Utility Technician

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Relieve machine operators for scheduled breaks and lunches.
• Maintains compliance with company safety and housekeeping rules and procedures.
• Affords assistance to material handler with wrapping and moving finished pallets to designated areas and completing transfers within M3 accurately.
• Affords assistance to material handler with retrieving raw materials and delivering them to the appropriate lines.
• Ensures rolls are chocked or loaded onto roll stands properly to prevent safety concerns or contamination.
• Affords assistance to maintenance and tool room personnel as needed.
• Advises Shift Supervisor and/or Production Manager of major maintenance items.
• Affords assistance with emptying and maintaining grinding cages.
• Provides general support and assistance to Thermoforming and/or Maintenance Technicians.
• Helps with basic material handling and machine prep activities.
• Responds to support needs across all departments promptly and efficiently.
• Affords assistance with maintaining clean and safe work areas.
• Communicates effectively with team members and supervisors.

Competencies

• Sense of Urgency – Expected to fill in gaps to keep production running smoothly and efficiently.
• Attention to Detail – Reviews transfers and roll allocations for accuracy within M3. Monitors grinding cages for proper material identification.
• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions; works well in group problem solving situations; uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit; puts success of team above own interests; able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; supports everyone's efforts to succeed.

Qualifications

• Previous plastics experience preferred but not required.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of an organization.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Knowledge of ERP systems and how to conduct transactions in M3.
• Certified to operate a forklift.
• Trained to use M3 for material allocations and transfers.