Production Operator

Production Operator 1 –
Bremen, IN

• Full Time

Johns Manville is a leading manufacturer and marketer of premium-quality insulation and commercial roofing, along with glass fibers and nonwovens for commercial, industrial and residential applications. Our products are used in a wide variety of industries including building products, aerospace, automotive and transportation, filtration, commercial interiors, waterproofing and wind energy.

A proud member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies, we serve customers in more than 80 countries around the globe. We are committed to delivering positive and powerful experiences, because we are successful only when our employees and customers thrive. We are passionate, we care about people, we perform at a superior level, and we protect others and our environments.

The base hourly rate for this position is $23.30.

At the Johns Manville Bremen facility, we manufacture insulation for roofs. It’s a neat process, but what is even cooler is how we do it…

• Our PEOPLE are at the core of everything we do
• Our PASSION is in going the extra mile
• We PERFORM at a superior level
• We PROTECT today to ensure tomorrow

The Entry Level Operator would join the team in one of the four production positions as part of our Pay-For-Skills program. This program builds on the Entry Level Operator with pay increasing after each of the four jobs is learned, which means ROOM FOR ADVANCEMENT. The facility is one of the top performers in the division supplying material all over the United States which translates to JOB SECURITY.

Being part of the Berkshire Hathaway Family means GREAT BENEFITS. The Johns Manville Bremen facility has one of the best SAFETY records within the company.

• Understand HMIS, MSDS labels and applications
• Read and understand production schedule
• Understand all company product specifications and quality standards
• Troubleshoot and fix problems in production and report any problems
• Trained in Lock, Tag, Clear, Try and how to lockout dry end equipment
• Ensure cleaning expectations are met
• Ability to train new employees (production level
  1)
• Know where and how all emergency stop operations work
• What to do in an emergency evacuation
• Signed off on all Work Instructions/JSA's for production level 1 position
• Able to perform and maintain all checklists for dry end
• LTCT Certified
• Forklift Certified
• Keep scrap and feet area clean and orderly
• Change film on ring wrapper and on full web wrapper
• Cut feet material using foot saw
• Re-work bundles to put back on the line
• Able to hand stack bundles during minor upsets
• Scraping laminator top and side plates
• Dry end start up, shut down and running out the board
• Perform QA core test and learn what adjustments to make accordingly
• Removing plastic from rollers
• Monitor production during run
• Identify knit lines, blow holes, etc. and communicate over the radio
• Further understanding of line adjustments during production
• Set out and shim laminator for next run
• Learn how to do countdown
• Learn how to set up crosscut for all products
• Learn how to set up trim saw for all products
• Learn how to set up perforator for all products
• Learn how to clean and adjust the mold release system
• Able to adjust lengths in crosscut and gang saws
• Learn how to set up gang saw for all products
• Learn how to set up stacker for all products
• Learn how to set up flippers for all products

• Must be able to wear PPE (goggles, face shield, gloves, aprons, safety shoes, etc.)
• Must be able to stand for long periods of time on cement floors
• Must be able to walk, stoop, kneel and climb ladders and staircases
• Must be able to work on elevated levels
• Must be able to lift up to 20–50 lbs on a regular basis
• Must be able to operate mobile equipment
• Must be able to work overtime as needed and have a flexible work schedule, including weekends

• At least one year working in a warehouse/production environment
• Must be able to accurately read a tape measure, work instruction, finished product specifications
• Have general math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions and percentages)
• Beginner to intermediate computer skills (Microsoft Office)
• Sol…