Slitter Operator

Job Overview

The primary role of the Slitter Operator is responsibility for setting-up and operating slitting machine to cut rolls of stock to specifications to ensure optimum safety, quality and production while minimizing cost, energy, and waste in our team-based environment.

Job Duties

• Support Environmental Health & Safety for the facility, following all current policies and procedures and making an effort to improve the Environmental Health and Safety performance of our facility.
• Set-up and operate slitter machines to efficiency, quality and waste specifications.
• Maintain visual workplace standards.
• Complete required paperwork including visual check sheets and run condition sheets.
• Monitors and maintains quality by removing flag defects.
• Operate safely hoists and pallet jacks.
• Meets established percent of target production goals.
• Generates and completes necessary paper work and forms to include AIMS.
• Actively participate in all Continuous Improvement, Safety and Quality initiatives.
• Involvement and support of continuous improvement as assigned to teams, roles in maintaining WCOM changes and daily in changes made as well as updating machine/department boards as assigned.
• Practices safety at all times in compliance with company and department safety guidelines.
• Performs housekeeping duties to ensure a clean and safe work environment.
• All other duties as assigned by supervisor or management.

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• HS diploma or equivalent/Technical experience.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Vision requirements of the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus to perform all functions safely.
• Must have the ability to distinguish color, must pass a color blindness test.
• Regular attendance.
• Frequent interaction with others.
• Must have the ability to work in a team-based environment, assist others when needed and lead by example while focusing on safety, quality and productivity.

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

• Ability to lift/push/pull up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to communicate both written and verbally.
• Frequent use of hands and wrists.
• Required to stand, sit, squat, bend, walk, lift (as noted above) and climb frequently throughout the day on a daily basis.
• 100% of the time spending in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to wear all personal protective equipment as required.
• Occasional stooping, kneeling and bending.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision plans.
• Paid time off, starting at 40 hours per year for full-time hourly employees, may vary by location.
• Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location.
• Wellbeing programs & Employee Assistance Program.
• Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account.
• Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary benefits.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Retirement Savings Plan with company match.
• Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval).
• Discretionary bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date).