Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Lead by example supporting company values and continuous improvement principles.

2. Have a high level of safety standards for self and others.

3. Maintain and drive good housekeeping practices.

4. Consult the Help Chain with quality issues.

5. Perform daily housekeeping duties.

6. Have the mechanical aptitude to control and operate material unloading and sorting machines and all auxiliary equipment to process materials or products that meet quality, quantity, and timing requirements by customers. 

7. Utilization of all quality tools including, quality checks, attribute data, SPC, pareto charts, graphs, performance data, and calculations to monitor manufacturing process performance, and make proper adjustments as required.

8. Work effectively as a member of a process team, filling in for others as needed, adjusting quickly to changes and providing support and assistance to other team members.

9. Perform changeovers, clean-outs, and order verifications in flow lines.

10. Communicate with operators in your area at shift change.

11. Be able to perform all other tasks as assigned by the supervisor.

12. Communicate clearly in English both verbally and written

13. Wear appropriate required safety gear

14. Attend work regularly and reliably

15. Work flexible shifts and overtime as scheduled or directed

16. Conformance to company performance rules such as work instructions, working standards, policies, etc.

17. Conformance to behavioral rules, expectations, and company policies.

18. Respond to process breakdowns, quality problems and logistic problems

19. Follow the help chain when unable to resolve problems in the pre-determined time frame

20. Identify problems and record on problem solving boards

21. Perform Process audits and respond to the reaction plans making adjustments to the process, as necessary

22. Make necessary adjustments and minor repairs to manufacturing and auxiliary equipment, including sorters, blender, regrinder, material handling equipment, etc.

23. Maintain accurate records, such as scrap/hold labels, shift productions summary, tool tagging, Gaylord labels, etc.

24. Provide appropriate communications and feedback to other RPS, support personnel, maintenance, process specialists, cycle personnel and supervisors

25. Maintain and improve standardized work practices

26. Support productivity improvements by team members

27. Utilize root cause analysis to solve problems

28. Evaluate and test improvement ideas

29. Assist in mistake proofing

30. Identify improvements to eliminate waste

31. Maintain and suggest improvement to housekeeping and shop floor organization system

32. Maintain and improve manufacturing process performance to target such areas as quality, downtime, scrap, output, utilization, process monitoring, data recording, safety and housekeeping

33. Train new operators on the job

34. Demonstrate awareness of and compliance with all pertinent safety policies and procedures

35. Maintain a professional, clean and organized work environment

36. Participate in work related training programs

 

Supervisory Responsibilities: None