Forklift Operator Brentwood New Hampshire 03833 Pay Rate- $20/hr - $23.25 Shift: C Shift- Thursday, Friday, Saturday alt. Wednesday from 5:40am-6:00pmPRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Plant and Environmental Safety
- Safety is a condition of employment.
- Complies with all plant rules and safety regulations.
- Take personal ownership to work safely and hold other team members to the same high standards of safety.
- Communicates safety concerns and/or equipment problems/abnormalities to Winder Lead or Supervisor on duty, maintaining strong communication with the appropriate asset operators to ensure immediate action is taken for product out of spec.
- Inspect assets and equipment before use and throughout shift, keeping all equipment clean and operational.
- Notify supervisor immediately of any accident, near miss or on-the-job injury when it occurs, no matter how insignificant it may seem.
- Participates in the safety, quality, Autonomous Maintenance (AM), Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and housekeeping programs as established within the plant; including but not limited to Focused Improvement Events, Safety Committee, Training, etc.
- Performs cleanup duties at workstations and/or equipment/machinery.
- Performs job tasks to reduce environmental impact and adheres to the environmental regulations and recycling procedures for waste disposal.
- Understands and ensures compliance with our Lock Tag Try system. Respect for the potential hazards within the manufacturing operation. Training and regular auditing of the process.
- Inspect vehicles before use (checklist) and throughout shift, keeping all equipment clean and operational.
TPM Participates in plant TPM initiatives - completing activities associated with TPM tasks (adheres to Clean Inspect Lubricate Tighten standard, 5S).
- Continues to use TPM methodology to gain a better understanding of the equipment.
- Identifies and participates proactively in learning opportunities and develops expertise in those areas.
- Utilizes Focus Improvement tools to problem solve.
- Works to achieve zero injuries, zero defects and zero losses.
- During Preventive Maintenance (PM) days, uses time effectively to bring equipment to optimal condition for zero losses.
- Maintain Daily Management (DMS) and Step Boards.
Quality
- Perform quality checks and documentation for finished goods.
- Visually inspect raw materials and ensure that finished product meets quality specifications
- Monitor and report unusual or suspect material issues
Productivity As training and experience facilitate:
- Communicate with all operators concerning shift production and quality issues (DMS system if necessary.)
- Operate forklift, sweeper
- Operate packaging machines on both lines when needed.
- Operate banding equipment.
- Print and apply pallet labels
- Load and stack reworked material.
- Manage and accurately report the amount of scrap and seconds for tracking.
- Relieve crew members from duties for breaks
- Support winder end with changes to equipment to coordinate with product changes
- Listen for alarms and responds appropriately to the various alarm signals
- Perform preventive maintenance (PM) on down days CILT's and 5s duties.
- Assist the shift mechanic on machine outages
- Cover employee outages (to cover breaks, vacation, holiday, call-offs, etc.)
Other
- Demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate.
- Support the training and development of colleagues.
- Demonstrates flexibility to changing priorities as business needs dictate.
- Identify and participate, proactively, in learning opportunities, and develop expertise in those areas.
- Follow standard operating procedures and processes.
- Can and is willing to make decisions. Know the chain of command to get support.
- Regular attendance on site and the ability to rotate varying shifts.
- All other duties as assigned or needed.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES The employee should hold the following skills and abilities:
- Demonstrates a positive work ethic
- Demonstrated ability to identify and report safety issues.
- Must be able to work independently or in a team atmosphere with minimal direct supervision
- Demonstrated mechanical aptitude and the ability to troubleshoot
- Demonstrated ability to multi-task while having a high attention to detail
- Basic mathematics skills
- Able to effectively communicate (read, write, speak, understand) English
COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE COMPETENCIES
- Work with a computer to perform basic data entry
- Demonstrate basic computer skills such as Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Pallet labeling system (IVC), Ignition and SAP.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
- High School Diploma or GED Equivalent required.
- Manufacturing or process related experience preferred.