Production Operator

Production Operator

Location: Mt. Vernon, IN

Onsite Flexibility: Onsite

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 4 months
• Pay Rate: $27.00 / Hour (USD)
• Shift / Schedule: 12-hour shifts (2-2-3) rotating between day shift and night shift every two weeks. Candidates must be able to rotate shifts and work 12 hours. Hours per week: 36 & 48.
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Job Summary

The Production Operator will perform work that is required to manufacture shingle or rolled roofing products, along with related safety, housekeeping, shut down, cleanup, startup, and maintenance work. This role is based at the Mount Vernon, Indiana site located about 20 miles west of Evansville along the Ohio River which was founded in 1973 and produces a wide variety of products, including both residential and commercial roofing materials. The 88-acre site is currently undergoing many exciting changes, including the addition of a new on-site warehouse and expanded operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Places cores in the finished product rolls
• Uses a handheld carton closing device to close the packaging on products
• Takes the material on the skid together to increase stability
• Inspects the packaging materials for damage prior to the material being bagged
• Maintains work area in neat and orderly condition per housekeeping
• Assists the department in clean-up on days when the line is down for maintenance
• Works safely

Required Skills

• Ability to take measurements using a tape measure
• Ability to wear and use required safety equipment, including safety glasses, steel-toe safety shoes, hearing protection, head protection, and gloves
• Positive attitude and a willingness to contribute to a continuous improvement environment

Education Requirements

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED) required

Work Environment / Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to have the ability to use hands to fingers, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; to raise and lower objects without mechanical aids; to extend hands and arms in any direction to reach, push or pull objects; to bend at the knees and at the waist; and to talk or hear.
• The employee is frequently required to be able to stand for long periods of time, to walk, to have the ability to balance when assisting in the thread-up of the machine and to climb industrial ladders and use catwalks and stairs in the work area.
• The employee must have the ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 50 lbs., frequently lift and/or move 25 lbs., and occasionally lift and/or move up to 80 lbs. Product & raw materials in excess of 50 lbs. must be moved with two employees.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Production Operators must wear steel-toe shoes, long sleeve shirt, and long pants. No dangling jewelry.
• While performing the duties of this job, an employee may be exposed to fiberglass mat, asphalt, granules, fumes or airborne particles that fall below OSHA PELs. The employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and is exposed to vibration from machines.
• The employee occasionally works in high places when assisting with thread-ups and above the floor level on catwalks and/or stairs, and is exposed seasonally to hot and cold weather.
• The noise level in the work environment requires hearing protection.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

About the Client

This organization is North America's largest roofing and waterproofing manufacturer a company with over 135 years of history, more than 5,000 employees, and manufacturing and corporate operations in over 30 locations across the United States. Headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, the company produces residential and commercial roofing products that protect homes, businesses, schools, and infrastructure across the continent, with a product portfolio spanning asphalt shingles, metal roofing, roofing membranes, coating systems, and accessories. Through its energy division, the company launched the world's first nailable solar roof, actively reinventing its industry while dominating it. For professionals in manufacturing, engineering, product development, sales, marketing, and operations, this organization offers the stability of a 135-year-old industry anchor combined with the innovation mindset of a company actively disrupting its own category.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-08468

Industry: Manufacturing & Operations