Operator

Job Purpose

To use your unique talents, experience, skills, education and enthusiasm to complete the Operations team and to

recognize that your contribution is essential to the vision of Ring Container Technologies.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

1. Ensure the safe and efficient operation of all equipment to meet or exceed company established Overall

Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) expectations and customer quality expectations.

 Follow Lock out / Tag out policy.

 Proactive in addressing unsafe conditions on production equipment.

 Process production equipment and maintain documentation to support process changes.

 Proactive in addressing inefficiencies of production equipment.

 Perform maintenance tasks as outlined by Maintenance Manager.

 Use power tool equipment in the shop in a safe manner to avoid injury or harm to self or other

employees.

2. Perform scheduled Preventative Maintenance tasks as outlined by Maintenance Manager.

 Proactive in addressing machine inefficiencies during preventative maintenance.

 Ensure equipment is clean and in ‘showroom condition’ after preventative maintenance is performed

on production equipment.

 Continually evaluate equipment for improvement areas. Tag components or parts that need repair,

replacement or improvement as outlined in the Total Productive Manufacturing (TPM) guidelines.

3. Perform scheduled production equipment mold changeovers as outlined by Maintenance Manager.

 Perform changeovers with limited downtime as described in Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED)

procedures.

 Ensure production equipment is in safe and efficient operation after each changeover.

4. Perform maintenance tasks as outlined by Maintenance Manager.

 Troubleshoot hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, mechanical and process problems with equipment as

needed or directed by management or Production Supervisor.

5. Maintain sufficient records to support the Computerized Maintenance Management Software (CMMS)

system – MicroMain.

 Record parts removed from inventory on appropriate documentation to maintain sufficient parts

inventory.

 Notify Maintenance Manager when parts inventory becomes low or reaches a reorder point.

 Complete the appropriate paperwork required by all work orders.

 Generate the necessary quick tickets when emergency repairs are required.

6. Coordinate with Production Manager as it relates to production equipment training and employee

development.

 Provide suggestions for training topics.

7. Communicate problems, progress reports and continuous improvement ideas to management staff,

maintenance and production personnel.

8. Responsible for producing and/or packing the best quality product at all times.

 Ensure all production meet or exceed customer standards and expectations.

 Perform routine bottle inspections as instructed by Shift Production Supervisor.

 Ensure all production is properly labeled and/or tagged.

 Ensure all non-conforming products are placed on hold with proper hold documentation completed.

9. Perform data collection of quality measurements as directed or when necessary

 Ensure all quality measurements are properly recorded in the NWA Quality Monitor at the scheduled

intervals.

 Ensure all raw material lot numbers are properly obtained and recorded.

 Ensure all non-conforming products are placed on hold with proper hold documentation completed.

 Ensure data is accurate and meets customer specifications.

 Organize and maintain clean work stations.

 Communicate out of specification conditions to production personnel.

10. Promote and participate in good housekeeping habits to ensure plant appearance exceeds management

and customer expectations.

 Ensure all daily, weekly and periodic cleaning tasks are performed as outlined in the Master Cleaning

Schedule.

 Perform line sanitation tasks as outlined in the Master Sanitation Schedule and according to company

procedures.

 Maintain a clean work area at all times.

 Empty all garbage cans in work area at the conclusion of assigned shift.

Sweep and/or mop production floor in work area.

 Clean equipment if it becomes dirty or stained during shift operation.

 Proactive in addressing housekeeping issues on the production floor and production equipment.

11. Responsible for maintaining appropriate documentation during the shift.

 Document machine or process changes.

 Perform necessary operator checklists.

 Maintain accurate production reporting documentation.

 Document equipment maintenance and repair on appropriate MicroMain paperwork or handheld

device.

 Document part usage or inventory level on appropriate MicroMain paperwork or handheld device.

12. Review and chart Statistical Process Control (SPC) data.

 Evaluate data for consistency and compliance.

 Communicate non-compliance with production and maintenance personnel.

Committee Member of the following:

 Problem Solving Team – as necessary

Experience, Educational and Technical Qualifications

Our Operator should possess a sense of urgency, accountability, business ethics, professionalism, selfmotivation

and the desire and focus to improve the business.

Our Operator must possess a High School diploma or GED equivalent and successfully complete

the entrance examinations and interviews.

Abilities Required

 Must be able to come to work promptly and regularly.

 Must be able to take direction and work well with others.

 Must be able to work under the stress of deadlines.

 Must be able to concentrate and perform accurately.

 Must be able to react to change productively and to handle other tasks as assigned.

Ring Career Track Job Band

Individual Contributor

Additional Competencies

 Action Oriented

 Informing

 Peer Relationships

 Technical Learning

 Learning on the Fly

 Functional/Technical Skills

 Problem Solving

 Decision Quality

Core Competencies

 Drive for Results

 Customer Focus

 Total Work Systems

 Self-Development

 Ethics and Values

 Integrity and Trust

 Organizing

 Standing Alone

 Creativity

Physical Activity Required:

Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs and equipment, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Needs good body

agility.

Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at waist. This requires the full use of the lower extremities and

back muscles.

Crouching: Bending body downward and forward by bending legs and spine.

Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

Standing: Standing for sustained periods of time.

Walking: Moving over long distances to accomplish tasks.

Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.

Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.

Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position.

Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin.

Fingering: Picking, pinching, or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm.

Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. This includes activities where detailed or important

spoken instruction must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.

Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds with no less than 40 dB at 500 Hz, 100 Hz, and 2000 Hz with or without correction. Able

to receive detailed information through oral communication and to make fine discriminations in sound, such as when

making fine adjustments on machine parts.

Repetitive

Motion:

Substantial movements of the arms, hand and/or fingers.

Vision: Must be able to prepare and analyze data and figures. Eye sight capable of seeing small defects at distances close to the

eyes.

Exertion: Medium Work – Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to

10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Environmental Working Conditions:

 The worker is subject to both inside and outside environmental conditions.

 The worker may be subject to extreme heat. Temperatures above 100 for periods of more than one hour.

 The worker is subject to noise.

 The worker is subject to vibrations. Exposure to oscillating movements of the extremities or whole body.

 The worker is subject to being exposed to moving mechanical parts, electrical current, chemicals, etc.

 The worker may be subject to atmospheric conditions, i.e. fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases or poor ventilation.

 The worker is subject to oils. Air and/or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids