Potters Industries, Palestine, TX is looking for a night shift Operations Tech to work from 3:00p.m. to 11:30p.m. This position pays $18.00 per hour, plus $1.00 per hour night premium. We will also pay you for a 30-minute lunch break! Our benefit starts on the 1st* of the month after working 30 days.*
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Can you meet the Minimum requirements below?*

• High School Diploma/GED Post High School Technical School or College a Plus
• One plus years of experience in an industrial environment, manufacturing preferred.
• One plus years of experience working a forklift, certification preferred.
• If you want to learn a new skill, start a career not a job, submit your resume today!

The Operation Technician prepares and monitors manufacturing machines/equipment pertaining to the furnace and/or grinding operation for the plant. They also perform additional duties assigned as required/tasked:

• Performs cullet pile dressing and loads cullet into the plant shredder system.
• Removes contamination revealed in cullet to prevent equipment plug-up and quality issues.
• Reports significant issues to management or lead operator.
• Operates the front-end loader in a safe and efficient manner.
• Performs shift checks on loader and refueling as required.
• Knowledge of the raw material processing flow and able to troubleshoot problems as they occur.
• Inspects VSIMs and performs wear part changeouts as needed.
• Performs quality checks on raw material production, logging analyses, and taking action when there is an issue.
• Operates the forklift in a safe and efficient manner.
• Performs shift checks on the forklift as required.
• Maintains equipment and performs maintenance activities in the Grinding Dept.
• Troubleshoots or diagnoses equipment issues in the Grinding Dept.
• Monitors tank levels of grain tanks and wet cullet tank.
• Performs minor maintenance and greasing operations on the plant dryer, mills, and front-end loader.
• Operates the sweeper in a safe and efficient manner.
• Performs shift checks on the sweeper as required.
• Monitors dryer operations and gas rates to ensure the process is operating efficiently.
• Routinely monitors environmental conditions in the plant and takes appropriate investigative and corrective actions as needed.
• Consistently ensures compliance with environmental permits and Good Neighbor principles by monitoring baghouse emissions and other potential leak sources of glass dust.
• Assists the furnace operator as required to help achieve departmental goals.
• Takes RM tank readings and operates sifting equipment to maintain proper RM levels to support the furnace operations.
• Maintains accurate logs and electronically documents cullet/grinding related data.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $18.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: In person