Hourly Wage: $19.00Key responsibilities:
- Assist with performing preventive maintenance duties as scheduled.
- Assist in monitor debarking drum for proper operation.
- Assist with optimizing debarking drum and chipper operations to maximize chip production.
- Assist with monitoring the Stacker System and direct chips to the appropriate chip pile.
- Assist with Pallman chipper knife change-outs, as necessary.
- Troubleshooting and analyzing chip quality as it relates to MDF production quality.
- Always manage housekeeping expectations in all plant areas.
- Thorough and complete adherence to the MDF Plant Quality Management System (QMS).
- Perform all duties in accordance with company policies, procedures, and standards of quality.
- Comfortable with numbers, basic mathematical calculations and measurements of log, chip and bark inventories.
- Exhibit, promote, and always enforce all company safety expectations and requirements.
- Eventually becoming proficient in all above areas.
Professional Experience:
- Two years of experience in production plant preferred.
- Strong computer/HMI skills required for operation of automated equipment and systems.
- Strong work ethic, sense of duty and the ability to mentor/cross-train team members.
- Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
Education and Specialized Skill Profile:
- High school graduate (or equivalent) minimum.
- Sound verbal/written/documentation skills, along with a basic understanding of personal computer usage for record keeping purposes.
- All-around heavy equipment operator with experience preferred.
- Capable of being cross-trained on the log crane and front-end loader, eventually becoming proficient in the operation of this equipment.
- Ability to read, comprehend and understand equipment Operation & Maintenance manuals and related technical standards.
- Strong work ethic, sense of duty and the ability to mento/cross-train team members.
- Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision.
- A sense of urgency, a capacity for accurate decisions and the ability to exercise sound judgement in a demanding work environment.
- Availability to work overtime, nights, holidays, and weekends, plus respond to occasional off-hours call-outs to ensure plant reliability of operations.
- Team player who works well with other company employees and associates; problem solver who is resilient and reliable.
Environment and Behavioral profile:
- The Assistant Chipper operator will be subject to all environmental elements such as exposure to high/low temperatures, sun/rain, confined spaces, etc.
- The Assistant Chipper Operator must be able to complete daily tasks under little to no supervision, should have the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment, making decisions quickly with clear consistent communication.
Linguistic Profile:
- The MDF plant requires English language skills (oral and written) to successfully complete the appropriate scope of work.
Mobility and Physical Requirement profile:
- Work location is Barnwell. This job operates in a manufacturing environment.
- Be expected to stand for a full shift. Employee will be required to perform climbing stairs, walking, squatting, kneeling, or driving lift truck duties at variable frequency.
- There is occasional lifting that may require handling of components which can weigh up to approximately 50 lbs.
- While performance the job duties of this job, communicate by talking on radio, and walk constantly during shift.
Key relationships (internal and external stakeholder)
- Internal: MDF, Maintenance, Production Planning, Research & Development and Sales.
- External: Vendors, Suppliers, Service Contractors, and other Krono Swiss Plants.
EEO:Swiss Krono USA is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.