1st Shift Operator Technician

A W Faber Castell Cosmetics, LLC; Elgin (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Faber-Castell Cosmetics is seeking an Operator Technician (7:00am-3:30pm) to produce cosmetic pencils in a clean room environment. You will own your work, operate manufacturing equipment, and ensure safety and quality standards are met.

The role requires a high school diploma and 5+ years in manufacturing with hands-on mechanical work. You will perform in-process quality checks and support maintenance and continuous improvement efforts.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 3 courses of relevant experience or equivalent.
• Able to do minor maintenance work on machines.
• Follow written processes and maintain documentation.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Operate equipment in accordance with safety, quality, and standard work guidelines.
• Take ownership of KPIs and process, drive improvement within, and coordinate activities within/across line teams.
• Conduct in-process quality checks.
• Take necessary actions for non-compliance.
• Complete root cause problem solving and action planning as required.
• Conduct daily autonomous maintenance (AM) activities.
• Conduct systematic troubleshooting and basic maintenance on assemble line to maximize uptime.
• Document work requests to support maintenance plans.
• Maintain and document work in-progress and completed.
• Complete all required documents.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Written processes

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Machine troubleshooting

Lean principles

5S

Standard Work

AM Steps 1-3

Job description

Description

Description

Do you have at least 5 years of manufacturing experience?Do you like being on schedule with minimum defects?Do you prefer to take ownership of your work?

We are looking for a:

Operator Technician (7:00am-3:30pm)

We are Faber-Castell Cosmetics, a division of Faber-Castell (you know us for our pencils and pens). We have taken our expertise to the cosmetic industry. We are one of the leading providers of private label cosmetic pencils (face, eye, lip, and nail). We are almost 800 employees worldwide with production facilities in Germany and Brazil Our clients are well known brands in cosmetics and we are bringing our state-of-the-art facilities, process, and knowledge to Elgin, IL. You can learn more about us at Help us color the world!

• In this role, you will take ownership of your work and outcomes by operating your equipment to safety and quality standards.
• Work on machines that produce our cosmetic pencils, stamps them, and/or packages them (clean room environment).
• Ensure equipment is maintained properly and handle any troubleshooting.
• Your attention to detail will be useful while conducting in-process quality checks you will take the necessary actions on non-compliance pieces.
• Use your problem-solving abilities to determine the root cause. Your understanding of quality control and work requests will ensure our documentation is always up to date.

Requirements

This position will be ideal for you if you:

• Have a high school diploma or equivalent
• Have at least 3 courses of relevant experience
• Able to do minor maintenance work on machines
• Are organized
• Are able to follow a written process
• Possess strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Can regularly lift, push, or move up to 50 pounds
• Can regularly climb a ladder/steps

In return you will receive competitive pay and full benefits.

Responsibilities:

• Operate equipment in accordance to safety, quality, and standard work guidelines
• Take ownership of KPIs and process, drive improvement within, and coordinate activities within/across line teams
• Conduct in-process quality checks
• Take necessary actions for non-compliance
• Complete root cause problem solving and action planning as required
• Conduct daily autonomous maintenance (AM) activities
• Conduct systematic troubleshooting and basic maintenance on assemble line to maximize up-time
• Document work request to facilitate short and medium range maintenance plans
• Maintain and document work in-progress and completed
• Complete all documents as required
• (setting up of machine, changing work process)
• Other duties as requested

Requirements

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Safety – Zero unsafe acts and conditions
• 5S Compliance
• In-process Scrap – less than xx MU%
• Defects – less than xx PPM
• First Pass Yield – minimum of xx%
• Mean Time between Failure – no more than xx
• Overall Equipment Effectiveness – no less than xx%
• Schedule Compliance – no less than xx%

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in manufacturing with hands-on mechanical positions, or a combination of experience with education.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Knowledge of basic Lean principles and tools including 5S, Standard Work, and AM Steps 1-3
• Able to follow written processes
• Basic equipment/mechanical troubleshooting knowledge

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill and ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear and see. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee will regularly lift, push, or move up to 50 pounds. Regularly climb a ladder and/or steps.

Work Environment

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several variables in standardized situations. Understand statistical process control, translating product specifications to finished goods.