Operator 1 (USA)

Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC•Houston, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

At Serta Simmons Bedding (SSB), we're more than a mattress company, we're a leading global sleep company with a mission to help people sleep better so they can live healthier lives. With a 150-year heritage in delivering industry-leading sleep solutions, we own iconic brands including Serta®, Beautyrest®, Simmons® and Tuft & Needle®. This role operates within one or more areas in a continuous flow manufacturing process, executing prescribed, repetitive processes to meet production and quality standards. The operator identifies process disruptions/malfunctions and makes minor adjustments per standard operating procedures and protocols. They also perform routine inspections and basic preventative maintenance on equipment.

Requirements

Entry-level with little to no experience.
Must be able to read, write, and speak English.
Must be at least 18 years or older.
High school diploma or GED required.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in a manufacturing operations environment preferred.

Responsibilities

Operates within one or more area(s) in a continuous flow manufacturing process, executing prescribed, repetitive processes to meet production and quality standards.
Identifies process disruptions/malfunctions and makes minor adjustments per standard operating procedures and protocols.
Performs routine inspections and basic preventative maintenance on equipment.
Process Areas: Coiling, Foam Encasement, Assembly, Gluing, Sewing, Borders, Quilting, Closing and Packing
Follows all safety policies and procedures defined by the company safety program and OSHA regulations to eliminate work related injuries.
Practices Lean principles and participates in Kaizen events and continuous improvement projects.
Manufactures sufficient quantities of quality products per specified standards.
Sets up and operates automatic or semiautomatic machines and related equipment in a continuous production/processing operation.
Monitors the process using meters, gauges, valves, flow ratios, temperatures, pressures, and related controls and guidelines to ensure adherence to production/process specifications.
Reports any malfunctions or abnormalities and makes minor adjustments and repairs to equipment.
Assembles mechanical units, fabricated parts/components and/or electrical/electronic systems to make subassemblies, assemblies or complete units using hand tools, power tools, jigs, fixtures and miscellaneous equipment.
Fits, aligns, calibrates and adjusts parts and mechanisms to meet tolerances and product operating requirements; repairing units or products that have failed to meet requirements.
Follows established procedures for operating various conventional and/or CNC (computerized numerical control) manufacturing equipment for tasks such as cutting, punching, forming, drilling, tapping, turning, milling, and stamping to fabricate, form or shape manufactured parts, tools or parts assemblies from raw materials.
Selects and measures raw materials and parts to specifications to prepare for production processing.
Resolves issues related to the organization's production, machinery, processing and/or packaging operations.