Utility Operator

US Farathane - Utility Operator - 1st Shift

What we are looking for!

We are looking for an individual to become a Utility Operator who is reliable, flexible, thorough, and wants to grow in their career.

Experience Needed
Must be able to perform each responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform all responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities

• Report to your Supervisor prior to shift start for immediate assignments
• Fill in for absent or late operators
• Train all new operators or existing operators on new jobs, documenting as required
• Check assigned area for any new quality alerts or containment actions and ensure operator compliance
• Make boxes for all machines in assigned area
• Maintain work cell organization (packaging, product, scrap, equipment, etc.)
• Perform all housekeeping duties in conformance to the Housekeeping Verification sheet
• Ensure the correct completion of all paperwork including the totaling of all scrap sheets
• Take over all operator duties for all scheduled and unscheduled breaks
• Periodically check all operators in section for conformance to established quality and production requirements (proper labeling, trimming, packing, output, etc.)
• Alert Plant Supervision of any jobs in section running at a slow or high defect rate
• Remove old packaging or any other conformance to duties specified in the first shot instruction
• Ensure that all assigned production is properly scanned and identified
• Ensure the incoming shift has 30 minutes of packaging and other necessary supplies
• Empty all scrap and garbage containers as required per operator board direction
• Keep packaging storage area neat and organized
• Keep work cell organized per 6S layout and notify supervisor if not adhered to
• Any other duties as assigned by Plant Supervision

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Education and/or Experience - High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to supervisors and other employees of the organization
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10s and 100s
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, and talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 45 pounds with the exception of material bags at 55 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Working Conditions:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Who is US Farathane?

US Farathanehas been a leading source of plastics manufacturing, supplying the automotive industry for over 40 years. Through highly technical research and development, coupled with a diverse and knowledgeable Management Team and dedicated Associates, US Farathane has continued to grow each year. We provide customers with a wide range of full-service support from black box design concepts to highly engineered composites, TPEs and TPOs as well as specialized extrusion and compression technologies.

Interested applicants must submit their resumes for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications…