Color Blend Technician

Shaw•Bainbridge, GA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Operates all compounding extrusion systems and PET processing equipment, at posted process specifications while insuring quality color products meet requirements. This role involves ensuring finished products are free of contamination and consistently the correct color shade, pellet form, and size. The technician will review work in progress, record operating conditions, perform screen pack changes, and ensure correct additive blending percentages. Responsibilities also include managing color changes, maintaining accurate downtime records, assisting with color changes on other lines, performing pellet count tests, maintaining pellet size within specifications, troubleshooting processing problems, and performing minor mechanical repairs. The technician must verify equipment settings, change quench bath water, add de-foamer as needed, and immediately notify management of any discrepancies or nonconforming material. Maintaining equipment in safe, operable condition, operating a lift truck, performing lift truck checklists, changing lift truck batteries, adhering to lock out/tag out procedures, and performing housekeeping are also key duties. Compliance with Shaw Management System (SMS), Quality P.R.I.D.E. Process, safe work methods, Corporate Absenteeism and Tardiness Policy, and S.A.F.E. System procedures are required. The technician will work normally scheduled days, adhering to starting and stopping times, and work overtime as required. Assists Color Plant associates as needed.

Requirements

Must successfully complete Lift Truck Operator certification.
Must possess good interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
Must be able to work holidays, weekends, and overtime, as required.
Must be able to sit, walk, stand, bend, stoop, squat, lift, carry, climb, and reach, as required.
Must be able to lift up to fifty (50) pounds as required.
Must be able to ascend and descend stairs/ladders, as required.
Must be able to operate a hoist, as required.
Must be able to push pallet jacks loaded weighing up to 1800 pounds, as required.
Must be able to work with hands over head, as required.
Must perform any other job duties as assigned by supervision.

Responsibilities

Operates all compounding extrusion systems at posted process specifications while insuring quality color products meet requirements.
Ensures finished product is free of contamination.
Ensures finished product is consistently the correct color shade, correct pellet form and size.
Reviews status of work in progress with off going Compound (Line) Operator.
Records operating conditions reading at the start of the shift, every hour, any condition change and start up.
Performs screen pack change procedure as required to keep extruder back pressure within process specification tolerances.
Ensures correct additives are blended per the pre-mix. Checks container label. Verifies color of pigment, per labeling and the pre mix sheet. Notifies management of any discrepancy.
Ensures all additives are blended at the correct percentages with the on line blender. Enters all percentages into blender. Insures a constant supply of raw material to all blender weigh hoppers. Enters weigh hopper presets into the blender control computer. Determines and installs correct gearbox/auger/sleeve combinations for each weigh hopper at product change. Calibrates weigh hoppers at every product change of each shift. Monitors all blender critical functions and records on operating conditions form and color batch verification form as required.
Performs color change procedure as required. Saves all remaining material from previous batch for recycling, package and delivers to Color Weigh and Inventory Technician. Cleans and prepares on line blender for upcoming color batch. Determines amount of purging necessary to make transition from one color batch to the next with least amount of waste possible and no contamination of color batch being started up. Purges compound line. Disassembles Rotex screener. Cleans all pellets and dust from pelletizing system components and material handling components. Reassembles Rotex screener. Sets pelletizer blades. Insures downstream equipment is ready to receive product before any product transfer is initiated. Restarts compound line.
Maintains accurate records of all down time (cause, result, total time).
Assists in color changes on other lines other than the lines he/she is operating.
Performs pellet count test as required.
Maintains pellet size within process specification by means of SPC pre-control pellet charting.
Troubleshoots processing problem as required.
Performs minor mechanical repair work as needed: clears stopped water pipes, removes wraps from cutter hubs, and replaces worn blades as needed.
Verify equipment settings are correct per posted process specification sheet.
Changes out quench bath water on strand lines.
Adds 3 droppers of de-foamer to quench water as needed.
Notifies management immediately of any mistakes, unexpected occurrences, equipment malfunctions, and the creation of or discovery of nonconforming material. Follow the Control of Nonconforming Product Handling for disposition of nonconforming product.
Maintains all equipment in a safe, operable condition.
Operates lift truck as required.
Performs lift truck checklist as required.
Changes lift truck battery as required.
Adheres to all lock out/tag out procedures.
Performs housekeeping in the production area and the concentrate warehouse and rail siding, as required.
Complies with procedures found in Shaw Management System (SMS).
Actively participates in the Quality P.R.I.D.E. Process.
Performs all job duties using safe work methods.
Complies with Corporate Absenteeism and Tardiness Policy.
Complies with S.A.F.E. System procedures.
Works normally scheduled days adhering to starting and stopping times. Works overtime as required.
Assists Color Plant associates, as needed.