Operator

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Operator

Department: Manufacturing

Position Description: Responsible for working on the manufacturing floor involved in the production, assembly, inspection, and reporting of manufactured products.

Primary Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

- Review Operator Work/Packaging Instructions.

- Review Boundary samples.

- Review First piece samples, and trim samples as required.

- Review/understand Roadmap.

- Ensure product container is clean, free of old labels, and verify correct labels are applied.

- Operate manufacturing equipment in a safe and efficient manner.

- Maintain Plant cleanliness and organization.

- Perform trimming, de-gating, and assembly/decorating operations as defined.

- Inspect and verify part quality.

- Perform quality checks at required intervals and document.

- Collect and record daily production.

- At start/end of shift, communicate with prior/next shift any process or product issues.

Additional Responsibilities: 

- Work requires timely reaction/escalation to safety or quality issues.  

- Grind and/or dispose of scrap, as directed.

- Participate, as needed, in internal problem solving/improvement activities.

- Read, interpret, and apply logic to carry out instructions provided in written, oral, or diagram form.

- Communicate effectively with all levels of associates.

- Other duties as assigned by supervision.

Other Requirements: 

- All employees are responsible for complying with the safety policies and procedures.

- Must complete training requirements for the position, as outlined in training matrix.

- Lifting shoulder high up to 40 lbs. repetitively.

- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

- Working in a non-climate-controlled environment.

- Work requires repetitive motion activities including but not limited to box cutting, standing, lifting, pushing/pulling, bending, and loading/unloading.

- Perform basic math functions – addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

- Able to support overtime during week or weekends.

Position Key Interfaces

Internal:

- Production Supervisors/Team Leads/Relief Operators

- Quality, Manufacturing and Process Engineers

External:

- Corporate Manufacturing support

Key Measure Accountability:

- Safety 

- Quality

- Judgement/Decision Making

- Teamwork/Interpersonal Skills

- Attention to detail and accuracy of work

- Cleanliness