Mezzanine Operator (Forklift experience is required)

US Farathane•Austin, TX

11d

About The Position

The Mezzanine Operator provides the proper materials to production cells and areas to support productivity, quality, safety, and customer satisfaction. The role handles material availability, preparation, delivery, traceability, and equipment monitoring while following plant procedures and safety requirements. The operator checks and orders materials from the warehouse, communicates production and material conditions, maintains material records, prepares materials for changeovers, and keeps feed bins supplied. The role also monitors moisture, temperatures, and material usage through equipment touch screens and performs required preventive maintenance and housekeeping. The position requires a high school diploma or GED, or a combination of related experience and training. Forklift experience is required, as indicated in the job title. The work involves regular standing and walking, handling materials, and exposure to moving mechanical parts, possible airborne particles, occasional heat or electrical hazards, and usually loud noise.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED, or one to three months of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Forklift experience is required.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
Ability to perform arithmetic with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals, calculate rates, ratios, and percentages, and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and solve problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to stand and walk regularly; use hands to handle or feel objects; and reach with hands and arms.
Ability to climb or balance frequently and to talk or hear.
Ability to lift or move up to 50 pounds frequently and more than 50 pounds occasionally.
Ability to stop, kneel, or crouch occasionally.
Vision abilities including adjusting focus, depth perception, peripheral, distance, and close vision; ability to distinguish color variation.

Responsibilities

Check material availability and order required materials from the warehouse to maintain the molding schedule, completing material transactions properly.
Notify the supervisor of material shortages.
Communicate processing and production conditions with preceding and oncoming material handlers.
Participate in shift meetings, problem-solving activities, and improvement efforts.
Maintain material logs, including material components and lot numbers, to ensure traceability.
Review Parts Plus B.O.M.’s during job setup to confirm correct material and component usage.
Clean and clear drying material, bin hoppers, receivers, grinders, and hoses during material changeovers to prevent contamination, using the provided air hose.
Clean and identify materials and complete transaction documentation when returning materials, including regrind, to storage.
Set up materials to pre-dry ahead of changeovers and blend colors or additives as scheduled.
Maintain material levels at feed bins and keep hoppers full to support uninterrupted production.
Provide virgin material for machine changeovers, load material and drying bins, and maintain FIFO practices.
Maintain proper identification of materials in the feed room and at individual machines.
Perform required moisture testing and monitor moisture readings using touch screens.
Monitor and control dryer settings, dryer temperatures, and material bin temperature settings using touch screens.
Perform required preventive maintenance.
Clean and change dryer, canister, and receiver filters as necessary.
Monitor job material usage using equipment monitors.
Follow company policies and procedures and comply with internal and OSHA-required safety procedures.
Maintain housekeeping requirements.