Thermoforming Machine Operator

Description

Focus/Objective

The Thermoforming Operator will support the plant activities.

Job Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Under very little supervision, operates one or two forming machines simultaneously and conducts mentoring with other machine operators
• Adjust machine components to regulate speeds, pressures, and temperatures, and amounts, dimensions, and flow of materials
•  Monitors machine operations and observes lights and gauges to detect malfunctions; presses control buttons to activate machinery and equipment
• Turns controls to adjust machine functions, such as regulating air pressure, creating vacuums, and adjusting coolant flow
• Synchronizes speeds of sections of machines when producing products involving several steps or processes
• Executes advanced troubleshooting activities for thermoforming and related processes.
• Works to achieve standard daily output rate when operating machine
• Enters daily utilization information into plant PCM
• Puts material onto and loads machine; delivers pallets of finished goods to proper area; builds carton boxes if needed.
• Achieves all production goals within established schedules and deadlines
•  Provides advanced troubleshooting to alleviate machine or forming issues and conducts adjustments as required; assists Maintenance and/or Set-up Technicians with machine issues as needed
• No direct supervision responsibilities, however, this individual provides mentoring to other machine operators and participates in the on-board training (OBT) process; also, indirectly coordinates the work of assigned inspector-packers
• Completes and fills out daily logs, forming condition sheets, heater checklists, locator cards and other assigned paperwork; completes all assigned cleaning/preventive maintenance tasks
• Immediately notifies supervisor of any/all processing or maintenance problems on assigned line
• Reports to work on-time and follows company attendance policy and guidelines
• Assists Forming Supervisor with other tasks and/or projects as requested

Minimum Position Qualifications/Requirements: 

• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
• Detail oriented and commitment to follow through to completion.
• Strong interpersonal skills; Strong team player
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Minimum 3-years forklift experience.
• Prolonged periods sitting on a forklift.
• Prolonged periods of standing, bending, and walking from one end of the building to the other.
• Manufacturing experience preferred
• Integrity – Supports Governance and Compliance programs and company code of conduct. Maintains confidentiality; inspires respect and trust; does the right thing; reports potentially unsafe conditions; takes responsibility for own actions.
• Teamwork – Works well in group situations; supports everyone’s efforts to succeed; contributes to building a positive team environment; shares expertise with others; is consistently on time at work...
• Communication – Balances listening and talking; speaks and writes clearly and accurately, influences others; communicates changes and progress; participates in meetings.
• Respect for the individual – Shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences; educates others on the value of diversity; focuses on solving conflict, not blaming.
• Data & process-driven decision making – Applies design principles; quality problem solving; develops alternate solutions; develops realistic action plans; develops strategies to achieve organizational goals.
• Urgency without frenzy – Generates creative solutions; manages competing demands or unexpected events; adapts strategy to changing conditions; prioritizes and plans work activities; sets goals and objectives.
• Accountability – Takes ownership of work; does what is needed without being asked; follows through.
• Takes responsibility for own actions; ensures work responsibility is covered when absent; observes safety and security procedures.
• Continuous Improvement – Thinks of better ways to do things; understands the organization’s strengths and weaknesses; adapts to changes in work environment; ability to assess own strength and needs; strives to continuously build knowledge and skills.

Preferred Skills/Qualifications & Education:

• HS Diploma/GED
• 12 to 24 months of experience as a Forming Machine Operator or related experience
• Successfully completed all requirements from the respective Forming Operator Check sheet
• Ability to perform general to advanced machine maintenance
• Able to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Experience or ability in mentoring and training
• Self-directed and independent with strong communication skills

  Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma required.
• Forklift Certification

Requirements

Environmental, Health & Safety Responsibilities: 

•  Exemplify EE Dallas QB Inc.’s safety culture in everyday activities.
• Gain a thorough working knowledge of EE Dallas QB Inc. Environmental, Safety & Health (ESH) policies and procedures.
• Follow all EE Dallas QB Inc. facility and corporate ES&H procedures and practices.
• Attend and actively participate in facility ESH meetings and forums that will drive employee involvement.
• Participate in JSA’s, and other site safety reviews.
• Complete all required ESHA training in a timely fashion.
•  Participate in any safety investigations when called upon to do so.
•  Ensure equipment used in the forming process is operated properly and all safety mechanisms and guards are in place
• Understands how to handle machines properly during an emergency, which includes power outages, machine failure, workplace injuries, etc.
• Follows plant safety procedures and guidelines; informs supervisor of safety issues; reports any workplace injury or incident immediately; wears and utilizes personal protective equipment (PPE) as required.
• Understands and performs Lock-out/Tag-out procedures and how to mentor this topic to other employees.
• Ensures equipment used in forming process is operated properly and all safety mechanisms and guards are in place
• Understands how to handle machine properly during an emergency, which includes power outages, machine failure, workplace   injuries, etc.
• Follows plant safety procedures and guidelines; informs supervisor of safety issues; reports any workplace injury or incident immediately; wears and utilizes personal protective equipment (PPE) as required
• Mentors other machine operators and inspector-packers on safety procedures and guidelines
• Understands and performs Lock-out/Tag-out procedures and how to mentor this topic to other employees

Quality Responsibilities: 

• Responsible for ensuring regulations and company quality procedures are followed in the performance of your job
• Responsible for maintaining good housekeeping in your work areas.
• Responsible for maintaining all Quality documents assigned to your job are properly completed following our GMP & BRC standards.
• Responsible completing all Quality training to maintain the ability to do your job following our SOPs.
• Responsible for actively participating in GEMBA walks when called upon to do so.
• Ensures that all product manufactured on assigned machine is within Company quality limits; immediately recognizes quality issues and takes action; operates at or below Company scrap targets
• Ensures grinder is functioning properly
• Assists with in-line inspection when necessary; completes any re-inspection that is ordered due to quality issues from assigned line
• Follows plant quality practices including Good Manufacturing Practices, or GMP’s
• Ensures grinder is functioning properly

Physical Demands:  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: 

• Employee may be required to sit, stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job may include close vision.
• Successfully completed all requirements from the respective Forming Operator Check sheet
• Must be physically capable of spending long hours outdoors or in a warehouse environment. 
• Ability to perform general to advanced machine maintenance
• Must be “fit for duty”.
• Must be able to lift up to 60 pounds at a time.
• Able to walk a minimum of 5,000 steps per day.

Work Environment: 

• Must be able to perform under the following conditions:
• Work primarily production area without climate control
• Work safely at all  times.
• Work occasionally in the warehouse, plant building, or outside plant area. 
• Able to occasionally work long hours without prior notice to assist the plant on urgent issues.

Talking is important for those activities in which workers must impart oral information to clients or to the public, and in those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability   to adjust focus. Using primarily just the fingers to make small movements such as typing, picking up small objects, or pinching fingers together. While   performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk and stoop; kneel, crouch or crawl.