What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Technician position at J Rettenmaier USA?
About the Company:
If you are you looking to become a part of a team who’s on a mission to provide sustainable products to a number of industries around the world, J. Rettenmaier USA is the company for you! As the leading manufacturer of insoluble fibers, we take pride in our commitment to providing our employees with a comfortable and collaborative work environment, inclusive culture and the best training and development programs. To prove how much we value our employees’ health and wellbeing in and out of the workplace we offer exemplary health, vision and Rx benefits, premium free dental and a generous 401k plan. Not to mention our competitive pay and many more employee perks. With a total of 8 locations across the US, we are always welcoming individuals eager to learn and grow with our fiber family.
What We Manufacture:
Whether it be a US trend or an industry standard, JRS USA fibers offer solutions to help fit product needs across a number of industries, including pharmaceutical, pet, and food. Produced from sustainable raw materials such as grains, fruits, vegetables, seaweed and trees, upcycled post-consumer materials and recycled pre-consumer materials, the functional benefits of our fibers are favorable throughout all the industries we serve.
See our website for more information about the company, careers and more: https://www.jrsusa.com/jrs-usa/
Job Responsibilities & Duties
- Maintain a clean work area.
- Comply with all safety rules.
- Unload and store raw material.
- Issue Lot Numbers for incoming DLK and perform required testing and record keeping.
- Prepare and feed raw material into the production process.
- Monitor raw material quality and blending.
- Store finished goods.
- Pull pending orders for shipment.
- Load outbound shipments.
- Support packaging area.
- Sweep up scrap paper in Pre-Grind area and push piles onto conveyor.
- Drive forklifts to unload raw material and load outbound shipments of finished goods.
- Ensure outbound loads are correct materials and Lots.
- Prepare raw material for consumption; Inspect and stage paper bales, cut and remove banding/packaging by hand.
- Recycle material; lift, open and load 40-50 pounds bags or shovel pellets onto conveyor.
- Maintain a constant flow of raw material to the Impact Grinder and Bale Conveyor for production.
- Packaging of finished product; lifting and stacking of 40-50 pound bags.
- Palletizing of finished material.
- Warehouse finished pallets, ensuring correct labeling and packaging material is used.
- Assist Shift Lead in direction work flow on production floor.
- Other Duties as assigned.
Requirements
- High School diploma.
- Close attention to detail.
- Good verbal and written communications with co-workers, supervisors and truck drivers.