Sheeter Operator - Day Shift (3 Day / 12 Hour)

Job Description

Job Description

All jobs at Southern Champion Tray (SCT) require Team members to act in accordance with the shared Core Values and Operating principles of the company as they perform specific job functions. These include:

• Trustworthy – We strive for our actions to match our words in all our relationships.
• Servant – Hearted – We enable and empower our team to serve the needs of customers, Team members, suppliers and the community.
• Relational – We aim to build healthy relationships while fostering and environment that promotes compassion, balance, and personal and professional growth.
• Resourceful – We value strategic insourcing, first looking to create solutions internally, and then looking to apply that knowledge to future opportunities.  

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY:

Must safely set up and operate the machine to acquire quality product at the desired target speed of each run. 

SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITY:

• Set up and operate the machines in a consistent manner 
• Responsible to maintain the procedures with regard to the operation
• Must be able to read a scale and determine proper knife setting, sets knife blades
• Threads paper from roll stand around inside rollers to the knives
• Ability to push the rolls that are on an assist to the roll stand 
• Rolls weigh up to 6000 lbs.; average roll weighs 3000 to 4000 lbs.
• Be responsible for the quality of the product manufactured with regard to sheeting, printing, and sheet measurement, all sheet length must be accurate
• The slitting measurement must be very true
• Tension gauges must be adjusted to prevent board curl, trim must be flowing into blower
• Pallets must be properly banded, marked for identification, checked off, and entered in the production system
• Must vacuum under the sheeter and use air hose to blow dust from the machine
• Assure guards and platforms are in place
• Be responsible for all equipment, tools assigned to the machine, and notify the supervisor of any additional tools or equipment that would add to the efficiency and safety of the operation
• Analyze and correct production problems as they occur
• Assist in handling and stacking
• When mounting a roll, it must be rolled between the two arbors of the roll stand
• Move pallets of sheets to the aerator
• Follow all instructions issued on the work jacket and advise the supervisor of any incorrect or non-recorded information that is necessary for proper set up and operation
• Adjust to and follow new procedures and innovations, which would add to the efficiency and safety of the operation
• Troubleshoots, diagnoses, and assist in repair of machine malfunctions; performs routine cleaning and maintenance
• In accordance with our 5S system, maintain a clean work environment including the machine, floors, desks, and fans
• Effectively utilize any machine downtime (not including approved breaks) by assisting with set-up or performing other tasks associated with maintaining a clean work environment or as otherwise instructed by a supervisor
• Occasionally the Operator will be asked to perform a different job, or be temporarily placed in a different department based on production needs

AUTHORITY:  Must have the ability to lead a crew that has been placed with them to execute the demands of the cutting operation efficiently and to respond to oral instructions from his/her supervisor and other written instructions.

QUALIFICATIONS:   

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:  High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Must have basic computer skills and possess ability to utilize software. Must have mechanical ability and skills.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:  Must have the ability to read and understand documents, letters, etc. and write legibly in English. Must be able to understand and speak clearly, communicate, and understand directions in English as needed.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:  Must have the ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide both fractions and decimals, solve equations, read a tape measure, and have an understanding of both standard and metric measuring systems. 

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:  Must become a Certified Fork Lift operator to include the clamp truck in accordance with SCT training and carry a copy of your certification with you.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:  While performing the duties of this job, regularly required to walk, stand, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls and reach with arms and hands. Frequently is required to climb, balance, twist, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Must lift/move 25 to 75 pounds. Must be able to perform these functions for a minimum of 8 hours straight (with a 30-minute meal break any other applicable breaks during his/her shift) on a regular basis. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team member successfully performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, but the essential functions cannot be eliminated or performed by others. 

Regular attendance and reporting for work on time are necessary requirements as is availability for overtime work if necessary. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT:  Exposure to a dusty atmosphere with loud noise, which may require both eye and ear protection in some areas. Moving mechanical parts will also be exposed; safety guards have been put in place for the safety of all Team members but during set up, if a machine must be broken down and reassembled to complete the next job, questions regarding such operation should be directed to your supervisor as they arise. The work environment characteristics described are representative of those a Team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, but the essential functions cannot be eliminated or performed by others.

Day Shift (3 Day / 12 Hour) - 6:10AM - 6:15PM EST
Downtown Plant - 220 Compress Street, Chattanooga, TN 37405