Operator

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include, but not limited to the following:

• Ensure that all required administrative forms associated with the extrusion process are maintained in an accurate and timely manner.
• Keep all vacuum, stuffer, and atmospheric vents clean and free of material.
• Keep all extruder cooling tanks with adequate level of distilled water and proper additives.
• Ensure that your assigned lines are running at the proper rates, temperatures, and percentages as established by engineering or management.
• Ensure that all boards are the proper color and length according to the schedule for the day.
• Notify the Process Leader, or Supervisor concerning issues that affect the performance or quality of your line.
• Monitor the output of your line hourly to verify the quality of your product.
• Always maintain safe working habits around the equipment and when moving product or materials in the area.
• Demonstrate good teamwork by assisting your co-workers as needed, or as directed by your Process Leader or Supervisor.
• Other duties may be assigned.
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Additional Responsibilities:

Willing to work overtime, holidays, and weekends as scheduled.

Education/Experience:

High School Diploma or GED

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

User knowledge of the Panel Mate computer control system.

• Basic math, reading, and writing skills
• Ability to recognize and solution recurring problems.
• Previous machinery operator experience in a continuous production environment.
• Ability to read, interpret and complete production schedules and reporting forms.
• Ability to lift and move up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time.
• Ability to work 12 hour shifts.

 Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.

The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to hot and wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Company Description:

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading innovation company focused on creating smarter, safer and more beautiful homes and improving lives. Our driving purpose is that we elevate every life by transforming spaces into havens. We believe our work and our brands can have incredibly positive impacts for not just our business and shareholders, but for people and the planet, too. When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high-performing team who are empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone is encouraged and empowered to be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength. Explore life at Fortune Brands here

Additional Information:

Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is Hiring Pay Range: $41,620 USD - $48,048 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based sales incentive plan.

At Fortune Brands, we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays per policy), inclusive fertility / adoption benefits, and more. We offer numerous Employee Resource Groups to support inclusivity and our associates’ feeling of belonging at work.

Fortune Brands is a brand, innovation and channel leader focused on exciting, supercharged categories in the home products, security and commercial building markets. Our portfolio of brands includes Moen, House of Rohl, Aqualisa, SpringWell, Therma-Tru, Larson, Fiberon, Master Lock, SentrySafe and Yale residential.

Fortune Brands is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois and trades on the NYSE as FBIN

Equal Employment Opportunity:

FBIN is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Reasonable Accommodations:

FBIN is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please contact us at [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information. Resumes submitted to this email address will not be responded to.

To protect yourself from fraudulent job postings or recruitment scams, please note that FBIN job postings are exclusively hosted on our careers page at www.fbin.com/careers>.