Slitter Helper; 1st shift

Slitter Helper (1st shift) – Tekni Plex

The Slitter Helper assists the Slitter Operator in maintaining production to produce materials to the specifications from the customer.

Shift hours: 6:45 am – 3:00 pm

• Effectively communicate with previous shift on priorities
• Comply with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
• Load a machine payoff using an overhead hoist and thread material through the machine initially by hand and then jog it through the cutting press
• Select, clean, and install spacers and knives on shafts
• Thread sheeting through the slitter and verify the dimensions of slit specifications
• Secure slit strips on cores, adjust guides and roller tension, thread edge trim to scrap winder, and start the machine
• Observe slitting and rewinding operation and examine cut strips for flatness, wrinkles, and other defects
• Observe the machine and communicate scrap, mechanical, or quality issues in a timely manner
• Arrange stacking rolls according to packaging specification
• Meet productivity, quality, and scrap standards daily
• Fill out and submit required paperwork daily
• Perform other duties as assigned by the manager or supervisor

• Comfortable standing for the entire shift
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs repetitively
• Previous manufacturing experience preferred
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• Previous forklift experience preferred
• 2 years of experience in a manufacturing facility preferred
• Excellent communication skills for this hands‑on role
• Must be able to read, write, and speak English
• Minimum of a high‑school diploma
• Knowledge of equipment capability
• Knowledge of equipment functions and controls
• Knowledge of reporting requirements

• Frequently work with sharp tools such as knives and ledgers
• Frequently lift, carry, pull, or move materials up to 50 lbs
• Frequently bend, stoop, kneel, squat, crouch, reach, and twist with hands and arms
• Frequently use hands to grasp, manipulate, and repetitively move
• Occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, or crouch

• Frequently exposed to humidity and hot conditions (non‑climate‑controlled facility)
• Regularly exposed to vibrations and mechanical parts
• Occasionally exposed to dust, fumes, gases, and wetness

Entry level

Full‑time

Other

Packaging and Containers Manufacturing

Tekni Plex commits to making reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities and qualified disabled veterans, unless such accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the conduct of its долларов business.