What are the responsibilities and job description for the Profile Operator position at AHF?
AHF Products has a job opportunity for a skilled Profile Operator to be located at our plant in Cartersville, GA. The Profile Operator will perform assigned tasks involved in the production of the company's products. This will involve set up, adjusting, maintaining, and configuring processing equipment according to assigned specifications, and regular communication with production personnel and supervisors. The position follows standard work methods and practices safe work habits to ensure production is as efficient and safe as possible.
Job Duties
AHF Products provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
AHF Products is a leading hard surface flooring manufacturer in the USA with a family of trusted brands serving the residential and commercial hardwood, tile, and vinyl flooring markets. With decades of experience in award-winning flooring design, product development, manufacturing, and service, we create quality flooring to last for generations through inspiring designs, innovation, and a deep commitment to outstanding customer service. Our residential flooring brands include Bruce®, Armstrong Flooring™, Hartco®, Robbins®, LM Flooring ®, Capella®, HomerWood®, Hearthwood®, Raintree®, Autograph®, Emily Morrow Home®, tmbr®, Crossville®, and Crossville Studios®. Our commercial brands include Bruce Contract™, Hartco Contract™, AHF Contract®, Armstrong Flooring, Parterre®, Crossville® and Crossville Studios®. Headquartered in Mountville, Pennsylvania, with manufacturing operations across the United States and in Cambodia, AHF Products employs over 3,000 dedicated team members.
Job Duties
- Tends machines that cut tongue and groove on the side of flooring planks.
- Reads routing and performs work as assigned by department supervisor.
- Track production on schedule boards.
- Notify supervisor of any mechanical or material issues.
- Maintains the work area and equipment in a clean orderly condition and follows prescribed safety regulations.
- Performs prescribed preventative maintenance on machines as required per the P.M. charts.
- Must be familiar with the basic machine functions in order to perform the tasks stated above.
- Must be willing to accept and receive frequent supervision and assistance with regard to machine set-up.
- Must know and monitor execution of the quality management system policy and procedures.
- Supervise machine settings to obtain a product, corresponding to the quality specifications and within the efficiency standards.
- Make necessary adjustments of the lines for changing over between orders, size changes, etc.
- Keep constant supply of raw materials to the process.
- Inspect quality of incoming raw materials, boxes, packaging and labels.
- Communicate defects and issues to appropriate manufacturing/ quality team members.
- Provide appropriate disposition of sub quality product.
- Assist with changeovers.
- Use hoist/crane when necessary, for changeovers.
- Perform preventative maintenance as needed with maintenance team
- Inspect and sort off-quality product when needed.
- Job rotation and relief of other team members.
- Fix any jams on the line which requires going under and on top of the machines.
- Must be able to check tongue and groove quality and adjust tools to meet quality requirement.
- Other tasks assigned.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as procedure manuals, safety rules and operating and maintenance instructions.
- Excellent communication skills are required.
- Must be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: Stand walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. handle or feel objects tools, or controls handle or feel objects, tools, or controls.
- The employee will regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Work near moving mechanical parts.
- Is regularly exposed to airborne particles and vibration.
- Work in a normally loud / noisy work environment.
- Must be able to wear hearing protection all the time.
- GED or High Scholl Diploma required
- 2 years’ experience preferred
- Must be able to successfully complete and pass a background check, employment verification and drug screening
- Positive and Verifiable Work History
- Frequently will push, pull, carry, and lift up to 50lbs.
- Frequent walking, standing, stretching, bending, stooping, twisting, reaching, grasping, and repetitive movements
- Occasionally required to climb, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
- Frequently must be able to work in moderate noise, up to 83 decibels.
- Exposure to noise environment requiring hearing protection.
- Must be able and willing to work in non-temperature-controlled environment, exposed to weather conditions.
- Make decisions
- Develop options and implement solutions
- Work with a team
- Maintain regular and punctual attendance (consistent with ADA and/or FMLA)
- Attention to detail
- Communicate effectively
- Multitask in a fast-paced environment
- Work with a Sense of Urgency
AHF Products provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
AHF Products is a leading hard surface flooring manufacturer in the USA with a family of trusted brands serving the residential and commercial hardwood, tile, and vinyl flooring markets. With decades of experience in award-winning flooring design, product development, manufacturing, and service, we create quality flooring to last for generations through inspiring designs, innovation, and a deep commitment to outstanding customer service. Our residential flooring brands include Bruce®, Armstrong Flooring™, Hartco®, Robbins®, LM Flooring ®, Capella®, HomerWood®, Hearthwood®, Raintree®, Autograph®, Emily Morrow Home®, tmbr®, Crossville®, and Crossville Studios®. Our commercial brands include Bruce Contract™, Hartco Contract™, AHF Contract®, Armstrong Flooring, Parterre®, Crossville® and Crossville Studios®. Headquartered in Mountville, Pennsylvania, with manufacturing operations across the United States and in Cambodia, AHF Products employs over 3,000 dedicated team members.