Operator

Baker City Plant – Tankline Operator

General RESPONSIBILITIES:

•        Practice safe working habits and follow safety policy, procedures, and Job Safety Analysis (JSA).

•        Ability to work continuous improvement of product quality and ISO-9001:2015.

•        Know how to run bottoming machines, side-wall machine, spot welding, gluing, uncoiling, and making of bottoms

•        Keep a high level of skill current on each machine operation to be able to fill in for changing work demand and help train new operators

•        Must be willing to practice, learn and look for LEAN Improvements

•        Responsible for compliance with all documented procedures and employee handbook. 

•        Responsible for the quality and quantity of the finished product. 

•        Responsible for creating and maintaining a working team environment. 

•        Responsible for performing routine Preventative Maintenance on associated equipment. 

•        Load and unload spools of wire with a forklift. 

•        Maintain drawing dies and tools.

•        Responsible for any other tasks as needed/assigned by Team Leader. 

•        Basic operating skills of small machines.

QUALIFICATIONS:

•        Mechanical knowledge helpful to make adjustments and minor repairs

•        Mathematical knowledge required to change machine between runs

•        Must be able to read tape measure

•        Must be able to read blueprints

•        Team Player

•        Must be able to pass a math test

•        Must be able to understand drawings, diagrams, and measuring instruments

•        Should be able to lift 50-70 pounds 80 percent of the time

•        Will need to rotate within the department

•        Forklift License

•        Computer Skills

Abilities required for all positions in the Tankline:

The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust material positioning in the machines. The ability to monitor and quickly and repeatedly adjust controls on the machines including turning or moving stops to regulate the machines. Good vision is required to ensure quality and safety requirements are being upheld. The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp and manipulate materials. Continuous gripping and grasping at all machines. Trunk strength, the ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body continuously over time without “giving out” or fatiguing. Ability to lift and position tanks on the turntable. Tanks weigh between 50-100 pounds approximately 70% of the time. The remaining 30% of the time will be spent lifting tanks more than 100 pounds as a team of two people. Tanks are very awkward and difficult to move around. All lifting is done by the one or two employees at each machine.  Must be able to lift while twisting, bending, stooping, squatting, or crouching, etc. The lifting may be started and ended in any level between the knees and above the shoulder. Static Strength – the ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. Multi-limb Coordination – the ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while standing, stooping, crouching, bending, etc. Crouching in a deep knee bend is required for some tank assembly. Standing is required at all times, must have ability to stand on cement for the entire shift. Full range of motion is required to safely perform the job duties in this area.