Mezzanine Operator (Forklift experience is required)

US Farathane•Austin, TX

11d

About The Position

The Mezzanine Operator provides appropriate materials to the assigned cell or area to support productivity, quality, and safety, and to help ensure internal and external customer satisfaction. The role includes coordinating material availability and transactions, preparing and delivering materials for molding operations, monitoring material and drying equipment, maintaining traceability, and carrying out housekeeping, safety, and preventive maintenance requirements.

Requirements

Forklift experience is required.
High school diploma or GED, or one to three months of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; write routine reports and correspondence; and speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
Ability to perform arithmetic using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals, compute rates, ratios, and percentages, and draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to written, oral, or diagrammatic instructions and solve problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to meet the listed physical demands, including lifting or moving materials.

Responsibilities

Check material availability and order necessary 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 incoming material handlers.
Participate in shift meetings, problem-solving activities, and improvement efforts.
Maintain material logs, including required components and lot numbers, to support material traceability.
Review Parts Plus B.O.M.’s during job setup to verify correct material and component usage.
For material changeovers, clean and clear drying material, bin hoppers, receivers, grinders, and hoses to prevent contamination, using the provided air hose.
Clean and identify materials and complete transaction documentation when returning material, including regrind, to storage.
Set up materials for pre-drying ahead of material changeovers.
Blend colors and additives as required by the production schedule.
Maintain material levels at feed bins and keep hoppers full to support uninterrupted molding operations.
Provide virgin material for molding machine changeovers, load material and drying bins, and maintain FIFO (First In First Out).
Maintain proper identification of materials in the feed room and at individual machines.
Perform required material moisture testing.
Monitor moisture readouts and control dryer temperatures and material/bin settings using touch screens.
Perform preventive maintenance as required.
Clean and replace 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 and fulfill housekeeping requirements.