Resin Handler

Mergon•Anderson, SC

4d•Onsite

About The Position

At Mergon, we mold ideas for a sustainable future. We work with leading brands like Tesla, BMW, Xerox, and Abbott to design, manufacture, and deliver sustainable products for the vehicles and equipment of the future. We care deeply about our colleagues, customers, and our community and we have a curiosity that constantly pushes us to innovate and improve. We are competent, capable, and we invest in our people and in our processes to ensure we continue to grow and do our best work every day. We are currently hiring a Production Resin Handler for 2nd shift (4pm-12am). The scope of the position is to manage Resin (Virgin, Color, Regrind) to ensure the production lines or support activities are maintained, doing so safety and in adherence to Company Policies.

Requirements

Safe use of Fork Truck
Adherence to PPE Requirements
Ability to troubleshoot material issues
Ability to perform material or color changeovers
Correct labelling of Resin, Regrind & Color
Use of Excess Regrind in approved Machines
Ability to maintain housekeeping & 5S standards

Responsibilities

Adherence to company safety standards in safe use of Fork Truck & complete prescribed Check Lists on Fork Truck
Adherence to PPE Requirements
Ensure that Production Machines are stocked with necessary Resin, monitoring regrind & color levels
Removal, recording & disposition of Waste Plastic from Machines
Contribute to the reduction in waste plastic by a) sorting and salvaging material and b) contributing ideas/solutions for items that are causing the generation of waste plastic
Loading Waste Truck & Logging Waste material on approval
Removal & Cleaning Weeps from the Heads of Machines
Cleaning of Machine Material System Magnets & Filters
Troubleshoot Material issues & notification to maintenance of Material System issues, completion of follow up on material related issues
Maintaining tops of Machines – clean up resin-regrind-color spills & removal of any waste material from top of machine
Cleaning & removal of any spilt material or dust around regrind bins & grinders
Emptying Dust Collector & Clean up any spills around Dust Collector
Cleaning of the Vacuum Stations & maintaining area around vacuum stations – area to be dust free
React to contamination, cleaning out of Material system per Procedure
Completion of Material or Color Changeover during Mold Change – Minimize changeover time & loss of Material
Correct labelling of Resin, Regrind & Color when brought to & removed from Machines
Use of Excess Regrind in the approved Machines
Contribute towards continuous improvement activities
Assist in movement of equipment if Fork Truck is required
Ensure housekeeping & 5S standards are maintained to the highest standard by keeping Material items in order on Machines