Prematch Technician Assistant
About The Position
Performs sample preparation and operates equipment necessary to produce concentrate orders. This role involves operating machines and equipment safely and efficiently, preparing letdown samples for various materials to create fiber card wraps and color plaques for batch checks, raw materials, spot checks, adjustments, and pre-matching. The position also includes performing melt flow rate, moisture checks, and pellet counts, operating a high-speed mixer to make press-out plaques for color evaluation, and ensuring proper labeling of all samples. The technician is responsible for setting up machines to required process specifications, performing regular inspections of processing equipment for malfunctions, and ensuring all equipment used in sample preparation is clean and free of contaminants. Additionally, the role involves recording zone and melt temperatures, logging all samples, submitting pre-mix sheets and identified plaques/yarns for color evaluation, and maintaining mixer and press areas. The position also requires maintaining proper retains on all resins and standard white, managing pigment inventory, reporting unavailable pigments, obtaining pigment from inventory, and communicating with colleagues when pigments cannot be reached. Disposal of pigments, concentrate, waste, and sampling materials in proper containers is also a responsibility, along with labeling waste containers and notifying the appropriate personnel when they are full. The role utilizes an electric pallet jack for moving materials and requires reporting any processing malfunctions, safety hazards, or job performance issues to supervision. Adherence to lock out/tag out procedures, general housekeeping, compliance with the Shaw Management System (SMS), active participation in Quality P.R.I.D.E., safe work methods, and corporate policies on absenteeism, tardiness, and S.A.F.E. System procedures are expected. The associate will work normally scheduled days and overtime as required. Other duties include assisting Color Compounding associates as needed.
Requirements
- Must make an acceptable score on the Color Test.
- Must have at least six (6) months Color Plant or Color Lab experience or its equivalent.
- Must possess good interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
- Must be able to work holidays, weekends, and overtime as required.
- Must be able to walk, stand, bend, stoop, squat, lift, carry, climb, and reach as required.
- Must be able to lift up to fifty (50) pounds as required.
- Must be able to ascend and descend stairs/ladders as required.
- Must complete all assigned on-line “My Shaw Learning Academy” classes as required.
Responsibilities
- Operates machines and equipment in a safe and efficient manner according to established procedures and specifications.
- Prepares letdown samples for all materials to produce fiber card wraps and color plaques for batch checks, raw materials, spot checks, adjustments, and pre-matching.
- Performs melt flow rate, moisture checks, and pellet count as required.
- Operates high speed mixer to make press-out plaque, using a hydraulic press, for color evaluation.
- Insures proper labeling of all samples.
- Insures all machines are set up to required process specifications.
- Performs regular and routine inspection of all processing equipment for any malfunctions or deviations to insure accurate performance.
- Insures that all equipment used in the preparation of samples is clean and free of contaminates.
- Records and maintains zone and melt temperature on the sample lines.
- Records all samples on the Plant 86 Sample Log Sheet when delivered to the lines.
- Submits pre-mix sheet and identified plaque/yarn to the Color Technician for color evaluation.
- Maintains mixer and press area.
- Maintains proper retains on all resins and standard white used in lab.
- Maintains pigment inventory in lab and insures all retains are identified correctly.
- Reports all unavailable pigments for color matching to the Color Compounding Lead II (Prematch) or Color Technician II (Prematch).
- Obtains pigment from inventory.
- Communicates with Color Compounding Tech Assistant (1190) when pigments cannot be reached.
- Disposed of all pigments and concentrate when notified by the Color Compounding Lead II (Prematch) or Color Technician II (Prematch).
- Calibrates lab equipment as needed.
- Disposes of waste and sampling materials, in their proper containers.
- Label waste containers and notifies Color Blend Technician when waste containers are full.
- Uses electric pallet jack to move boxes and containers.
- Reports any processing malfunction, safety hazards, or other problems concerning job performance to the Color Compounding Lead II (Prematch).
- Adheres to all lock out/tag out procedures.
- Performs housekeeping as required.
- Complies with procedures found in Shaw Management System (SMS).
- Actively participates in the Quality P.R.I.D.E.
- Performs all job duties using safe work methods.
- Complies with Corporate Absenteeism and Tardiness Policy.
- Complies with S.A.F.E. System procedures.
- Works normally scheduled days adhering to starting and stopping times.
- Works overtime as required.
- Assists Color Compounding (Color Plant) associates, as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
