2nd Shift Crew - Change Over-NL Production
About The Position
KDC is a network of best-in-class custom formulators and manufacturers of color cosmetics, skincare, haircare, bath & body, fragrance, deodorant, home, health, industrial, and auto care products. KDC delivers high-touch innovation, operational excellence, and speed to market to well-known and emerging beauty, personal, and specialty companies from coast to coast. KDC has its head office in Longueuil, Québec. In addition, KDC has 10 operating facilities located throughout North America. Altogether, the company employs nearly 4,800 talented and dedicated employees in North America. This role is responsible for efficiently changing over production lines in a safe, timely, and efficient manner. The Change Over Crew Member ensures that setups and startups of production lines meet required quality specifications and standard rate of speed. They also conduct basic preventative maintenance on production lines.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED
- Must be able to read, write and understand English.
- Basic tool / mechanical aptitude
- 1 to 3 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to work in a self-directed manner
- Working knowledge of all cGMP’s, FDA, OSHA, and ISO9000 regulations and guidelines.
- Working knowledge of equipment manuals and technical documentation.
- Have knowledge of all machinery and set-ups.
- Ability to work in a team environment, with a diverse group of personalities.
- Ability to organize, prioritize, and multi-task in a high paced work environment.
- Strong leadership, verbal, written, analytical, mathematical, reasoning, and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrate high level of leadership, motivation, consistency, and accuracy in all tasks.
Nice To Haves
- Forklift experience a plus
Responsibilities
- Embrace and promote KDC safety, following all SOP’s.
- Immediately respond to production line shutdown and administer mechanical support.
- Implement improvements for production line startup and run consistency.
- Repair production equipment as necessary.
- Complete line changeovers in a safe, timely and accurate manner.
- Conduct washouts and pre/post run sanitization.
- Ensure line changeovers meet standard rate of speed at startup.
- Ensure line changeovers meet quality standards at startup.
- Suggest and implement improvements in mechanical equipment resulting in increased production line speed or consistency.
- Conduct routine preventative maintenance.
- Provide engineering support for new products and new packaging startups.
- Conduct routine safety inspections of production areas.
- Know and understand how to wash out and get to next job as soon as possible, i.e. wash transfer lines before line goes down, if possible.
- Troubleshoot and repair all machinery and process related deficiencies using technical/mechanical skills.
- Understand their position in keeping the lines up and running efficiently.
- Suggest and implement improvements for reducing changeover time.
- Work with Maintenance Mechanics and Maintenance Manager to develop, improve, or enhance equipment, methods, processes, and materials for producing new and established products.
- Miscellaneous duties as assigned by supervisor
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
