Machine Operator II- 1st shift

Shift Information: 1st shift - Mon-Fri, 6:00am-2:30pmBrief Description of Position (job duties and responsibilities)

• Accurate & consistent use of Personal Protective Equipment (Safety Glasses, Steel Toe Shoes, Hand Gloves, Uniform others as required by the specific process)
• Receive daily work assignments from Team Leader/Team Manager and execute production with Standard Operating Procedures as a base.
• Report any deviations (Safety, Quality, Parts, Equipment etc.) to Status Boards immediately and update the Team Leader/Team Manager.
• Be active and engaged in the Daily Status Board Meetings by explaining deviations and proposing solutions.
• Review & suggest improvements for Standard Operating Procedures.
• Look into your own areas for waste (time, motion, transportation, inventories) elimination opportunities and drive KAIZEN improvements.
• Engage in daily & weekly 5S routines to achieve high 5S Standard and sustain it.
• Constantly look for cross‑training opportunities within different manufacturing processes and better ways to add value.
• Use downtime efficiently to learn new processes and run improvements from status board activities.

• Reporting to Team Manager directly.
• According to delegation from TL/TM.
• Ability to stop the production process in case of safety / quality / environmental deviations.
• Highlight problems and deviations.
• Initiate and run problem resolution and improvement activities.
• Communicate with Support Functions (Quality, Maintenance, Order Planning, Warehouse etc.) as needed.

• Safe working (Number of minor injuries/accidents)
• Scrap & rework % (customer claim, SOP deviations etc.)
• Consistency with routines (Total Productive Maintenance, Start of shift/End of shift checklist etc.)
• Delivery On Time Performance
• Productivity (Reported hours, competence matrix achievement)
• 5S Score for the cell or area, team.
• Attendance Performance (Punctuality, good attendance, unscheduled absences, time of requests)
• Adherence to Alfa Laval Inc Policies & Procedures.

• 3
  
  Zs Mindset (Zero Injury, Zero Defect, Zero Breakdown)
• Customer Focus
• Drive for Results
• Technical Acumen
• Leading Self

• High School or GED minimum.
• Manufacturing Technician I, II preferred.
• Crane & forklift certifications, nice to have.
• 2‑3 years of experience from the manufacturing environment like machines, equipment, jigs, fixtures, measuring instruments, etc.
• Able to read drawings, blueprints, manufacturing orders etc.
• Intermediate computer skills.

• Physical Requirements (lifting, climbing, standing, equipment use):
  Be able to lift up to 60 pounds.
• Will be able to read Safety Data Sheets for the Aerosols, coolants, etc.
• Environmental Factors (hazardous materials, work location, work surfaces, exposure)

No domestic & international travel is required as a part of this job.

EEO/Vet/Disabled Employer