Operator

Ring Container Technologies•Little Rock, AR

7d•$19

About The Position

The Operator operates production machinery safely and efficiently, produces quality product, maintains documentation, communicates problems and improvement ideas, performs scheduled preventive maintenance and repairs, and participates in equipment changeovers. The role supports production, quality, food safety, safety, maintenance, and continuous improvement activities. Operators may be required to act as Person In Charge in the absence of a management team member. The position requires following company safety rules and food-safety programs, monitoring production and quality measures, troubleshooting machine and process issues, maintaining clean and organized work areas, and completing production documentation. Operators also participate in plant teams and activities and are responsible for their own professional development. This role includes operating powered industrial trucks, boom lifts, and scissor lifts in accordance with OSHA rules and guidelines. Work may take place inside or outside and may involve heat, noise, vibration, moving machinery, electrical current, chemicals, fumes, dust, and oils. The position involves physical activity including climbing, bending, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, repetitive motion, and communicating by speaking and hearing. Medium work may require exerting up to 50 pounds occasionally, 20 pounds frequently, and 10 pounds constantly.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent.
Successfully complete the entrance examinations and interviews.
Demonstrate urgency, accountability, business ethics, professionalism, self-motivation, and a desire and focus to improve the business.
Ability to report to work promptly and regularly, take direction, work well with others, work under deadline stress, concentrate and perform accurately, adapt productively to change, and handle other assigned tasks.
Ability to operate powered industrial trucks, boom lifts, and scissor lifts in accordance with OSHA rules and guidelines.
Ability to perform the physical activities described, including climbing, stooping, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, fingering, talking, hearing, and repetitive motion.
Ability to perform medium work: exert up to 50 pounds occasionally, 20 pounds frequently, and 10 pounds constantly.
Vision sufficient to prepare and analyze data and figures and see small defects at close range; hearing ability to receive detailed oral information and discriminate among sounds.

Responsibilities

Operate production machinery safely and efficiently and produce product that meets company and customer quality expectations.
Follow company safety and health regulations, use required personal protective equipment, follow lockout/blockout/tagout policy, address unsafe conditions, and report them to the Shift Production Supervisor.
Participate in or conduct scheduled safety training.
Monitor and explain deviations from expected Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
Complete machine- and task-specific training, operator checklists, and assigned quality-measurement data collection.
Correct deviations from quality standards and monitor and respond to deviations in SPC charting.
Communicate problems, progress, and continuous-improvement ideas to management, maintenance, and production personnel.
Perform maintenance tasks as outlined by the Maintenance Manager and in response to machine malfunctions; troubleshoot machine and process issues.
Complete daily, weekly, and periodic cleaning tasks according to the Master Cleaning Schedule and maintain accurate production reporting documentation.
Participate in plant teams and activities, including safety, quality, sustainability, community involvement, OEE, maintenance, employee wellness, brainstorming, and continuous improvement.
Operate powered industrial trucks, boom lifts, and scissor lifts according to OSHA regulations and guidelines.
Label and tag production, record lot codes for raw-material and packaging-material traceability, and isolate and track nonconforming products and materials.
Perform quality and downstream tests and measurements and record results in the specified system or form.
Communicate out-of-specification conditions and food-safety or food-defense issues to appropriate personnel.
Follow GMP, personnel practices, HACCP, and prerequisite food-safety programs; prevent foreign-material contamination.
Maintain a clean, organized work area through housekeeping, sanitation, and waste management, and proactively resolve housekeeping and sanitation opportunities.
Perform production-equipment changeovers according to the plant production schedule while limiting OEE impact.
Perform scheduled preventive maintenance and manage assigned preventive-maintenance tasks in computerized maintenance management software, including generating work orders.
Address machine inefficiencies during preventive maintenance, leave equipment clean and in showroom condition, and evaluate equipment for improvement opportunities.
Tag components or parts needing repair, replacement, or improvement; record inventory parts used in required documentation and maintenance software; notify the Maintenance Manager when parts inventory is low or reaches a reorder point.
Establish SMART development goals, request regular manager meetings and additional training, seek opportunities to contribute beyond immediate responsibilities, and work toward development and performance goals.
Provide suggestions for training topics and may act as Person In Charge in the absence of management.