Production Assistant -PM Shift

Dunmore International Corp•Town of Southeast, NY

69d•Onsite

About The Position

This is an exciting introductory/entry-level role into Dunmore manufacturing! The Production Assistant will assist Plant Operators in the set-up, turn-around, and operation of defined machinery in the department per specific operating instructions to achieve standard quality and productivity. The starting salary is $20/hour plus a shift differential for hours worked, with a quarterly bonus. The hours are for the 2nd Shift, Monday-Friday, from 2:30 PM to 11:00 PM.

Requirements

Excellent attention to detail, effective written & verbal communication skills.
Demonstrated desire to learn, to improve processes; to work as part of team with minimum supervision.
Basic computer knowledge.
A High School Diploma or equivalent is preferred but not required.
Experience working in manufacturing or warehouse setting is preferred but not required.
Experience with machine mechanics and reading & converting ruler measurements is highly preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Works safely by reviewing, clarifying, following safety rules/procedures; by handling materials and operating equipment with safety as primary objective; by properly segregating waste (solvent, rags, razors, recyclables, etc); sweeping floors, emptying film baler, moving scrap films, cores and skids, and bringing safety risks to management. Associate must receive Dunmore annual hazardous waste training.
Ensures quality by studying and complying with manufacturing and customer specifications; fulfilling ISO requirements; ensuring complete and accurate data; inspecting and packing jobs to specs and standards: verifying & recording quality and yields and production transactions (roll tickets, labels, CP, SMP, etc), utilizes roll numbering system.
Maximizes profits by assisting operators in meeting/exceeding standards as established for set-ups, clean-ups, waste, yield, productivity; by exceeding standards or customer expectations when possible; by reducing costs through working productively and effectively and by making recommendations to reduce and/or eliminate waste; by staging jobs.
Prepares orders for manufacture by assisting operators and other associates in setting up, turnarounds; by staging jobs and ensuring materials, tooling, packing materials are available and ready to maximize productivity; by maintaining machine inventory, checking stock material, tooling, parts, supplies in an orderly, efficient, and cost effective manner and following requisition procedures.
Produces/Inspects products by monitoring material quality to specifications, and visually inspecting product throughout process; by filling in for rewind operators throughout a shift, as needed; by packing rolls as defined by customer specifications and by creating labels for inventory/shipping as required.
Documents operations by noting order output, material usage, material waste, calculates basic math; reading measuring rule, machine counters, other gauges and apparatuses; filling in required paperwork per department work instructions.
Completes operations by obtaining Quality Assurance approval, segregating and or marking rejects; recording and summarizing machine process per department work instructions.
Other Duties as needed or required