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Machine Helper Temps

Job in Windsor Locks, Hartford County, Connecticut, 06096, USA
Listing for: Ahlstrom
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-25
Job specializations:
  • Manufacturing / Production
    Manufacturing Production, Machine Operator
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Machine Helper Temps (5 openings)

Overview

Career Opportunities:
Machine Helper Temps (5 openings) (5461)

- Requisition  
5461 - Posted
- Filtration and Life Sciences
- Medical BU
- Windsor Locks Plant
- Windsor Locks - Posting Country (1)

You have a choice of where you want to work! We invite you along on our journey to Purify and Protect, with Every Fiber, for a Sustainable World
. We aim to attract, retain, and energize passionate people,
like you
, by investing in your professional development and providing opportunities for personal growth.
Do your values align with ours? Accountability, Growth mindset, One team, Care and a fair and inclusive work environment for everyone, everywhere! We strive to meet the highest standards of corporate citizenship by protecting the health and safety of our team
, safeguarding the environment, and creating a long-lasting, positive impact on the communities where we do business.
Are you with us?!?

Responsibilities
  • Purpose:

    This position is responsible for the physical control of the movement, loading and mounting of rolls of paper for processing. Achieving high standards of workmanship and timely completion of shop orders at the lowest unit cost. Assist the operator in all functions of the rewinder operation. Must be able to assume the operators’ position in his/her absence after appropriate training. The Helper is responsible for housekeeping and safety in his/her work area.
  • Coordinate the flow of materials to and from the work area, which includes cleaning and staging of 14” cores, obtaining precut cores from core cutter area.
  • Physically control the movement, loading and mounting of manufactured rolls of paper for processing.
  • Must be computer literate.
  • Meet production and quality standards for rewinding.
  • Responsible for accurate data entry into Optimill.
  • Assist the packer by manual rolling of finished sets of paper onto the transfer table, separating and packaging of finished product.
  • Read, understand and follow Process Maps, work instructions, slitting instructions, customer item directory, QA dispositions, inventory identification tickets and any other instructions.
  • Understand and comply with general, departmental and job specific safety rules, as well as the Site Safety Plan. Comply with all Lock Out/Tag Out procedures. Correct or identify any unsafe act or conditions to his/her supervisor.
  • Responsible for reporting any mechanical defective parts or malfunctions to supervision and submit work orders as needed. Communicate daily process related problems to supervision and at shift change; i.e. waste, maintenance, trials and recommend corrective action.
  • Understand maintenance requirements of machinery and generate work orders for required maintenance.
  • Operate packing support equipment; cranes, upenders, strapping tools, lift tables, hand trucks etc. as required.
  • Participate on “aPlus” quality teams, as needed.
  • This position is additionally responsible as part of the manufacturing flexibility program to cross-train and be fully qualified to work in an at least one other alternate position within the manufacturing operation.
Qualifications
  • Education:

    High school
  • Basic Math skills
  • Read and write English
  • 3 Months as Helper/packer
  • Must have good leadership skills and ability to work with minimal supervision.
  • Must be able to upgrade job skills through participation in periodic training programs as available.
  • Must be physically and mentally able to perform similar job functions in other areas.
  • Must have knowledge of Ahlstrom Information Security policies and is for their own part responsible for ensuring information security when handling information and maintaining or using information systems or information networks.
Physical Demands
  • Must be able to handle up to 50 lbs. and complete tasks that require difficult positioning.
  • Ability to step and bend in between machine rollers.
  • Ability to step onto and work from a catwalk.
  • Must be able to step and bend between machine rollers, carry and mount slitter assemblies onto machine dovetail to setup and thread machine.
  • Vision tested minimum requirements is corrected to 20/40 far vision and 20/30 near vision.
  • Exposure to dust, vibration, chemical, temperature variation and sharp cutting…
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