What are the responsibilities and job description for the Process Specialist- All Crews position at Current Openings?
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensures all safety policies and guidelines are followed.
- Identifies restrictions and provides solutions.
- Responsible for ensuring that all safety equipment and tools are tracked, readily available, and maintained. Will be held responsible for tool audits.
- Responsible for ensuring product meets all quality expectations and reaction protocols are being followed and documented.
- Drive consistent manufacturing procedures and practices between crews. Complete all required documentation for the shift for proper handoff and tier meetings.
- Works with process engineering to ensure detailed documentation and implementation of key process and troubleshooting functions.
- Support training of all employees on current, new, or updated processes. Identify development opportunities.
- Follow up and provide detailed feedback on second-pass scrap fallout.
- Lead cost saving initiatives.
- Provide a bridge between night and day shift production to ensure consistency.
- Ensure correct operation of systems and sub systems on each production line.
- Assist in troubleshooting efforts with ongoing issues and monitor performance and parameters during shift; escalate to engineering as appropriate.
- Serve as SMEs for the creation and updating of SOP’s
- Provides process guidance to other employees.
- Knowledge of current operating procedures and the ability to stay current as procedures change.
- Responsible for all production activities in assigned production areas; rate, yield, uptime, standard work tracking, tool tracking, standard work audits, etc. Must collaborate with supporting functions and operators to optimize production.
- Ensures recipe compliance on each production line in the assigned area.
- Controls unplanned downtime – repairs/startup of the production lines.
- Report and document all environmental logs.
- Drive housekeeping and 5S efforts across assigned production area.
- Drive quality consistencies across assigned production areas following set specifications.
- Complete, document, and communicate filter changes.
- Facilitate production area training classes; both on and off shift.
- Provide production area relief for line operators during break time to maintain high uptime and yield.
- Responsible for entering and following through to completion both safety and production work orders.
- Other duties as assigned
Education and Experience:
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Must be Machine Operator or above
Required Skills and Qualifications:
- Previous Trex manufacturing experience (3 years)
- Must be at least a Machine Operator Certified on forklifts (up to G50)
- Man lift certification is required
- Must be able to collect and analyze large scales of data using Excel
- Strong problem solving, communication, and organizational skills
- Teamwork
- Emotional intelligence (soft skills)
- Respectful demeanor and communication style
- Attention to detail
- Willing to train others
- Flexibility
- Technically proficient
Preferred Skills and Qualifications:
- Previous technical leadership experience
- Machine Operator 2 experience
Essential Functions:
- Regular and predictable attendance.
- Employee will be required to work within Microsoft Office applications.
- Must be able to operate plant machinery (forklifts, man lifts, etc.) and online systems (RFS, JDE, etc.)
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to work 12 hour shifts, standing for extended periods of time
- Must be able to be forklift certified, requiring proper vision, hearing, and motor skills
- Must be able to ascend and descend ladders, scaffolds, stairs and work in confined spaces and in proximity to loud equipment.
- Must be able to wear a respirator.
- Must be able to work at heights and properly wear fall protection
- Must be able to lift and carry or otherwise move 50 pounds.
- Must be able and willing to comply with PPE requirements at all times.
- Must be able to move safely over uneven terrain or in confined spaces.
- Must be able to work in hot environments and on concrete floors.