Press Operator
Perks & Benefits:
- Exhibit, promote, and enforce all company safety requirements and expectations.
- Reliably control the normal operations/start-up sequences/shut-down processes for selected area of HDF Plant production as described below.
- Cross-training for proficiency Press Operations, Energy Plant, Dryer/Refiner Operations, Resin Operations and Finishing (sanding/sawing) Operations.
- Operate a highly automated plant to ensure HDF production schedules are met.
- Continuously monitor the status and operating conditions of the selected position in the HDF Plant.
- Support HDF Plant maintenance operations.
- Respond to any plant operational emergency, including potential fire threats. QC testing of board mechanical properties and sanding line.
- Strong mechanical, system, and process interaction aptitudes.
- Adhere to the Production Schedule
- Basic math skills with the ability to use various metric system measurement devices including micrometer, tape measure, etc.
- Troubleshooting and analyzing as they relate to plant operating systems.
- Managing ‘housekeeping‘ expectations at all times.
- Conducting daily activities in a manner which promotes plant reliability and productivity.
- Performing duties in accordance with all company policies, procedures, and standards of quality.
- Comfortable with basic calculations and measurements of productivity/efficiency.
- Model workplace expectations regarding control room culture and plant operational discipline.
- Two years of experience in production plant.
- Strong computer/HMI skills required for operation of automated equipment and systems.
- Strong work ethic, sense of duty and the ability to mentor/cross-train team members.
- Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision.
- A sense of urgency, a capacity for accurate decisions and the ability to exercise sound judgement in a demanding work environment.
- High school graduate or equivalent required.
- Technical college degree preferred.
- Excellent verbal communication skills.
- Prefer a minimum of 3 years prior experience as an Assistant Production Operator in a manufacturing or industrial environment (preferably in an MDF plant or composite panel industry).
- Strong computer/HMI skills required for operation of automated equipment and systems.
- Ability to read, comprehend and understand P&IDs, operating manuals, vendor drawings and technical documentation.
- The Production Operator will be subjected to all environmental elements such as exposure to high/low temperatures, sun/rain, confined spaces etc.
- Should have the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment, making decisions quickly with clear consistent communication.
- Team player who collaborates well with other company employees and associates; problem solver who is resilient and reliable.
- Candidate will be exposed to loud noise that may exceed 87 decibels.
- Candidate must be able to complete task under extreme hot climate temperatures internally on the shopfloor, which can exceed 110 degrees F.
- The Production Operator will be subjected to all environmental elements such as exposure to high/low temperatures, sun/rain, confined spaces etc.
- The Production Operator must be able to complete daily tasks under little to no supervision, should have the ability to multitask in a challenging environment, making decisions quickly with clear consistent communication
- The MDF Department embraces the diversity of languages, but most, if not all, communication verbally and written is preferred in English to successfully complete the appropriate scope of work.
- Work location is Barnwell. This job operates in a manufacturing environment.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, walk, climb stairs, talk, or hear; use hands/fingers to manage or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
- The employee must occasionally climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
- Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
- The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, ambient air, temperature extremes, combustible dust fumes or airborne particles, chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and vibration.
- Must be able to work at elevated heights as well as confined spaces.
- This is a full-time position, and hours of work are a rotating shift, 7:00 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Availability to work rotating shift schedules, overtime, nights, holidays, and weekends, plus respond to occasional off-hours callouts to ensure plant reliability of operations.
- Internal: MDF, Shipping, Administrative
- External: Contractors, Vendors, Consultants
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