Slitter Operator

Company Description

Pixelle Specialty Solutions is the largest specialty paper company in North America, with fully integrated pulp and paper operations in Chillicothe, Ohio, Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, and a coating operation in Fremont, Ohio. Supported by an experienced product development team, Pixelle excels in designing customized solutions that help customers bring new products to market. With a long history of leadership in the paper industry, Pixelle delivers the most comprehensive portfolio of specialty papers to help you meet today’s challenging demands.

Job Description

The Slitter Operator is responsible for operating machinery that converts paper rolls into finished products meeting customer specifications.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Operate at maximum productive speed allowable to achieve and maintain consistent high standards of quality for the finished product
• Maintain consistent high standards
• Stock with essential supplies
• Make-ready reduction participation
• Prepare finished rolls and provide the Auto Wrapper with ready-to-wrap product
• Make all size changes, mount rolls, handle cores, and cut down bad product
• Provide information to Maintenance and supervision via work orders on known equipment problems
• Lift and move butt rolls, carry cores, cut paper with knife, bend, stoop, lift and step up and down
• Keep the surrounding work area clean and neat at all times
• Keep waste at a minimum
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Learn and understand all products and procedures
• Must be trained in Optivision and Proficy
• Good communication and organizational skills with fellow workers, leadership and support groups
• Basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division skills including how to read a ruler to +1/64”
• Ensure that QMS document training is complete, current, and followed
• Follow and adhere to all work practices, operating, standard, and make-ready procedures as set for this operation
• Comply with all safety rules and regulations, report any problems or unsafe conditions and wear all safety equipment as required
• Must be able to work independently and as a team member
• Be able to problem solve in order to know what steps to take for production and quality needs
• Maintain and troubleshoot equipment which includes participation in the Preventative Maintenance Programs

Flexibility

• Incumbent will be expected to train in additional roles and perform satisfactorily any qualified job assignments within the Fremont facility.

Seniority level
:
Associate

Employment type
:
Full-time

Job function
:
Manufacturing

Industries
:
Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing