Shift Utility

Job Summary:

We are looking for Production Operators to join our team in Carlisle, PA. In this position, you will operate various types of production equipment. We will train dependable individuals with a desire to work as a part of a team in a successful and growing manufacturing company.

Compensation:

$ 26.96 to start, $30.23 after 6 months

$ 1.50 shift differential per hour while working 2nd shift

$ 1.00 shift differential per hour while working 3rd shift

Schedules Available:

• 3rd shift: 11:00 PM - 7:30 AM, Sunday - Thursday nights
• Rotating Shift: Alternate each week between 1st and 2nd shift

                   1st shift: 7am - 3:30pm

                   2nd shift: 3pm - 11:30pm 

Job Responsibilities:

• Operate production machinery to maximize output of quality product.
• Retrieve and move raw material into place as required.
• Perform a variety of tasks to maintain the proper flow of materials throughout the plant.
• Provide coverage for a variety of manufacturing processes/equipment.
• Provide brief relief when applicable for breaks and lunch.
• Follow production schedules, oral and published job instructions, specifications and prescribed procedures.
• Detect, rectify as able, and report faulty operations, defective materials, or unusual conditions.
• Observe prescribed safety regulations.
• Keep count, tallies and records as required.
• Perform various other related or associated duties as required or directed.
• Participate in continuous improvement processes.
• Other production duties as assigned.

Education & Experience Requirements:

• Education: High school diploma or GED preferred
• Preferred Experience: At least 1 year of manufacturing experience and willingness to perform several jobs across different areas of the plant

Work Environment:

Activities occur inside a rubber manufacturing facility. Job conditions include, but are not limited to, exposure to the following:

• Potential for temperatures exceeding 100°F during the summer
• Airborne mica dust
• Pinch hazards from moving mechanical parts
• Possible burns from hot mandrels
• Heavy equipment operation including forklift, bridge crane, hoist, gantry crane, tow motor, etc.
• Use of knives during mixing, pre/post cure processes, straining, etc.

Physical Requirements:

Physical requirements include, but are not limited to:

• Climbing up and down steps to get to several pieces of equipment
• Balancing when climbing in and around several pieces of equipment
• Stooping, kneeling, crouching while operating several pieces of equipment
• Reaching to thread sheeting, pull rubber off mills, service and guide mandrels, etc.
• Standing while operating equipment, inspecting sheeting, straining
• Walking throughout the plant
• Pushing and pulling sheeting, finished rolls, mandrels, buttons, etc.
• Lifting sheeting (straining, whale tails, pigs of defective/rework materials, rolls, etc.), skids
• Must be able to lift at least 50 lbs.
• Grasping knives on mills and pre/post cure stands, sheeting, tools, etc.
• Talking - communicating with team members, using telephone and intercom
• Hearing - use of telephone and intercom, communicating with team members, listening to equipment for faulty operation
• Sight - recognize hazards, warnings, visually inspect defects, read displays, operate mills