Slitter Operator

Picture this:
You are part of a global team of problem-solvers whose innovations in materials science can make life better. Every day, you help turn ideas into impact using science, technology, and creativity to tackle real-world challenges. You’re part of a company whose work helps improve patient outcomes in healthcare and protects essential consumer goods that people around the world rely on every day.

At Tekni Plex, you’ll join more than 8,000 colleagues across 12 countries, all united by one purpose: creating safer, smarter solutions that touch daily life. Through our two divisions, Tekni Plex Healthcare and Tekni Plex Consumer Products, you’ll help shape industries that matter: healthcare, pharmaceutical, food & beverage, beauty, and personal care.

Here, your ideas count and your work matters. You’ll be encouraged to think boldly, collaborate across cultures, and keep growing every step of the way. You will help protect the integrity of essential products, support patient safety and comfort, and contribute to innovations that make everyday life better, all while building a career that makes an impact.

Because at Tekni Plex, you don’t just deliver products – you help shape what’s next.

The purpose of the Slitter Operator position is to convert in-process or finished master rolls per production order and customer's specifications.

Shift hours: 10:45pm - 7:00am
Machine:S64

The Slitter Operator is responsible for safely and efficiently operating the slitting process to convert in-process or finished master rolls per production order and customer's specifications while maintaining production requirements, quality standards, and established safety procedures. The position is responsible for producing quality products in a timely manner while maximizing material utilization, minimizing scrap, and supporting overall production efficiency.

• Follow all Tekniplex plant safety rules and standards.
• Maintain good housekeeping practices.
• Comply with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
• Load a machine payoff using an overhead hoist and thread the material through the machine initially by hand and then jogging it through the cutting press.
• Input data into the shop floor PC, check and validate labels are correct from computer on to the corresponding rolls.
• Selects, cleans, install spacers and knives on shafts.
• Threads sheeting through slitter and verifies dimension of slit specifications.
• Secures slit strips on cores, adjusts guides and roller tension, thread edge trim to scrap winder and start machine.
• Observes slitting and rewinding operation and examines cut strips for flatness, wrinkles and other defects.
• Will observe the machine and is required to communicate scrap, mechanical or quality issues timely.
• Responsible for arranging stacking rolls according to packaging specification.
• Responsible for meeting standards relating to productivity, quality and scrap daily.
• Filling out and submitting required paperwork daily.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Previous manufacturing experience preferred
• Previous forklift experience is preferred
• 2 years of experience in manufacturing facility is preferred
• Excellent communication skills for this hands-on role
• Must be able to read/writing/speak English
• Minimum of a High School Diploma
• Safety conscious
• Comfortable standing for entire shift
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. repetitively

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. While performing the duties of this job,

• The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, push, pull and carry; and hear.
• The…