Prime Coater Operator

BlueScope•Jackson, MS

About The Position

BlueScope Coated Products is one of the largest coil coating companies in the United States, with facilities across the country. With more than four decades of expertise providing painted metal coils and toll processing services for industries in the construction and consumer product markets, we pride ourselves on delivering premium quality, reliable service, and ongoing innovation to our customers. STANDARD JOB DESCRIPTION JOB TITLE: PRIME COATER Reports To: Manufacturing Manager Salary Exempt: No Approved By: Plant Manager Date Approved: Summary: The Prime Coater Operator is responsible for the safe operation of the roll coater equipment located in the westernmost (prime) coating room. The Prime Coater Operator is responsible for correctly reducing and applying the raw (wet) coating to the strip in accordance with customer and/or paint manufacturers requirement(s).

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent (GED).
The ability to read and comprehend documents including: safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals and simple correspondence. Also the ability to, communicate information (in small group situations) to other employees.
Ability to, calculate figures and amounts such as fractions and percentages.
Ability to, apply common sense understanding to perform work instructions that are furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Also, the ability to, solve problem’s which involve multiple variables in a standard situation.
Incumbent is required to drive a forklift and use power tools.
The incumbent should also possess basic computer (data entry) skills and should be capable of recognizing metal defects.
Employee must wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment and perform tasks in a manner consistent with NCI and Metal Coaters safety training, the NCI Employee Manual and OSHA regulations.
The employee will be required to be capable of lifting a minimum weight of 75 pounds.
Specific vision abilities include close-up and distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the safe operation of the roll coater in the prime coating room located on the paint line. Operation of the coater is performed in accordance with documented work Instructions.
Responsible for adjustment of the viscosity of the coating to meet the application requirements and those requirements specified on the Product Data sheet by the coatings supplier.
Responsible for insuring that the roll coater is set-up correctly (rolls installed, paint pumped into the pans, etc.) and in a timely fashion prior to the start of each new shop order.
Responsible for monitoring and adjusting the coater equipment (roll speeds, kiss, etc.) as product is processed in order to maintain product quality and ascertain potential non-conformities.
Responsible for complete clean-up of the roll coater equipment upon completion of a production order, including removal/changing of rolls, recording of paint usage & drum/batch numbers, etc.
Responsible for inspection of the strip surface and identification of non-conforming surface quality conditions. Notifies the Paint Line Crew and/or Quality Control when non-conforming product conditions are detected
Responsible for understanding and complying with the fundamental principles associated with the Quality and Environmental Management System in place at Metal Coaters of California, Inc.
Communicates daily with internal personnel from Maintenance, Production and Quality Control in order to help resolve any problems and help achieve company goals.