Pelletizing Line Operator

Advanced Drainage Systems • Shippenville, PA

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About The Position

The Pelletizing Line Operator performs and maintains the daily activities associated with a Pelletizing line, including housekeeping, safety, quality, production efficiency, repair and maintenance, and minimizing downtime. The role requires flexibility to work 40 or more hours per week, weekends as required, and varying shifts due to equipment changeovers. The position reports directly to the Shift Wash Line Supervisor.

The operator works across production lines and processes, performs tooling changeovers, helps meet product quality and production targets, and participates in company training and preventive maintenance. The role involves operating heavy machinery and handling materials in a manufacturing facility that may experience temperature extremes.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Mechanical troubleshooting and repair abilities.
• Ability to operate heavy machinery, including forklifts, safely.
• Basic computer skills.
• Reading and writing skills.
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Self-motivated.
• Ability to work 40 or more hours per week and weekends as required.
• Ability to work varying shifts due to equipment changeovers.
• Ability to repeatedly lift 50 pounds to a height of 6 feet.
• Ability to stand and remain mobile for a minimum of 8 continuous hours.
• Ability to perform physical labor for extended periods in temperature extremes.
• Ability to use hands, arms, and legs to handle and transport finished goods.
• Full range of body motion, including twisting, bending, reaching, squatting, and mounting or dismounting industrial equipment and vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Practice proper PPE compliance and maintain a safe working record and environment.
• Complete shift production and reporting paperwork.
• Immediately communicate unsafe conditions, acts, or injuries to the Production Supervisor.
• Meet ADS and AASHTO quality specifications for all products produced.
• Assist with the Preventive Maintenance program as required.
• Troubleshoot process and mechanical problems and perform repairs and adjustments to meet production needs as required.
• Practice proper forklift operation and preventive maintenance.
• Maintain the ability to operate various production lines and processes effectively and earn certifications.
• Maintain facility housekeeping.
• Adhere to the ADS product sampling schedule.
• Maintain and build job skills through company training programs.
• Perform tooling changeovers efficiently.
• Meet or exceed standard production efficiencies on all production lines.
• Understand and practice ADS CORE VALUES.

Benefits

• Medical and prescription drug plans
• Telemedicine with medical plan
• High-Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) and Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Dental and vision plans
• Virtual physical therapy
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Voluntary accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnification programs
• Retirement 401(k) program with company match
• Voluntary employee stock purchase plan
• Financial wellness planning
• Paid parental leave
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA) for child care and health care
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Basic life insurance
• Accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
• Adoption financial reimbursement
• Tuition reimbursement
• Voluntary life insurance for employees, spouses, and children
• Voluntary identity theft and fraud protection

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED