Adhesive Utility

Job Title

This employee will need to be able to fill a variety of roles to support the operations in Plant
6. Activities include, assisting with general operations on mixers and in the cut-off room, filling roles as required due to vacation and unscheduled call-offs. Employee may be required to cross train as needed. At times, this role could require the employee to move to several operations within a scheduled shift.

Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, being able to perform the tasks of the following jobs:

• Fill cans or pails for weathered membrane cleaner
• Mix and drum Indopol Blend at the M4 day tank for water Cut-off mastic and lap sealant batches
• Distill cleaners
• Packaging Cut-Edge Sealant, including setting up and cleaning fill equipment
• Assist with keeping the Prosys cartridge magazine filled while running
• Provide absentee coverage for employees
• Labeling cans or pails
• Support other mixers to minimize downtime
• Load and unload trucks or tankers
• Verify load accuracy both incoming and outgoing against shipping paperwork
• Provide raw materials for production area
• Remove finished goods from production area
• Communicate with other members of the plant and outside delivery personnel
• Maintain proper housekeeping
• Assist with setting up cans at the canning line when available
• Understand packaging and processing specifications
• Maintain the collection of used pails from the dock area
• Assist other areas with tasks such as packaging, loading belts, and canning
• Granulating rubber when scheduling demand requires

At times, this role will be used to cover other positions during scheduled vacation or unscheduled call-offs

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge:

• General awareness of the HMI panels
• Fork truck operation
• Packaging of skids
• Loading and unloading of trucks and tankers
• 5S requirements
• Lockout/Tagout procedures
• Loading & weighing mixer belts

Skills:

• Reading and comprehension of orders, labels, safety data sheets, and gauges
• Basic mathematical calculations
• Writing and filling out any required documentation
• Driving a fork truck

Abilities:

• Working independently
• Ability to be cleared for respirator use
• Flexibility in working duties as requirements will fluctuate based on production and labor needs of the day

Competencies:

• Teamwork:
  Builds trust with others by encouraging open dialogue and collaboration
• Managing Change:
  Able to find common ground solutions despite difficulties or barriers that may be encountered
• Continuous Improvement:
  Retains a mindset of always striving to make things better to all aspects of the role
• Customer Focus:
  Listens to understand the needs of customers (internal and external) and keeps the customer's needs in mind
• Continuous Learning:
  Understands individual strengths, opportunity areas, and seeks development opportunities to leverage strengths and lean into opportunity areas
• Drive for Results:
  Always has a sense of urgency to solve problems and align goals with attainment of organizational strategy

Education & Experience:

Education:

High School Diploma or Equivalent: GED

Experience:

Manufacturing or warehouse experience preferred

Equipment Used:

Equipment Run On-the-Job:
Fork truck, skid bander, scale

Tools Required On-the-Job:
Shears, Pen, pencil, calculator, pallet jack, and safety knife

Data Used On-the-Job:
Purchasing specifications, material handling, storage, inspection, traceability, and testing procedures

Work Environment/Time Worked:

Work Environment:

• Plant ambient temperature in the summer matches outside temperature
• Plant is heated in the winter
• Pinch points on moving mechanical equipment
• Works with hot drums of Indopol
• Sharp edges on safety knives
• Heavy equipment includes use of fork truck when assigned
• Uniforms are issued and laundered by company
• Can be fast paced

Time Worked:

• Monday – Friday with Saturday/Sunday Overtime as business requires
• Three-Shift operation (11:00pm-7:00am, 7:00am-3:00pm, 3:00pm-11:00pm)

Physical Requirements:

• Climbing – must climb into and out of fork truck
• Stooping – when placing finished product cartons of pallets
• Crouching – when filling 5-gallon pails
• Standing – may stand for majority of shift
• Walking – may walk to take finished goods to skid or to get empty containers
• Pushing – need to occasionally push 55-gallon drum on skid or full cartons on a skid
• Pulling – need to occasionally pull pallet jack or cartons off a table
• Lifting – may need to lift bags or cans (occasionally up to 62 lbs.) (Vacuum hoist is used as necessary)
• Grasping – must grasp various controls of the fork truck
• Reaching – reach to get empty tubes or empty pails or empty cans
• Talking & Hearing – must communicate with other members of plant and outside delivery personnel as necessary
• Sight – see hazards, warnings, Safety Data Sheets, etc.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Used:

• Hearing Protection
• Safety Shoes
• Cut Resistant Gloves
• Safety Glasses
• PPE required for use of specific chemicals will be provided when needed