Wet End Machine Operator

Wet End Machine Operator

Location:

Conyers, MILLUGATOR. Shift: 3rd. Pay:
Based on experience.

• Operate the single‑facers to produce the highest level of production and quality.
• Check wet end line‑ups to verify correct roll stock is received and used.
• Put rolls of paper in mill roll stands ensuring proper size and grade of paper to be run and make splices and paper changes as necessary.
• Trim only the necessary amount of paper from the rolls when preparing for splices.
• Remove roll stock from the machine when necessary, mark the proper size, grade, diameter and lineal footage on the roll, and place core plugs in each end of the butt rolls.
• Continuously monitor the board during runs to ensure quality and make adjustments as necessary.
• Clean starch pan, glue roll and singlefacer area after changing flutes and at the end of the production week.
• Take all paper off cores of stub rolls.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures, including safety and maintaining good housekeeping.

Additional duties may be assigned by management.

Prior work experience in the corrugating, converting, packaging industry; paper, plastics.

High school diploma or GED.

Able to read and follow instructions on factory masters.

Able to read a tape measure with speed and accuracy; calculate figures and amounts such as percentages, measurement, volume, and rate; apply concepts of high school math.

Regularly required to stand, walk, talk or hear; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; occasionally required to sit; must lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Regular exposure to moving mechanical parts; wet and/or humid conditions; occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; vibration. Noise levels are usually loud.

May be required to maintain a current Lift Truck Operator License.