Blender Operator - 3rd Shift (10:45PM - 7:00AM)

Teknor Apex Company•Pawtucket, RI

74d•Onsite

About The Position

The Blender Operator is responsible for the charging of hand adds to the blenders, verifying the lot numbers and weights of raw materials and staging the raw material(s) necessary to produce finished products, following batch card instructions, reviewing production schedule and following written instructions to customers' requirements.

Requirements

Able to read and comprehend English
Possess good math skills
Able to drive (or learn to drive) a forklift and to use an electric hand truck

Responsibilities

charging of hand adds to the blenders
verifying the lot numbers and weights of raw materials
staging the raw material(s) necessary to produce finished products
following batch card instructions
reviewing production schedule
following written instructions to customers' requirements
verifying all TA item code numbers
recording all lot numbers of staged materials on the batch card
cleaning and inspection of the blender
compound charge, staging the necessary raw materials and preparing the blender to accept the next compound charge scheduled
reporting any variation from procedure to supervision and documenting this variation on the batch card
coordinating blender production with other areas of operation
following customer packaging instructions. All product is to be properly packed, labeled, weighed, and sealed
generating labels and properly aligning and affixing these to the package container
performing changeovers of the packaging equipment in a timely, efficient,clean manner with required safety equipment utilized
preparing packaging materials to cover future shift schedule requirements (i.e. Gaylords, Supersacks, etc.)
scanning / entering of finished product into the computer system
Practice good housekeeping and wear the required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Meet or exceed all plant key performance indicators
Participate in and help sustain Lean Manufacturing initiatives