Quality Operator (Nights) Job

Quality Operator (Nights) Job

Primary location: Johnstown, Ohio Employment status: Full-Time

Under the supervision of the Production Supervisor, the Quality Operator is responsible for ensuring product quality at the Powder Coating Line through the use of regular consistent checks via equipment and visual checks. Essential duties and responsibilities includes the following. Other duties may be assigned.

General Duties:

• Commit to and follow the facility Mission, Vision and Values that support the AWI Operating Principles as an individual and team.
• Attend and participate in all required company training programs.

Paint Line Duties:

• Operate all quality check equipment including but not limited to: colorimeter, gloss meter, viewing board, thickness gauge, scratch testing, etc.
• Operate machinery or stations as instructed by the Supervisor to meet scheduled demands.
• Support the development of standard recipes with the operators on the line.
• Make appropriate running decisions to prevent excessive defects and/or downtime.
• Develop a knowledge of the basics of operation of each area in order to communicate issues and support troubleshooting.
• Keep accurate records of production, waste, and quality checks undertaken.
• Communicate issues quickly and accurately to the operators, supervisor, and plant resources to prevent excessive scrap and downtime.

Environmental, Health, & Safety:

• Follow all Company, OSHA Safety, and EPA Environmental Policies.
• Ensure personal safe behavior and encourages safe behavior in others.
• Participate in safety related events/trainings/processes.
• Conform to all company policies and procedures.
• Maintain clean and organized work area.
• Proper cleaning and maintenance of equipment.
• Report any safety/environmental incidents.

Quality:

• Maintain a high level of customer focus in producing quality products and services that do not sacrifice the safety of others, oneself, nor the environment.
• Ensure that the standards for quality, output, safety etc. are adhered to and improved upon.
• Troubleshoot issues that are within your knowledge and control.
• Decide quickly to contact more resources for issues outside of your knowledge and control.
• Effective use and management of standards and samples.
• Check coating quality using visual checks and quality devices at a regular interval.
• Support the product hold process when material is out of specification by working with the quality team to determine isolation time frames.
• Monitor aspects of the booth that could affect the product quality using devices, standard work, and knowledge of the process.
• Understand when a powder is of standard quality or of good quality vs when there is an issue that needs to be addressed.
• Create and/or improve upon standard work processes including but not limited to: Start Up Shut Down While Running Change Overs Troubleshooting Downday Cost Looks for projects or methods to reduce cost without sacrificing the quality of the parts. Drive waste out of operation.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Travel: Minimal; less than 5%

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Basic computer skills including Excel, & web-based applications to enter data regularly and accurately.
• Prior manufacturing, assembly, material movement, or powder coating operations experience preferred.
• Ability to learn and understand the PLC operating screen and data output screens.
• Understand your internal customer base (Sublimation Line, Assembly, and Crating).
• Be customer oriented; possess the ability to react to the customers' needs while following company procedures.
• Direct knowledge and demonstrated understanding of Johnstown plant products and processes is preferred.
• Knowledge of metal manufacturing materials, fabrication processes, and machinery preferred.
• Must be flexible and be able to respond with a positive attitude to changing demands and conditions.
• Must be able to effectively communicate with many areas of the plant/company during meetings, presentations, and various conversations on and off the floor.
• Attention to detail and understand/adjusting to minor detail changes.
• Ability to learn how to operate a forklift and other company vehicles.

Physical and Mental Demands: The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and/or hear.
• The employee is frequently required to stand, walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• The employee must frequently lift and move up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and move up to 75 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Plant Environment This position operates in a manufacturing setting and can be subject to extreme cold and hot temperatures; uneven walking surfaces with cords, tools and other obstacles; intermittent loud noises; and dusty or dirty conditions.
• Basic PPE required: safety glasses, earplugs, and steel toe/composite boots. Specific PPE & training will be provided for activities requiring additional accommodation.

Education and/or Experience: High school diploma or GED required.

Competencies: Other Skills and Abilities

Why should you join Steel Ceilings, a subsidiary of Armstrong World Industries? Armstrong World Industries (AWI) is a leader in the design and manufacture of innovative commercial and residential ceiling, wall and suspension system solutions in the Americas. With approximately $1B in revenue, AWI has about 2,800 employees and a manufacturing network of fifteen facilities in North America. At home, at work, in healthcare facilities, classrooms, stores, or restaurants, we offer interior solutions that help to enhance comfort, save time, improve building efficiency and overall performance, and create beautiful spaces. For more than 150 years, we have built our business on trust and integrity. It set us apart then, and it sets us apart now, along with our ability to collaborate with and innovate for the people we're here to serve - our customers, our shareholders, our communities and our employees. We are committed to developing new and sustainable ceiling solutions, with design and performance possibilities that make a positive difference in spaces where we live, work, learn, heal and play. It's an exciting, rewarding business to be in, and we're committed to continue to grow and prosper for the benefit of all of our stakeholders.

Our Sustainability Ambition "Bringing our Purpose to Life" - lead a transformation in the design and building of spaces fit for today and tomorrow. We are committed to: Engaging a diverse, purpose-driven workforce; Transforming buildings from structures that shelter into structures that serve and preserve the health and well-being of people and planet; Pursuing sustainable, innovative solutions for spaces where we live, work, learn heal and play; Being a catalyst for change with all of our stakeholders; and Making a positive difference in the environments and communities we impact.

About the location (Johnstown OH) Steel Ceilings, Inc., a subsidiary of Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (AWI), is one of fifteen AWI plants in North America. Our Johnstown plant in Central Ohio is located a mere 30 minutes from the capital of Ohio, Columbus, a major metropolitan area. Known for its quaint "small-town America" vibe, its proximity to Columbus, the 15th largest city in the US, provides the best of both worlds. In addition to the numerous golfing opportunities that Johnstown can boast about. There are car cruise-ins, concerts, bike path trails, theatrical performances, street festivals, and antique fairs hosted in the area year-round.

Steel Ceilings, a subsidiary of Armstrong World

Armstrong World Industries