Slitter Operator

ProAmpac • Spartanburg, SC

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About The Position

The Slitter Operator supports the development, implementation, and maintenance of the quality and food safety management system. The role requires reading production orders and setting up the machine properly, communicating with crewmembers, and maintaining accurate run reports. The operator must read a tape measure, use a calculator for basic computations, and recognize and match colors to order requirements.

The operator is expected to work safely by ensuring guards are in place, following lock-tag-try procedures, watching for hazards such as nip points, properly handling and labeling hazardous waste, and following plant and department safety rules. Quality or food safety problems must be reported to authorized personnel so action can be initiated.

Requirements

• GED or high school diploma.
• Ability to read, write, and perform basic mathematics at approximately a 10th-grade level.
• Exceptional time-management and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects, establish priorities, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to recognize and match colors.
• Ability to read and understand production orders and quality specifications.
• Good mechanical comprehension or ability.
• Hazardous-waste training experience, which may be obtained through work on similar equipment.
• Self-confident, self-motivated, professional demeanor, and ability to thrive in a challenging, fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

• Previous slitter experience, preferably one year, but it is not required.

Responsibilities

• Support activities to develop, implement, and maintain the quality and food safety management system.
• Report quality or food safety problems to personnel of authority.
• Read production orders and set up the machine properly.
• Communicate orally with crewmembers and maintain accurate run reports.
• Read a tape measure and use a calculator for basic mathematical computations.
• Recognize and match colors to order requirements.
• Ensure machine guards are in place and follow lock-tag-try procedures.
• Observe hazards, including nip points, and follow plant and department safety rules.
• Properly handle and label hazardous waste.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED