Process Specialist- All Crews

Trex Company; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Trex Company in Little Rock, Arkansas seeks an experienced Machine Operator to join our manufacturing team. You will ensure safety, maintain equipment, and drive quality and efficiency across shifts.

Responsibilities include following SOPs, documenting downtime and maintenance, and training others on updated processes. A collaborative role with process engineering and other departments, emphasizing data-driven decisions and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Previous Trex manufacturing experience (3+ years).
• Must be at least a Machine Operator Certified on forklifts (up to G50).
• Man lift certification is required.
• Must be able to collect and analyze large scales of data using Excel.
• Strong problem solving, communication, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensures all safety policies and guidelines are followed.
• Identifies restrictions and provides solutions.
• Responsible for ensuring that all safety equipment and tools are tracked, readily available, and maintained; will be held responsible for tool audits.
• Responsible for ensuring product meets all quality expectations and reaction protocols are being followed and documented.
• Drive consistent manufacturing procedures and practices between crews. Complete all required documentation for the shift for proper handoff and tier meetings.
• Works with process engineering to ensure detailed documentation and implementation of key process and troubleshooting functions.
• Support training of all employees on current, new, or updated processes. Identify development opportunities.
• Follow up and provide detailed feedback on second-pass scrap fallout.
• Lead cost saving initiatives.
• Provide a bridge between night and day shift production to ensure consistency.
• Ensure correct operation of systems and sub systems on each production line.
• Assist in troubleshooting efforts with ongoing issues and monitor performance and parameters during shift; upscale to engineering as appropriate.
• Serve as SMEs for the creation and updating of SOPs
• Provides process guidance to other employees.
• Knowledge of current operating procedures and the ability to stay current as procedures change.
• Responsible for all production activities in assigned production areas; rate, yield, uptime, standard work tracking, tool tracking, standard work audits, etc. Must collaborate with supporting functions and operators to optimize production.
• Ensures recipe compliance on each production line in the assigned area.
• Controls unplanned downtime – repairs/startup of the production lines.
• Report and document all environmental logs.
• Drive housekeeping and 5S efforts across assigned production area.
• Drive quality consistencies across assigned production areas following set specifications.
• Complete, document, and communicate filter changes.
• Facilitate production area training classes; both on and off shift.
• Provide production area relief for line operators during break time to maintain high uptime and yield.
• Responsible for entering and following through to completion both safety and production work orders.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Trex experience

Forklift certification

Man lift certification

Excel data analysis

Problem solving

Communication

Teamwork

Emotional intelligence

Professionalism

Attention to detail

Mentoring

Flexibility

Technical proficiency

Technical leadership

Machine Operator 2 experience

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Machine Operator

Tools

RFS

JDE

Job description

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensures all safety policies and guidelines are followed.
• Identifies restrictions and provides solutions.
• Responsible for ensuring that allsafetyequipment andtools are tracked, readily available, and maintained. Will be held responsible fortoolaudits.
• Responsible for ensuring product meets all quality expectations and reaction protocols are being followed and documented.
• Drive consistent manufacturingprocedures and practices between crews.Complete all required documentation for the shiftfor proper handoff and tier meetings.
• Workswith process engineering to ensure detailed documentation and implementation of key processand troubleshooting functions.
• Supporttrainingof all employeesoncurrent,new,or updated processes.Identify development opportunities.
• Follow up and provide detailed feedback on second-pass scrap fallout.
• Lead cost saving initiatives.
• Provide a bridge between night and day shift production to ensure consistency.
• Ensure correct operation of systems and sub systems on each production line.
• Assist in troubleshooting efforts with ongoing issuesand monitor performanceand parametersduring shift; upscale to engineering as appropriate.
• Serve as SMEs for the creation and updatingof SOP’s
• Providesprocessguidance to other employees.
• Knowledge of current operating procedures and the ability to stay current as procedures change.
• Responsiblefor all production activities in assigned productionareas; rate, yield, uptime, standard work tracking, tool tracking, standard work audits, etc.Must collaborate with supporting functionsand operatorsto optimize production.
• Ensures recipe compliance on each production linein the assigned area.
• Controls unplanned downtime – repairs/startup of the production lines.
• Report and document all environmental logs.
• Drive housekeepingand5Sefforts across assigned production area.
• Drivequality consistencies across assigned production areas following set specifications.
• Complete, document,and communicate filter changes.
• Facilitate production area training classes; both onand off shift.
• Provide production area relief for line operators during break time to maintain high uptime and yield.
• Responsible for entering and following through to completion both safety and production work orders.
• Other duties as assigned

Education and Experience:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Must beMachineOperatoror above

RequiredSkills and Qualifications:

• Previous Trex manufacturing experience (3+ years)
• Must be at least a Machine OperatorCertified on forklifts (up to G50)
• Man lift certification is required
• Mustbe able tocollect and analyzelarge scales of datausing Excel
• Strong problem solving, communication, and organizational skills
• Teamwork
• Emotionalintelligence (soft skills)
• Respectful demeanor and communication style
• Attention to detail
• Willing to train others
• Flexibility
• Technically proficient

PreferredSkills and Qualifications:

• Previous technical leadership experience
• Machine Operator 2 experience

Essential Functions:

• Regular and predictable attendance.
• Employeewill be required towork within Microsoft Office applications.
• Must be able to operate plant machinery(forklifts, man lifts, etc.)and online systems (RFS, JDE, etc.)

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to work 12 hour shifts, standing for extended periods of time
• Must be able to be forklift certified, requiring proper vision, hearing, and motor skills
• Must be able to ascend and descend ladders, scaffolds, stairs and work in confined spaces and inproximity to loud equipment.
• Mustbe able to wear a respirator.
• Must be able to work at heights and properly wear fall protection
• Must be able to lift and carryor otherwise move 50 pounds.
• Must be able and willing to comply with PPE requirements at all times.
• Must be able to move safely over uneven terrain or in confined spaces.
• Must be able to work in hot environments and on concrete floors.