Regrind Operator: Safe, Precise Pipe Recycling

PolyPipe LLC; Riverview (TN); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

PolyPipe LLC is seeking a Re-Grind Operator to safely process out-of-specification pipe into reusable regrind. You will cut, load, feed, and monitor a shredder, then fill Gaylord containers to target weights while maintaining production records.

The role requires strict adherence to safety procedures, ability to identify contaminants, and proficiency with weighing devices. Rigorous quality checks and clean, organized work areas are essential to success.

Qualifications

• Ability to read, understand, and follow safety instructions, work procedures, material specifications, labels, and production documentation.
• Ability to accurately add, subtract, multiply, and divide and to record weights and production quantities.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to preventing material contamination.
• Ability to identify differences in approved product and material types.
• Ability to complete required chainsaw, shredder, material-handling, and other job-specific safety training.
• Experience with chainsaw preferred
• Ability to communicate hazards, equipment concerns, contamination, and documentation discrepancies promptly and clearly.
• Dependable attendance and ability to work independently while following established procedures.

Responsibilities

• Follow all company safety procedures, required PPE standards, machine guarding requirements, and equipment-specific operating instructions.
• Operate electric chainsaws and other approved cutting equipment after training and authorization.
• Inspect equipment before use and report unsafe conditions or hazards.
• Verify scrap pipe material is approved and properly segregated before processing.
• Inspect scrap to remove plastic banding, metal, dirt, and foreign material before shredding.
• Load scrap onto dump-bed table and feed shredder at a safe rate.
• Monitor grinding process and report quality concerns immediately.
• Fill Gaylords with regrind to target weight within limits.
• Maintain accurate production records including weights and dispositions.
• Keep grinding area clean and orderly; store tools and materials properly.
• Follow spill response, waste disposal procedures for regrind.
• Perform other duties as assigned by maintenance supervisor or leadership team.

Skills

Safety procedure adherence

Attention to detail

Weight measurement & records

Hazard communication

Independent work

Equipment operation (chainsaw/shredder

Tools

Chainsaw

Shredder

Material-handling equipment

Weighing devices

Job description

PolyPipe LLC is seeking a Re-Grind Operator to safely process out-of-specification pipe into reusable regrind. You will cut, load, feed, and monitor a shredder, then fill Gaylord containers to target weights while maintaining production records.

The role requires strict adherence to safety procedures, ability to identify contaminants, and proficiency with weighing devices. Rigorous quality checks and clean, organized work areas are essential to success.