Production Operator

FIL-TEC INC•Cavetown, MD
•$24 - $27•Onsite

About The Position

Production team member to work in a process production environment operating and maintaining multiple machines at one time.

Requirements

  • Minimum of high school education
  • Some experience with computers
  • Data entry capability
  • Must be able to work in a group
  • Must be able to communicate effectively with a cross section of people
  • Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Must be a detail-oriented individual
  • Must have positive attitude
  • Individual must be able to handle multiple tasks at once
  • Individual must be receptive to and able to handle change
  • Individual must be self-motivated
  • Individual must have strong reasoning and problem-solving abilities
  • Individual must have good math skills
  • Individual must be willing to work overtime if necessary
  • Individual must be open to new ideas
  • Work well in a team
  • Make contributions to the team and the organization

Nice To Haves

  • Some college or vocational training preferred but not necessary
  • Mechanical experience preferred

Responsibilities

  • Start up machines
  • Repair thread breaks as necessary
  • Put scrap in box
  • Put empty cores in core feeder
  • Fill service container with alcohol solution
  • Mix alcohol solution in dissolving tank
  • Inspect bobbins to ensure no long tails are packed out; trim long tails if found
  • Perform quality check using calipers
  • Check width and OD of sample bobbins
  • Record results
  • Make corrections to bobbin dimensions as needed
  • Seal full boxes of bobbins
  • Place full boxes in case
  • When the case is full, seal case and set aside to go to warehouse
  • Put labels on individual boxes and cases
  • Using printers, print case and box labels
  • Clean thread from machines
  • Sweep and vacuum the floor
  • Get spools of in-process material from inventory
  • Replace empty spools of in-process material with full spools as needed, tie in new package, restart machine
  • Remove empty spools of in-process material
  • Cut waste remaining from empty spools
  • Place yarn in waste container
  • Put empty spool on storage pallet
  • Perform friction quality tests on friction meter
  • Weigh scrap at the end of shift
  • Record weight
  • Put full case of bobbins on production pallet
  • Record on production report
  • Do end of shift paperwork
  • Record production and scrap by machine
  • Calculate percentages
  • At the end of shift discuss bobbin winders and priorities with next shift of team members
  • Attend meetings as scheduled
  • Assist in other areas as needed
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