Production Operator

Overview

Minerals Technologies Inc.(MTI) is a leading, technology-driven specialty minerals company that develops, produces, and markets a broad range of mineral and mineral-based products, related systems and services. MTI serves a wide range of consumer and industrial markets, including household and personal care, paper, foundry, steel, construction and environmental solutions around the world. The company reported global sales of $2.1 billion in 2024.

Position: Production Operator

Location: USA | Dover, Ohio

Starting pay: $24.04 per hour

Job Summary

The Production Operator will blend and mix dry raw materials to meet specifications as finished product in the monolithics department. The operator must be cross functional and able to cover all jobs / workstations within the department, as well as operations within the shipping department and lance department.

This is considered a safety sensitive position therefore will be subject to random drug testing as required.

* This will start as a temporary hire with the opportunity to move to a fulltime position*

Monolithics Operator
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• Follow established procedure for startup and shutdown of equipment.
• Drive and operate forklift
• Operate the control system for blending and mixing via the HMI
• Monitor the product and feed bin levels and adjust as required
• Add micro ingredients from small bags
• Add minor ingredients at manual dump station
• Untie overhead bags as they are hung over bins
• Use pry bar and poker to clean material out of bags and bins during changeover
• Assist driver and driver assist operator during breaks and lunches by hanging new bags in overhead racks and removing empty bags from overhead racks
• Maintain and complete all paperwork
• Maintain area housekeeping and safety

Bag and Wrapper
:

• Prior to bagging, label each bag with the product label
• Place bag onto overhead Chantland spout and hang all straps on the overhead hooks and fill up the bag with product
• Check bag weight periodically to ensure the bag weight is accurate.
• Using a fork truck, move the pallet to the stretch wrapper and stretch wrap the pallet.
• Move the full pallet to the stock room using a fork truck.
• Take a sample from the product bag as directed from QA
• Lock out mixers and sweep clean during changeover
• Complete daily and weekly 5s activities
• Maintain area housekeeping and safety
• Monitor dust collector and hopper for issues and notify supervisor when it needs picked up

Miscellaneous
:

• Record pertinent labor and/or production information from the work shift.
• Assist all other operators to maintain operations
• Complete safety inspection sheets for work areas and/or mobile equipment.
• Communicate with individuals internal and external to the organization, providing/gathering information as needed.

Other Duties & Responsibilities
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• Operate sweeper to maintain appropriate cleanliness throughout work areas.
• Operate other mobile equipment such as fork trucks, yard trucks, etc.
• Assist maintenance staff with repairs of equipment as needed.
• Clean and organize work area using equipment/tools as necessary.
• Train other employees to learn the duties of the job.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Empty bins as needed.

The requirements listed in the sections that follow are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required to perform the duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions (primary duties) of the job.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
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Knowledge of the English language, and basic math is required. Knowledge of clerical procedures, manufacturing/production processes, and computers is preferred.

While performing the duties of this job, an employee is typically required to have the ability to exert physical strength with both arms and both legs throughout the work shift primarily from the mid torso to overhead heights level, coordinate movements, use repetitive motions, have the ability to operate mobile equipment, including commercial motor vehicles, regularly sit, stand, walk, bend, squat, climb, reach out at chest height, reach overhead, lift, twist, push and pull throughout a work shift, work in confined spaces, have manual dexterity, lift materials weighing up to and including 100 pounds, select and use appropriate equipment/tools to accomplish job duties, read, write, listen, speak and understand English, follow all instructions and other oral/written information, visually inspect equipment/work area/product, complete paperwork and other documentation accurately, identify, analyze, troubleshoot and solve equipment/work area/product issues, quickly respond to equipment/product signals, keep pace with equipment as needed, use judgement to determine when additional resources are needed to address issues, communicate effectively with others, record labor distribution/production information from the work shift in writing and/or on a personal computer, be aware of oneself in relation to surrounding equipment, work…