Winder Operator

Overview

A Shift: Sun, Mon, Tues, alt Wed 5:40am-6:00pm

Wage: $25.16/hr

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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

The employee should hold the following skills and abilities:

• Demonstrates a positive work ethic

• Demonstrated ability to identify and…