Shift Utility - Rotating 1st/2nd Shifts

Carlisle•Carlisle, PA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Shift Utility performs varied tasks to maintain the proper flow of materials throughout a rubber manufacturing plant and provides brief relief for breaks and lunch at operations requiring additional production. The role follows oral and published job instructions, specifications, and procedures; identifies and reports faulty operations, defective materials, and unusual conditions; observes safety regulations; and maintains counts, tallies, and other required records. Other related duties may be assigned. Shifts alternate weekly between first shift (7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.) and second shift (3:00 p.m.–11:30 p.m.). The schedule is 40 hours per week, with mandatory overtime as production requires, including Saturday and/or Sunday overtime. Starting pay is $27.21 per hour, increasing to $30.48 per hour after six months, with a $1.50-per-hour second-shift differential. The work takes place inside a rubber manufacturing facility. Conditions may include summer temperatures above 100°F, airborne mica dust, pinch hazards from moving mechanical parts, possible burns from hot mandrels, heavy equipment operation, and knife use during mixing and processing tasks. The position requires physical activity such as climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, grasping, and lifting at least 50 pounds.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Knowledge of processing specifications and grading standards.
Knowledge of ERH, conventional, mixing, and conversion processes.
Understanding of rubber processing technology, statistical process control, and safety systems.
Ability to read processing specifications, grading standards, SGV prompts, and barcode prompts.
Math skills for counts, tallies, and output calculations.
Writing skills to record information, email results to supervision, and complete work orders and tallies.
Communication skills to receive instructions, share information, and participate in team problem-solving groups.
Reasoning skills to recognize material-flow issues and set priorities to improve processes.
Ability to complete control charts and interface with barcode and SGV systems.
Ability to operate measurement gauges and forklifts.
Ability to lift at least 50 pounds and perform the listed physical activities.
Availability to work alternating first and second shifts, 40 hours per week, with mandatory overtime as production requires, including possible weekend overtime.

Nice To Haves

At least one year of manufacturing experience.
Willingness to perform several jobs across different areas of the plant.

Responsibilities

Perform tasks in various plant departments.
Operate a forklift for material handling across operations when assigned.
Use barcode equipment and SGV systems.
Reroll wrap and wrap uncured mandrels.
Follow specifications and perform quality checks on sheeting and other materials.
Relieve a variety of positions as required.
Perform ERH and conventional sheet repair.
Perform various mixing responsibilities.
Scan rolls into the warehouse management system.
Follow processing specifications, grading standards, job instructions, and safety procedures.
Detect, correct when able, and report faulty operations, defective materials, and unusual conditions.
Keep counts, tallies, records, work orders, and control charts as required.
Communicate information and instructions with team members, crew leaders, and off-shift supervision.
Perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned.