Production Operator II - 3rd Shift

Tekni-Plex; Clinton (IL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated individual to join their manufacturing team. This role emphasizes safety, quality control, and effective communication within a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will possess a high school diploma and demonstrate strong attention to detail, ensuring that all products meet rigorous standards. With responsibilities ranging from conducting quality checks to assisting in training, this position offers a dynamic opportunity to contribute to a team committed to excellence. If you thrive in a collaborative setting and are eager to make a difference, this role is for you.

Qualifications

• Ability to perform quality checks and ensure product specifications.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct hourly quality checks and ensure compliance with specifications.
• Work closely with management to achieve safety objectives.
• Assist in training and supporting team members as needed.

Skills

Detail Orientation

Quality Control

Safety Procedures

Mathematical Skills

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Job description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned

• Following all safety rules and procedures.
• Ability to work productively in a fast paced environment.
• Works closely with local management and production personnel to achieve the “My Goal is Zero Accidents” objective.
• Checking all work orders/specification sheets for specific work instructions.
• Perform hourly quality checks and double checks for accuracy.
• Accurately complete all paperwork as required by ISO, GMP, and HACCP.
• Collect retains during hourly quality checks for Quality Control inspection.
• Inspect work for accuracy, completeness, and professional look.
• Perform random quality checks every 5 to 10 minutes to ensure product specifications.
• Ensuring correct material, packaging supplies and quality control tools are being used.
• Producing labels for cartons/spools and checking for accuracy.
• Making cartons/spools for product when needed.
• Assigning lot numbers.
• Limiting Scrap and wasting of material.
• All aspects of changing a line over to another part/style number
• Trouble-shooting of the line.
• Provide training or help to other employees when needed or as needed to team members.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.*

Education and/or Experience

High School diploma or equivalent. Prior experience in a manufacturing environment.

Language Skills

Fluent in English, both verbal and written. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, work orders, operating instructions and procedure manuals and manufacturing terminology. Ability to print simple sentences and legibly complete reports. Ability to follow and understand verbal instructions. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations, to other employees of the organization and respond to questions.

Mathematics Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratios, and percentages to practical situations.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.*

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is regularly required to hear and talk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds, frequently lift and/or move 35 pounds and occasionally lift/move 50 pounds or more with help from others or a mechanical lifting device. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is on occasion exposed to mechanical moving parts and vibration, fumes, airborne particles, risk of electrical shock, and loud noise levels that require hearing protection. Occasional exposure to hot/humid conditions, outside environments of extreme heat, cold and wet conditions are possible.

*The job duties, physical demands and work environment characteristics described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Where possible, reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions where it does not cause undue hardship or safety risks to the company and/or the employee.

Qualifications Behaviors

Preferred

Detail Oriented : Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Equal Opportunity Employer
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