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

Teknor Apex Company•Pawtucket, RI

9h•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

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
charging of all hand adds to the blender as specified by the blender batch card
reporting any variation from procedure to supervision and documenting this variation on the batch card
coordinating blender production with other areas of operation
reviewing the production schedule and following customer packaging instructions
packing, labeling, weighing, and sealing product
reporting any schedule, instruction, or potential problem to the Bagger Leadman
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
communicating with mill area operators after changeover is completed
preparing packaging materials to cover future shift schedule requirements (i.e. Gaylords, Supersacks, etc.)
scanning / entering of finished product into the computer system
practicing good housekeeping and wear the required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
meeting or exceeding all plant key performance indicators
participating in and help sustain Lean Manufacturing initiatives