Slitter II (A Shift - 12 hour Days)

About the role

Join a team that sticks together at Shurtape Technologies, a leading manufacturer and marketer of adhesive tape with facilities worldwide and well‑known brands such as Duck®, FrogTape®, Painter’s Mate®, Shurtape®, T‑Rex®, Kip®, and Pro Tapes®. The Slitter Operator sets up and operates a manual slitter and/or automatic slitter and associated packing lines, follows safety rules and work instructions, fulfills shop floor work orders to achieve consistent quality of slit products, maintains production records, troubleshoots, solves problems, and participates in continuous‑improvement activities.

Responsibilities

• Sets up and operates slitter according to established procedures
• Maintains safety, housekeeping, and preventive‑maintenance programs
• Ensures finishing equipment is working correctly, troubleshoots, performs safety inspections, completes required documentation, performs preventative maintenance on assigned equipment, and initiates work orders for repairs
• Instructs trainees in all phases of slitter operation and record keeping
• Reads simple measurements, gauges, and meters
• Records output results on required documents and/or into computer
• Performs yardage checks, records results, and sets slitter yardage counter
• Reads tags to ensure proper materials are retrieved/used
• Issues hold tags; sends samples to lab
• Ensures correct materials and supplies are retrieved for optimum quality
• Maintains manual and/or electronic production records
• Performs equipment change‑over and splices
• Performs data‑entry on SAP
• Participates in S4 continuous‑improvement team meetings and projects
• Applies S4 concepts to work cells
• Communicates any equipment problems and maintenance issues from shift
• Applies all safety rules when entering the manufacturing facility

Qualifications

• Ability to follow detailed instructions accurately, work independently, and be a team player
• Excellent manual dexterity and organizational skills
• Knowledge of production schedules, basic math skills, computer skills, and data entry
• Ability to make length measurements, read gauges and meters

Benefits

The Company offers the following benefits, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Life insurance
• Short Term and Long Term Disability insurance
• Paid time off and company paid holidays