Clamp Truck Operator

Pratt Industries • Statesville, NC

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About The Position

The Clamp Truck Operator/ Starch Mixer is responsible for safely operating and caring for the clamp truck and carrying out related paper-roll handling, starch preparation, and corrugator support duties. The role includes transporting and tracking paper rolls, inspecting incoming rolls, maintaining equipment and warehouse areas, preparing starch according to company formula, and supporting production, safety, quality, and housekeeping requirements.

The position also involves checking viscosities, recording starch information, monitoring starch and chemical inventory, maintaining the wastewater treatment facility, and learning appropriate chemical emergency responses. The employee may assist with wet-end training and perform additional duties assigned by management.

Pratt Industries describes itself as a paper and packaging company with more than 9,000 employees and a commitment to recycling and the environment. The company offers competitive compensation with incentive opportunities and a benefits package.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Current Lift Truck/Clamp Truck Operator License.
• Able to read and follow instructions on factory masters.
• Able to read a tape measure with speed and accuracy and calculate percentages, measurements, volume, and rates using high school math concepts.
• Ability to apply common-sense understanding to written, oral, or graphic instructions and solve problems involving concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Working knowledge of equipment design and capabilities, product layouts and production specifications, product quality specifications, and quality standards.

Nice To Haves

• Prior work experience in the corrugated industry.
• Prior industrial power truck or heavy equipment operating experience.
• Six months of experience on the wet end of a corrugator.

Responsibilities

• Take paper rolls to the corrugator, prioritizing butt rolls, and record rolls on the appropriate forms.
• Learn to read corrugator lineups.
• Mark butt rolls with size, diameter, lineal footage, and grade before returning them to stock.
• Unload rolls from trailers and/or rail cars and check and note physical damage.
• Operate the clamp truck safely.
• Complete the clamp truck inspection report at the beginning of each shift and submit maintenance work orders for needed repairs.
• Keep the warehouse organized and clean.
• Submit roll stock tallies to the corrugator supervisor or Scheduling Department.
• Operate machinery at available capacity and speed to maximize equipment utilization.
• Follow the daily production schedule and recommend ways to optimize it for cost, quality, delivery, and service goals.
• Assist the corrugator operator as instructed by supervision.
• Make starch as needed according to company formula.
• Check viscosities on the corrugator and at the starch station as necessary.
• Accurately record the daily starch checklist.
• Maintain the wastewater treatment facility.
• Monitor starch and chemical inventory levels.
• Read related MSDS and learn the proper response to emergency chemical spills or skin contact.
• Assist with wet-end training of doublebacker and dry-end personnel.
• Comply with company policies and procedures, including safety and good housekeeping.
• Perform additional duties assigned by management.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation plans with incentive opportunities.
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Disability coverage.
• All State coverage.
• Pre-Paid Legal.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Paid vacation.
• Paid holidays.
• Childbearing and parental leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED