Production Associate; 1st shift

Position: Production Associate (1st shift)
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* Job title:

** Winder Production Associate

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* Location:

** 61 Pine Road, Brentwood, NH 03833

** Shift:
** Sun to Tues, alt Wed 5:40am to 6:00pm

** Pay:**  $24.31ph

** Duration:
** contract-to-hire

The Winder Operator is a member of a crew that operates two production lines.?

You will work with your shift to safely produce high quality product in a fast pace continuous operation environment. The expectation for a winder operator is to deliver quality packaging and products for our customers.

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* PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

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* Job Duties

+ Understand basic product processes.  

+ Operate winders and packaging machines on both production lines.  

+ Operate banding equipment efficiently.  

+ Print and apply pallet labels accurately.  

+ Load and stack reworked material safely.  

+ Track, manage, and report scrap and seconds accurately.  

+ Maintain a clean and organized work area (good housekeeping).  

+ Monitor alarms and respond appropriately to signals.  

+ Assist with web break repairs.  

+ Support threading and product changeover procedures.  

+ Contribute to training and development of team members.  

+ Identify and proactively engage in learning opportunities to build expertise.  

+ Follow all standard operating procedures and processes.

+ All other duties as assigned or needed.

Other  

+ Demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate.

+ Support the training and development of colleagues.

+ Demonstrates flexibility to changing priorities as business needs dictate.

+ Identify and participate, proactively, in learning opportunities, and develop expertise in those areas.

+ Follow standard operating procedures and processes.

+ Can and is willing to make decisions. Know the chain of command to get support.  

+ Regular attendance on site and the ability to rotate varying shifts.

+ All other duties as assigned or needed.

Plant and Environmental Safety

+ Lives the Owens Corning Safety Standard "Safer Together" and meets all safety requirements. Safety is a condition of employment.

+ Take personal ownership to work safely and hold other team members to the same high standards of safety "Safer together".

+ Notify supervisor immediately of any accident, near miss or on- the
-job injury when it occurs no matter how insignificant it may seem.

+ Participates in the safety, quality, autonomous maintenance (AM), TPM and housekeeping programs as established within the plant; including but not limited to Focused Improvement Events, Safety Committee, Training, etc.

+ Performs job tasks to reduce environmental impact and adheres to the environmental regulations and recycling procedures for waste disposal.

+ Complies with all plant rules and safety regulations.

+ Performs cleanup duties at workstations and/or equipment/machinery.

+ Communicates safety concerns and/or equipment problems/abnormalities to appropriate personnel, maintaining strong communication with the appropriate line section operators to ensure immediate action is taken for product out of spec.

+ Inspect vehicles and other PIV equipment before use and throughout shift, keeping all equipment clean and operational.

TPM

+ Participates in plant TPM initiatives - completing activities associated with TPM tasks (adheres to CILT standard, 5S). Must be an active member of an AM and or Pillar team.

+ Continues to use TPM methodology to gain a better understanding of the equipment.

+ Identifies and participates proactively in learning opportunities and develops expertise in those areas.

+ Utilizes Focus Improvement (FI) tools to problem solve.

+ Works to achieve zero injuries, zero defects and zero losses.

+ During PM days, uses time effectively to bring equipment to optimal condition for zero losses.

+ Maintain DMS and AM Team Area Activity Boards.

+ Perform winder, EDL, and conveyor quality checks and documentation at specified intervals.

+ Maintain control panel - adjust speed, delays, and other timers if needed.

+ Interface with plant employees to provide quality control (QC) information.

+ Monitor and report unusual or suspect material issues not within specifications.

+ Communicate with all coater end operators concerning shift production

+ Communicate with all back-end operators concerning quality problems

+ Evaluate all finished product for proper weight and/or thickness.

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* SKILLS AND ABILITIES

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* + The employee should hold the following skills and abilities:

+ Demonstrates a positive work ethic?

+ Demonstrated ability to identify and report safety issues.??

+ Must be able to work independently or in a team atmosphere with minimal direct supervision??

+ Demonstrated mechanical aptitude and the ability to troubleshoot?

+ Demonstrated ability to multi-task while having a high attention to detail?

+ Basic mathematics skills?

+ Able to effectively communicate (read, write, speak, understand) English?

** COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE COMPENTENCIES*
* The employee must be able to:

+ Work with a computer to perform basic data entry  

+ Demonstrate basic computer skills such as Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Pallet…