Manufacturing Production Operator

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.

General Summary

The Manufacturing Production Operator position generally assist the Machine Operators with various tasks such as cleaning, sweeping, wrapping, counting, stacking, sorting and moving material that has been made the production line.

Primary Responsibilities

• Adheres to all safety programs and policies. Participates in safety and housekeeping programs established at the plant.

• Stacks seconds from conveyor to pallets. Cleans damaged shingles from floor, stacks them on pallets and keeps conveyors clear.

• Rewraps bundles that need new wrapping. Fixes bundles on jammed pallets.

• Keeps working area clean throughout the shift.

• Notifies appropriate personnel of any equipment malfunctions. Visually inspects production and takes corrective actions.

• Communicates to supervisor and leads any safety issues or problems that need to be addressed on the line.

• Assists in repairing line breaks and startups.

• Assists wrapper operator in changing wrapper rolls and making splices when needed. Stacks rolls (manually, with assistance) onto pallets.

• Restack pallets at the Palletizer when needed.

• Counts, weighs, and records number of units of materials moved or handled on daily production sheet.

• Removes samples of materials, labels with identifying information, and takes samples to laboratory for analysis.

• Makes simple adjustments or repairs such as realigning belts or replacing rollers.

• Shovels loose materials such as sand, gravel, metals, plastics, or chemicals, into machine hoppers or into vehicles and containers such as wheelbarrows, scrap truck, or barrels.

• Operates industrial truck or hoist to assist in loading or moving materials and products.

This position rotates shifts approximately every 30 days. Weekends are required.