Resin Technician - 2nd Shift

About the role

Manufacturing Plant
Reports to: Plant Manager, Manufacturing Manager, Production Supervisor, Shift Supervisor/Lead, or Production Lead.

Responsibilities

• Sets up, starts and runs all machinery, checking all controls for adherence to operating/safety procedures and ISO standards.
• Weighs ingredients to meet recipe specification and inserts into machinery, or ensures the correct ingredients are delivered to the work area and inserts pre-blended materials into machinery.
• Makes sure production and equipment are operating safely and efficiently.
• Troubleshoots equipment and processing issues.
• Operates machinery to mix, extrude/discharge or handle materials according to operating procedures.
• Examines materials visually or physically to ensure conformance with established standards.
• Takes samples of materials to lab for evaluation and instructs on any batch adjustments if needed.
• Notifies appropriate personnel of any issues, problems or concerns in a timely manner.
• Safely and neatly processes, batch offs, screens, cuts up, packages and/or skids material to correct size/container according to customer specifications.
• Accurately supplies/supports Production Operators with appropriate materials/functions to efficiently keep all equipment operational.
• Completes and maintains all required system inputs/transactions.
• Responsible for data integrity.
• Obtains the correct documentation for the batch.
• Sets up and starts any weigh-up or packaging machinery, checking all controls for adherence to operating/safety procedures.
• Notifies appropriate personnel of any issues, problems or concerns in a timely manner.
• Safely and neatly processes, batch offs, screens, cuts up, packages and/or skids material to correct size/container according to customer specifications.
• Accurately supplies/supports Production Operators with appropriate materials/functions to efficiently keep all equipment operational.
• Completes and maintains required paperwork and/or documents.
• Fulfills all required machine cleaning.
• Follows and complies with all safety and work rules and regulations.
• Maintains departmental housekeeping standards.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED equivalency.
• At least one (1) - (3) years of experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
  • Self-motivated with strong organization skills and ability to multi-task.
  • Time management skills.
  • Reads and comprehends written and oral instructions in English; reads and comprehends safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals and product recipes/material identifications.
  • Mathematical skill to add, subtract, multiply and divide and the ability to perform these operations using units of weight measurement, volume, and distance.
  • Effective communication one-on-one and in small group situations.
  • Manual dexterity sufficient to operate a wide variety of small hand tools, scales, hand trucks, fork lift, utility knife, and mixer/secondary machinery and computer equipment.