physical Requirements

• Plant facility runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week consistently, excluding designated holidays or prearranged shut down.
• Line production is constant flow approximately 35 to 60 drums an hour.
• Ability to be on feet for long periods of time, 8-12 hours per scheduled shift.
• Walking during this standing time in work cell, continuous rotation between mold machine, tester machine, cutter machine and grinder machine.
• Repetitive turning & twisting during the leak testing steps of production.
• Reaching above shoulders, hand and wrist repetitive simple grasping to pick up drum, flip drum to put it on the cutter machine, and drum lid assembly.
• Usage of lid assembly closure bar and cutting knife to complete drum manufacturing process.
• Use of hands and fingers to perform job function.
• Ability to stoop, kneel, bend and climb, minimal, only as needed.
• Ability to lift as needed up to 35lbs during scheduled shift.
• Ability to lift consistently up to 20lbs for full shift to move drum through and complete manufacturing process.
• The work environment is inside, however not temperature controlled. Exposed to both heat and cold depending on the daily weather conditions outside, and plastic mold machine station working at.
• Ability to wear company required personal protective equipment; safety glasses, earplugs, steel toe/composite safety shoes, cut resistant gloves, and any other necessary item based on assigned task.