Job Description
Division : Bostik
Region: Americas
Job title:
Production Operator
Situation in organisation (enclose a copy of your organisation chart)
Member of plant operations team. Reports to production supervisor. Variable shift depending upon business need.
Job dimensions
- Produces, inspects, and packages products per batch formulations utilizing various mixing, blending, and packaging equipment.
- Follows all EHS and Quality procedures to safely produce quality product.
- Records manually and via computer, all material usage, accurately fill out process batch sheets.
Activities
- Follows process batch sheets to produce quality products per prescribed standards.
- Adheres to all plant policies, practices, and procedures to ensure safety, quality, service, and cost objectives are met.
- Practices Continuous Quality Improvement in all processes.
- Participates in Bostik's Safety programs to achieve objective of safe behavior and goal of Zero Incidents.
- Monitors and adjusts equipment as necessary and permittable to ensure safe and efficient operation.
- Works cooperatively with all employees and leadership to meet plant/shift objectives.
- Maintains an improved level of housekeeping in work area and facility.
- Completes all required paperwork accurately and legibly.
- Operates various pieces of equipment including but not limited to: mixers, blenders, packaging lines, forklifts, palletizers, basic hand tools.
- Uses computer controls to operate equipment.
- Participates in Continuous Improvement projects, and Kaizen events.
- Rotates to other work functions as required by process flow.
Context and environment
- Works in a fast-paced production environment where safety, accuracy and speed are essential. Simultaneously competing priorities require effective and efficient multi-tasking to succeed.
- Ability to stand, lift up to 50 lbs and walk throughout workday.
- Ability to work in non climate-controlled environment.
- Works with minimal supervision.
- Use of production equipment, material handling equipment, and hand tools.
- Use of computer for data management and training.
Accountabilities
- Operates equipment and reports issues to leadership as needed.
- Completion of daily goals.
- Uses problem solving techniques to eliminate waste and errors and drive overall improvement in daily objectives.
- Understanding of production and process equipment.
- Adherence to Bostik, OSHA, and local regulations / policies.
Qualifications / experience required
- Required Skills/Experience:
- High school diploma / GED, ability to read English and perform basic math skills.
- Willing to work an off shift and overtime as necessary.
- Preferred Skills/Experience:
- Experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Demonstrated computer skills (Microsoft Applications, Lotus Notes) preferred.
- Forklift experience preferred.
- Ability to operate automated and semi-automated equipment preferred.
