Machine Utility

prattexternalcareersite; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Pratt Industries in Grand Rapids, MI is seeking a Machine Utility to support production equipment and feed materials into machines, assisting operators and helpers to keep production running smoothly and safely. This role is essential for maintaining efficient workflow and product quality daily.

You will monitor material use, help meet production targets, and adhere to safety protocols in a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and follow instructions.
• Proficient at reading a tape measure with speed and accuracy.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to follow written, oral, or graphic instructions.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the setup and operation of production machinery, focusing on feeding materials into the equipment.
• Provide support to machine operators and helpers with various tasks to ensure a smooth and continuous workflow.
• Help ensure all orders are produced with the correct materials and meet quality specifications.
• Assist in monitoring and recording material consumption and production data.
• Work collaboratively with team members to achieve quality, productivity, and safety targets.
• Adhere to the daily production schedule and assist in optimizing processes to meet cost, quality, and delivery goals.
• Proactively identify and report equipment issues or maintenance needs to supervision.
• Comply with all company policies, procedures, and safety protocols, including maintaining a clean and organized work area.

Skills

Instruction reading

Tape measure reading

Problem solving

Job description

The Machine Utility is responsible for supporting the operation of manufacturing equipment. This includes feeding materials into machines and assisting machine operators and helpers with a wide range of duties to ensure production runs smoothly and safely. This role is crucial for maintaining efficient workflow and product quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with the setup and operation of production machinery, focusing on feeding materials (such as paperboard or other materials) into the equipment.
• Provide support to machine operators and helpers with various tasks to ensure a smooth and continuous workflow.
• Help ensure all orders are produced with the correct materials and meet quality specifications.
• Assist in monitoring and recording material consumption and production data.
• Work collaboratively with team members to achieve quality, productivity, and safety targets.
• Adhere to the daily production schedule and assist in optimizing processes to meet cost, quality, and delivery goals.
• Proactively identify and report equipment issues or maintenance needs to supervision.
• Comply with all company policies, procedures, and safety protocols, including maintaining a clean and organized work area.

Qualifications

• Language Skills: Ability to read and follow instructions.
• Mathematical Skills: Proficient at reading a tape measure with speed and accuracy.
• Reasoning Ability: Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to follow written, oral, or graphic instructions.
• Physical Demands:
  • Regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear.
  • Frequently uses hands to handle or feel objects and reaches with hands and arms.
  • Must be able to regularly lift and move up to 50 pounds.
  • Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work Environment: The role is performed in a manufacturing environment with exposure to moving mechanical parts, wet conditions, and loud noise.

Pratt Industries is America's 5th largest paper and packaging company with more than 9,000 highly skilled green collar employees dedicated to the environment and sustainability. Pratt Industries is one of the largest corrugated packaging companies in America, with sophisticated manufacturing facilities in more than twenty states. The company operates several of the most modern, cost effective paper mills in the country, as well as a series of sheet and box plants strategically placed throughout the United States offering a wide range of creative packaging solutions. Pratt Industries is committed to recycling and the environment by harvesting the urban forest.