What are the responsibilities and job description for the Granulator Operator position at Vytron?
Description
Summary: Loads, unloads, assembles, and moves materials within or near the plant, yard, or work site by performing the following duties.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities Include The Following.
Other duties may be assigned.
Education and/or Experience:
Less than high school education; or up to one month related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Must be certified to operate a forklift.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is frequently required to walk and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, extreme heat, and risk of electrical shock.
The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
Summary: Loads, unloads, assembles, and moves materials within or near the plant, yard, or work site by performing the following duties.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities Include The Following.
Other duties may be assigned.
- Operates granulating equipment. Starts and stops the granulator. Feeds scrap material into the granulator. Helps to disassemble, clean, and reassemble the granulator. Operates a forklift to carry material to or from the granulator to or from storage areas. Follows oral and/or written instructions and writes simple reports in the logbook.
- Assembles spools and/or packaging per oral instructions, using glue gun and/or staple gun and manual hand motions. Carries or hauls necessary parts to the assembly site.
- Loads and unloads materials onto or from trucks by carrying or helping to carry cartons onto or from trucks to or from areas in the storage warehouse.
- Catches and packages plastic parts on the production line. Catches random lengths of material as they are cut by automatic equipment and lays or coils them into a carton. Moves or helps to move the full carton from the operating area.
- Performs housekeeping duties by sweeping the floor in his/her work area or other work areas. Empties or helps to empty trash cans or bins. Removes cardboard and/or other debris from work areas to storage areas or trash bins.
- Performs any duties at the discretion of the shift supervisor, provided he is qualified through cross-training to perform these duties. The shift supervisor will determine qualifications for such duties.
Education and/or Experience:
Less than high school education; or up to one month related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Must be certified to operate a forklift.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is frequently required to walk and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, extreme heat, and risk of electrical shock.
The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.