RELIEF Technician 2nd shift

General Purpose Provides relief function during breaks and lunches for those individuals who perform the Spray Booth Technician position, the Tempering Oven Technician position, the Cutting Line Technician position, the Material Handler position, the Hanger position and the Final Inspector/Packer position.

NOTE:

Wearing personal protective equipment, as defined in the work instructions for each job relieved, is mandatory.

General Purpose Provides relief function during breaks and lunches for those individuals who perform the Spray Booth Technician position, the Tempering Oven Technician position, the Cutting Line Technician position, the Material Handler position, the Hanger position and the Final Inspector/Packer position.

NOTE:

Wearing personal protective equipment, as defined in the work instructions for each job relieved, is mandatory.

Essential Functions

Tempering Oven Function

• Adjusts and maintains required temperature in the tempering oven as well as regulating the speed of the glass going through
• Quickly clears air and water quenches and keeps them free of broken glass to avoid causing additional defects to glass
• Keeps records of all rejects that occur in the tempering oven and air quench
• Checks temper on glass as required either by work instruction, product specification, or as directed by Production Supervisor
• Works with Final Inspectors, Quality Assurance Technician, and Production Supervisor to resolve problems on the line
• Cleans tempering oven, air and water quench. Places broken/discarded glass in waste container.
• Replaces O-rings on the rollers and replaces rollers on an as-needed basis

Spray booth Function (currently only applies to employees at Halsted building)

• Makes appropriate set‑ups in spray booth by following the production parameters for each production run, including starting up or monitoring of pollution control equipment. If starting up, turns on vertical oven and other equipment as required.
• Keeps spray guns clean and operational on an as‑needed basis
• Positions spray guns in the spray booth, adjusts chemical flow to produce desired Ohmage values for each product according to the customer specifications (an even amount of coating from top to bottom). Sprays chemical away from furnace to avoid smoke on glass.
• Monitors spray equipment and furnace temperature continuously. Measure Ohmage values on glass every 15 minutes. Keep adjustments at specified levels. Maintains written records.
• Turns off spray guns when tank is empty.
• Tightens tong screw where glass has slipped off of tong in furnace
• Adjusts and maintains required temperature on vertical oven and speed of glass through the line to avoid warpage and haze
• Operates and maintains all pollution control equipment
• M sustains visual observation for chemical flare‑ups and uses fire extinguisher as required

Material Handler Function

• Loads/Unloads trucks

Hanger Function (applies only to employees at Halsted building)

• Picks up moving glass from the conveyor or from the spares rack, holding it by the edges
• Loads pre cut glass on conveyor
• Visually inspects glass after picking up and looks for defects (i.e. chips, scratches, etc.). Rejects glass if any defect are found and notifies cutting line technician immediately. See Workmanship Standards for more information.
• Hangs defect‑free glass straight on moving tongs with tin side facing east wall
• Loads spares rack with defect‑free glass
• Records every damaged piece of glass by type of defect, using counters mounted on the conveyor frame
• Performs tong set‑up when instructed by the Production Supervisor
• Wears at least three to four pairs of white cotton gloves
• Changes gloves every 10-15 minutes or sooner if gloves become wet/soiled or upon request
• Performs hot take‑off on a rotational basis.
• Inspects hot take‑off personal protective equipment prior to doing the job.
• Takes glass off the tongs as it exits the spray booth and puts it onto the conveyor into the tempering oven. Does not create defects on glass during handling and ensures that it is properly spaced as it goes into the oven.
• Cleans tongs as needed

Cutting Line Function

Correctly operates and adjusts two sequential breakers

• Operates and adjusts multiple grinders
• Op…