Slitter Operator (1st shift)

About the role

The Slitter Operator position at TekniPlex involves converting in-process or finished master rolls per production order and customer specifications. This role is part of a global team dedicated to creating safer, smarter solutions that touch daily life.

Responsibilities

• Follow all TekniPlex plant safety rules and standards.
• Maintain good housekeeping practices.
• Comply with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
• Load a machine payoff using an overhead hoist and thread the material through the machine initially by hand and then jogging it through the cutting press.
• Input data into the shop floor PC, check and validate labels are correct from computer on to the corresponding rolls.
• Selects, cleans, installs spacers and knives on shafts.
• Threading sheeting through slitter and verifies dimension of slit specifications.
• Secures slit strips on cores, adjusts guides and roller tension, threads edge trim to scrap winder and starts machine.
• Observes slitting and rewinding operation and examines cut strips for flatness, wrinkles and other defects.
• Observes the machine and is required to communicate scrap, mechanical or quality issues timely.
• Arranges stacking rolls according to packaging specification.
• Meets standards relating to productivity, quality and scrap daily.
• Fills out and submits required paperwork daily.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Safety conscious.
• Comfortable standing for entire shift.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. repetitively.
• Previous manufacturing experience preferred.
• Previous forklift experience is preferred.
• 2 years of experience in manufacturing facility is preferred.
• Excellent communication skills for this hands-on role.
• Must be able to read/writing/speak English.
• Minimum of a High School Diploma.

Physical Demands

• Regularly stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, push, pull and carry.
• Frequent talking and reaching with hands and arms.
• Frequent lifting and/or moving up to 12 pounds, and occasionally lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds.
• Frequent exposure to moving mechanical parts and vibration.
• Frequent exposure to humid conditions and hot temperatures.
• Frequent exposure to others, but may occasionally work alone.