Adhesive Utility

Job Summary:

This employee will need to be able to fill a variety of roles to support the operations in Plant 6. Activities include, assisting with general operations on mixers and in the cut-off room, filling roles as required due to vacation and unscheduled call-offs. Employee may be required to cross train as needed.

At times, this role could require the employee to move to several operations within a scheduled shift

Duties and Responsibilities:

Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, being able to perform the tasks of the following jobs:

• Fill cans or pails for weathered membrane cleaner
• Mix and drum Indopol Blend at the M4 day tank for water Cut-off mastic and lap sealant batches
• Distill cleaners
• Packaging Cut-Edge Sealant, including setting up and cleaning fill equipment
• Assist with keeping the Prosys cartridge magazine filled while running
• Provide absentee coverage for employees
• Labeling cans or pails
• Support other mixers to minimize downtime
• Load and unload trucks or tankers
• Verify load accuracy both incoming and outgoing against shipping paperwork
• Provide raw materials for production area
• Remove finished goods from production area
• Communicate with other members of the plant and outside delivery personnel
• Maintain proper housekeeping
• Assist with setting up cans at the canning line when available
• Understand packaging and processing specifications
• Maintain the collection of used pails from the dock area
• Assist other areas with tasks such as packaging, loading belts, and canning
• Granulating rubber when scheduling demand requires

At times, this role will be used to cover other positions during scheduled vacation or unscheduled call-offs

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge:

• General awareness of the HMI panels

• Fork truck operation

• Packaging of skids

• Loading and unloading of trucks and tankers

• 5S requirements

• Lockout/Tagout procedures

• Loading & weighing mixer belts

• Skills:

• Reading and comprehension of orders, labels, safety data sheets, and gauges

• Basic mathematical calculations

• Writing and filling out any required documentation

• Driving a fork truck

• Abilities:

• Working Independently

• Ability to be cleared for respirator use

• Flexibility in working duties as requirements will fluctuate based on production and labor needs of the day

Competencies:

• Teamwork

• Builds trust with others by encouraging open dialogue and collaboration

• Managing Change

• Able to find common ground solutions despite difficulties or barriers that may be encountered

• Continuous Improvement

• Retains a mindset of always striving to make things better to all aspects of the role

• Customer Focus

• Listens to understand the needs of customers (internal and external) and keeps the customer's needs in mind

• Continuous Learning

• Understands individual strengths, opportunity areas, and seeks development opportunities to leverage strengths and lean into opportunity areas

• Drive for Results

• Always has a sense of urgency to solve problems and align goals with attainment of organizational strategy

Education & Experience:

• Education: High School Diploma

• Equivalent: GED

• Experience: Manufacturing or warehouse experience preferred

Equipment Used:

• Equipment Run On-the-Job: Fork truck, skid bander, scale
• Tools Required On-the-Job: Shears, Pen, pencil, calculator, pallet jack, and safety knife
• Data Used On-the-Job: Purchasing specifications, material handling, storage, inspection, traceability, and testing procedures

Work Environment/Time Worked:

• Work Environment:

• Plant ambient temperature in the summer matches outside temperature

• Plant is heated in the winter

• Pinch points on moving mechanical equipment

• Works with hot drums of Indopol

• Sharp edges on safety knives

• Heavy equipment includes use of fork truck when assigned

• Uniforms are issued and laundered by company

• Can be fast paced

• Time Worked:

• Monday - Friday with Saturday/Sunday Overtime as business requires

• Three-Shift operation (11:00pm-7:00am, 7:00am-3:00pm, 3:00pm-11:00pm)

• While training on or performing an operator/material handler position you will be required to come in 15 minutes prior to start of shift

Physical Requirements:

• Climbing - must climb into and out of fork truck
• Stooping - when placing finished product cartons of pallets
• Crouching - when filling 5-gallon pails
• Standing - may stand for majority of shift
• Walking - may walk to take finished goods to skid or to get empty containers
• Pushing - need to occasionally push 55-gallon drum on skid or full cartons on a skid
• Pulling - need to occasionally pull pallet jack or cartons off a table
• Lifting - may need to lift bags or cans (occasionally up to 62 lbs.) (Vacuum hoist is used as necessary)
• Grasping - must grasp various controls of the fork truck
• Reaching - reach to get empty tubes or empty pails or empty cans
• Talking & Hearing - must communicate with other members of plant and outside delivery personnel as necessary
• Sight - see hazards, warnings, Safety Data Sheets, etc.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Used:

• Hearing Protection
• Safety Shoes
• Cut Resistant Gloves
• Safety Glasses
• PPE required for use of specific chemicals will be provided when needed