What are the responsibilities and job description for the Block Machine Operator position at Titan America?
Overview
Titan America is a leading employee centric company that is an environmentally and socially progressive heavy building materials company located in the eastern United States. Titan America is a part of the TITAN Group, an independent, multi‐regional producer of cement and other related building materials headquartered in Athens, Greece. Our products include cement, aggregate, ready‐mixed concrete, and fly ash beneficiation. TITAN Group has a track record of continuous growth since its establishment in 1902. It has expanded its production and distribution operations into 13 countries, employing more than 5,500 people. Our products protect human life and personal property, improve the quality of life, generate economic prosperity, and connect society. We are looking for skilled and motivated Machine Operators for our Fort Myers, FL concrete block manufacturing facility.
Responsibilities
- Maintain work area in clean and hazard free condition.
- Operate machine control panels with electronic switches.
- Visually inspect products and by-products for conformity to prescribed quality standards such as color, shape and corners. Remove poor quality products and by-products as required.
- Make minor adjustment and repairs on machinery, such as removing jams.
- Monitor the operation of manufacturing equipment to detect and report malfunctions.
- Perform quality control and fill out documentation.
- Empty reject dumpsters, clean loose material from around conveyors and batching equipment.
- Perform other functions and duties as required or directed, such as assisting with maintenance, cleaning and repair of machinery.
- Follow all safety rules.
Qualifications
- Use, read and understand rulers and tape measures
- Read, write and speak English as required by safety standards and job expectations
- Basic math skills, i.e. addition, subtraction, multiplying, dividing, averaging, etc.
- Interpersonal and teamwork skills
- Must be able to perform duties requiring bending, stooping, squatting and crawling.
- Must be able to lift concrete products and other objects weighing up to 95 pounds each from floor level to heights up to 4 feet.
- Must be able to climb ladders to heights of 7 feet or more.
- The appropriate candidate will possess at least 1-year experience as a machine operator in a manufacturing environment.
- Must be able to perform duties requiring bending, stooping, squatting, and crawling at least 50% of shift. Requires standing 75% of shift (Based on 8 ~ 12-hour shift).
- Must be able to lift concrete products and other objects weighing up to 95 pounds each from floor level to heights up to 4 feet.
- Must be able to climb ladders up to 7 feet to access material hoppers and equipment platforms.