Material Technician I

Novolex • Gantt, SC

11d • $22 • Onsite

About The Position

ROLE: Monitor all blending equipment for proper and continuous feed operation to the production line(s). Leads the material related activities and is responsible to maintain a safe and well-kept area. Works closely with other members of the team to assure a cooperative and friendly atmosphere regarding the daily activities of production.

Requirements

• Ability to communicate effectively and work closely and productively as part of a cross-functional team
• Ability to create and/or exhibit an atmosphere of openness, honesty, trust and teamwork
• Demonstrates ability to understand and actively participate in all company safety programs, policies and procedures
• Demonstrates ability to operate equipment in a safe and responsible manner
• Ability to develop and maintain processes that are compliant with all internal and external quality and product safety requirements
• Ability to be a self starter and work independently
• Demonstrates ability to perform quality checks per procedure
• Can demonstrate proper procedure used to grind scrap plastic for reuse
• Ability to operate motorized equipment and other peripheral equipment safely and efficiently as required
• Ability to operate thermoforming and/or blending equipment and peripherals
• Demonstrates knowledge of Novolex products and materials and can differentiate between them

Responsibilities

• Maintain safe, clean and friendly work environment
• Adjust blends within process limitations as directed that will produce various plastic parts, maintaining optimum operating efficiency and uptime
• Identify and troubleshoot needed repairs and utilize follow-up procedures of reporting
• Effectively generate work orders and document other related downtimes
• Work closely with process technician and other support staff to assure maximum quality levels and machine up time
• Ability to read and understand equipment manuals and diagrams
• Ability to read and understand metric system measurements
• Clean and replace filters as needed
• Correctly identify all materials
• Identify and transport all material to the warehouse area
• Drain material systems for Setups and PM’s.
• Keep tunnel and compactor area clean and orderly
• Ability to work in fast paced environment
• Other duties as necessary

Benefits

• medical, dental and vision insurance
• well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health
• opportunities for advancement
• skills development
• advanced education programs
• training and development programs and courses are available through MyLearning
• company and industry training curricula
• support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union)
• Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees