Grinder II

TekniPlex • Clinton, IL

6d

About The Position

The Grinder II operates and supports grinding and production processes while following safety procedures and working in a fast-paced environment, often without close supervision. The role includes handling materials and equipment, maintaining orderly work areas, completing required records, inspecting work, and supporting production lines and team members. The position requires a high school diploma or equivalent, fluent English communication, practical math skills, and the ability to understand and follow written, verbal, diagrammed, or scheduled instructions.

The work involves regular standing, walking, reaching, handling materials, and communicating. Employees are regularly exposed to moving machinery, vibration, airborne particles, electrical-shock risk, and loud noise requiring hearing protection. Occasional exposure to hot or humid conditions and extreme outdoor heat, cold, or wet conditions is possible. Reasonable accommodations may be made where they do not cause undue hardship or safety risks.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Fluent in English, both verbal and written.
• Able to read and interpret safety rules, work orders, operating instructions, procedure manuals, and manufacturing terminology.
• Able to print simple sentences and legibly complete reports.
• Able to follow and understand verbal instructions and present information in one-on-one and small-group situations, including responding to questions.
• Able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals, and compute rates, ratios, and percentages for practical situations.
• Able to interpret written, oral, diagrammed, or scheduled instructions and apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Able to meet the physical demands of the job, including lifting or moving up to 10 pounds regularly, 25 pounds frequently, and 75 pounds or more occasionally with help from others.
• Required vision abilities include close, distance, and color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

• Follow all safety rules and procedures.
• Work in a fast-paced environment and without close supervision.
• Understand the process for unloading rail cars and follow applicable safety rules.
• Understand the pelletizing line.
• Operate the cardboard baler machine and dust collector.
• Complete paperwork required by ISO, GMP, and HACCP accurately.
• Inspect work for accuracy, completeness, and professional appearance.
• Ensure the correct material, packaging supplies, and quality-control tools are used.
• Produce labels for gaylords.
• Operate forklifts safely and properly.
• Change over the grinder and clean out the blower.
• Know which screens are appropriate for different materials or sizes.
• Move and stack gaylords or plastic crates properly.
• Follow authorized lock-out/tag-out (LOTO) procedures.
• Keep scrap sorted and the scrap area orderly.
• Cover production lines during breaks.
• Perform basic troubleshooting.
• Participate in monthly inventory.
• Provide training to team members when needed.
• Maintain acceptable attendance.

What This Job Offers

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