What are the responsibilities and job description for the Line Operator position at ALKEGEN?
Job Requirements
Alkegen brings together two of the world’s leading specialty materials companies to create one new, innovation-driven leader focused on battery technologies, filtration media, and specialty insulation and sealing materials. Through global reach and breakthrough inventions, we’re delivering products that enable the world to breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before.
With over 60 manufacturing facilities with a global workforce of over 9,000 of the industry’s most experienced talent, including insulation and filtration experts, Alkegen is uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways.
The Line Operator will be responsible for setting up, operating and controlling a variety of process and auxiliary equipment related to the manufacturing of ceramic fiber and its products. They will also assist in testing basic quality, maintaining productivity standards and safe operations. This position is located at the Pirson Pkwy facility in Tonawanda, NY.
What You’ll Do
Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, nation of origin, religion, color, gender identity and expression, age, disability, education, opinions, culture, languages spoken, veteran’s status, or any other protected class.
Alkegen brings together two of the world’s leading specialty materials companies to create one new, innovation-driven leader focused on battery technologies, filtration media, and specialty insulation and sealing materials. Through global reach and breakthrough inventions, we’re delivering products that enable the world to breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before.
With over 60 manufacturing facilities with a global workforce of over 9,000 of the industry’s most experienced talent, including insulation and filtration experts, Alkegen is uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways.
The Line Operator will be responsible for setting up, operating and controlling a variety of process and auxiliary equipment related to the manufacturing of ceramic fiber and its products. They will also assist in testing basic quality, maintaining productivity standards and safe operations. This position is located at the Pirson Pkwy facility in Tonawanda, NY.
What You’ll Do
- Responsible for operating various equipment to meet daily key performance indicators (KPI’s) for Safety, Quality and Production Rate.
- Follow written work instructions and perform tasks for chemical solution batching, adjustments during processing and transferring batches between various process tanks
- Complete record sheets during process chemical batching
- Monitor equipment and conduct minor repairs as required
- Perform quality checks per QA work instruction as desired for operations
- Perform material handling tasks including finished goods packaging, shipping/receiving, raw material storage and maintain orderly racking of materials.
- Complete minor mechanical adjustments to support Manufacturing.
- Change, disassemble, assemble and clean equipment as required.
- Troubleshoot equipment, process and quality issues to assist maintenance and engineering staff in resolving issues.
- Conduct minor equipment repairs along with minor mechanical adjustments to support manufacturing.
- Maintain a clean, safe, orderly workplace
- Provide relief for other areas of production.
- Utilize tools and equipment such as computer, fork truck, wet scrubber, furnaces, small hand tools, tape gun, stretch wrapper, power washer, etc.
- Must comply with all Federal, State, Local and Company rules and regulations on Health, Safety and Environmental issues.
- Responsible for maintaining Alkegen's highest level of safety standards on site including identifying and correcting unsafe conditions and unsafe acts.
- Will embody Alkegen's core safety principles including but not limited to The Seven Safety Absolutes, use of PPE, and Safe Standards of Work at all times.
- Will champion safety in the workplace each day.
- A minimum of a High school Diploma or equivalent, required
- Prior experience in a manufacturing setting, preferred
- Demonstrated computer skills including Microsoft Office
- Willingness to learn and access information through computer databases
- Experience reading and interpreting simple gauges.
- Follow work instructions and provide feedback for improvements.
- MUST be willing to work a 12-hour, continuous shift schedule (4 days on, 4 days off from 7-7 rotating days/nights).
- Ability to lift up to 50lbs and stand for up to 12 hours at a time.
- $21.27/hr
- Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, nation of origin, religion, color, gender identity and expression, age, disability, education, opinions, culture, languages spoken, veteran’s status, or any other protected class.
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