Slitting Machine Operator - Converting

Mactac North America; North Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift premium

Quarterly bonus opportunities

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

401k with Company Match

Job summary

Mactac North America is seeking a 2nd shift operator to run and set up converting and finishing lines. This role rewinds and slits materials to customer specifications and requires reading work orders, operating equipment, and coordinating with material handling.

The position offers a Monday–Friday 2nd shift (3:00pm–11:00pm) with a $1.25/hour shift premium, quarterly bonus opportunities, and benefits that start on Day 1, including medical/dental/vision and a 401k with company match.

Qualifications

• Reads and interprets work orders to determine product requirements.
• Requires basic measurement and math skills for widths and lengths.
• Physical ability to lift up to 50 pounds regularly and up to 100 pounds with assistance.
• Experience with operating converting/finishing equipment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Operates machines in the Converting and Finishing Department to rewind and slit materials.
• Sets up, adjusts, and runs equipment to meet customer requirements.
• Retrieves material using carts or forklift per work orders.
• Mounts material on machines and threads through tension bars and rollers.
• Notifies supervisor of shortages or quality issues during shift.
• Inspects product and rejects nonconforming material per procedures.
• Processes paperwork and coordinates with material handling for packaging/stocking.
• Maintains clean work areas and conducts safety inspections.
• Supports other shift activities as needed by Management.

Skills

Reading work orders

Measuring tools usage

Math proficiency

Physical stamina

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift operation

Machine setup

Job description

2nd Shift: Monday-Friday, 3:00pm - 11:00pm

Shift Premium: $1.25/hour

Quarterly Bonus Opportunities

Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance - Benefits eligible on Day 1

401k with Company Match

Summary

Operates machines in the Converting and Finishing Department to rewind and slit materials into rolls of specified widths and lengths depending on customer requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Reads and understands work orders to determine customer product requirements.
• Sets up, adjusts, and runs equipment to meet customer requirements.
• Retrieves material specified on work order by using rolling carts or forklift.
• Adjusts machine parameters to specified width of material as required.
• Mounts master roll of material on machine, supports and threads material over tension bar, between feed rollers, and under rotary blades.
• Notifies supervisor of shortages, quality issues or additional slit rolls to be converted.
• Inspects product during slitting process and accepts it if it is within quality specifications.
• Follows procedures for rejecting material if product is not of proper quality.
• Processes all paperwork and computer data to complete customer orders.
• Coordinates with material handling to ensure material packaging meets specified requirements.
• Coordinates with material handling on material movements required to meet shipping and/or stocking requirements.
• Maintains equipment and cleans work areas.
• Conducts safety inspections of work area prior to and during shift.
• Supports other departmental activities such as cutting cores, operating power cutter, and helping in Line Packaging area.
• Performs any other activity as required for by Management.

Competencies, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Must be able to follow written and oral instructions
• Must be able to use various measuring tools such as scales, rulers, graduated cylinder, and other laboratory devices.
• Proficient math skills including the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Physical demands include; regularly required to stand, walk, talk or hear and climb ladders with great heights. The employee is frequently required to; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Education and/or Experience

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED). (Preferred)
• 1-year manufacturing experience preferred experience in operation of various machine consisting of slitting, sheeting, cutting or converting.

Disclaimers

• The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
• It is the policy of Mactac that all employees are employed at the will of Mactac for an indefinite period and are subject to termination at any time, for any reason, with or without cause or notice. At the same time, employees may terminate their employment at any time and for any reason.
• Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information, creed, citizenship status, marital status or any other consideration prohibited by law or contract.