Endplate Operator

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This position involves a variety of duties and responsibilities to ensure the smooth operation of plant activities.

The primary duties include:

• Complies with all plant administrative rules.
• Complies with all applicable operating procedures.
• Obeys the plant safety rules.
• Operates automatic electrically / Hydraulic powered End Plate machine.
• Operates vice, press, and conveyors.
• Inspects ties to determine if each end requires gang nails in accordance with customer specifications.
• Determines if a tie is salvageable or not.
• Maintains numerical count of gang nailed ties and reports data to supervisor.
• Performs preventive maintenance.
• Informs supervisor or maintenance personnel as to the need of major repairs and adjustments.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Performs all required SH&E responsibilities.

The responsibilities include:

• Complies with all SH&E regulations and corporate and plant SH&E policies and procedures.
• Promptly and properly reports all incidents, injuries, damages, spills and/or releases.
• Promptly reports and, if possible, corrects all unsafe acts and/or conditions.
• Wears personal protective equipment (PPE) required by the applicable PPE hazard assessments (including restricted use pesticide PPE requirements).
• Completes all SH&E inspections assigned by management.
• Performs required housekeeping activities.
• Cleans up drippage from drip tracks and places hazardous waste into proper containers.
• Cleans up drippage in Treated Wood Storage Yard.
• Works safely with and around hazardous materials/hazardous waste.

The requirements include:

• Pass preemployment medical screening.
• Qualified as a powered industrial equipment operator.
• Trained as authorized personnel and/or affected personnel for lockout/tagout.
• Demonstrates acceptable retention level for the required training elements.
• Trained to handle hazardous waste.

Koppers Inc. and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other category or characteristic protected by federal law, state, or local law.