Packaging Operator

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •High School diploma or GED
• •Licensed to operate Forklift and other material handling equipment
• •Safety Knowledge of all safety requirements
• •Must be able to stand for long periods of time on cement floors
• •Must be able to walk, stoop, kneel and climb ladders and staircases
• •Must be able to lift up to 50lbs regularly, and up to 90 as required
• •Must be able to wear dual ear protection equipment when working in vicinity of hot end units
• •Must be able to wear all required PPE
• •Must be able to mix and handle resins and other chemicals while using computers and other forms of measuring devices
• •Must be able to complete computer based training and all other programs needed to stay in compliance with company policy's
• •Must be able to attend all monthly safety meetings
• •Must be able to complete safety/beware audits on a monthly basis
• •Must be able to perform pre-employment substance abuse testing
• •Must be able to maintain a drug-free workplace
• •Must be able to comply with company commitments, policies, and compliance requirements
• •Must be able to remain on job until relieved
• •Must be able to continuously observe unit for improper performance and keep all equipment in proper adjustment
• •Must be able to continuously observe for and correct poor pot operation, stringers, binderless clumps
• •Must be able to assist Machine Chief in changing over unit from one product to another
• •Must be able to assist Machine Chief in shutting down a unit for periodic cleanup or other reasons and restarting unit
• •Must be able to keep all parts of the forming section, including rolls, guides, pressure bars, etc. clean at all times
• •Must be able to keep the tops of the pots and forming tube free of marbles and fly
• •Must be able to maintain other equipment and work area clean and neat at all times
• •Must be able to observe for malfunctioning of equipment and for unusual operating conditions and notify supervision
• •Must be able to verbally communicate to the spooler when scrap is being run by use of signal light system
• •Must be able to be qualified on the more complex subordinate jobs
• •Must be able to read gauges and instruments
• •Must be able to perform some analytical ability
• •Must be able to record information relative to the operation and perform other clerical duties necessary to maintain proper records relative to work performed
• •Must be able to keep neat and accurate records of pot and burner performance, roll speed, etc.
• •Must be able to use safe work practices and report hazardous conditions at all times
• •Must be able to keep equipment and work areas clean and orderly
• •Must be able to ensure that all 5S areas of responsibility have been completed before end of shift
• •Must be able to follow safety guidelines in the defiance complex
• •Must be able to follow all general shop rules for defiance complex
• •Must be able to clean and change Cuno filters, while keeping the area clean
• •Must be able to work in a team based environment
• •Must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment in a safe manor
• •Must be able to handle multiple priorities during the course of the day
• •Must be able to work from general instructions from the plant management team
• •Must be able to comply with the Production Superintendent
• •Must be able to work under direct supervision of the Shift Supervisor
• •Must be able to perform duties connected with the hot end of the wool unit
• •Must be able to assist in changing of pots, burners and rollers
• •Must be able to line up forming section and keep fibers lined up in upper and lower guides
• •Must be able to maintain continuous marble feed to pots and operate them so that each pot has the same glass output
• •Must be able to perform other related duties as directed, including duties of lower classification