Location: Houston, TX

Pay: $21.91/hr.

Duration: 120 days- Contract-to-Hire

Shift: 12-hour shifts (rotating days and nights) 48 hours one week and 36 the other week. 7am -7pm for 2 weeks then 7pm – 7am.

SUMMARY

This person is a member of a production crew that operates two production lines. You will work with your shift to safely produce high quality product in a fast pace continuous operation environment. The expectation for Level 1 operator is to deliver quality packaging and products for our customers.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Plant and Environmental Safety

• Lives the Owens Corning Safety Stand and meets all safety requirements. Safety is a condition of employment.

• Take personal ownership to work safely and hold other team members to the same high standards of safety

• 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, TPM and housekeeping programs as established within the plant; including but not limited to Focused Improvement Events, Safety Committee, Training, etc.

• Performs job tasks to reduce environmental impact and adheres to the environmental regulations and recycling procedures for waste disposal.

• Complies with all plant rules and safety regulations.

• Performs cleanup duties at workstations and/or equipment/machinery.

• Communicates safety concerns and/or equipment problems/abnormalities to appropriate personnel, maintaining strong communication with the appropriate line section operators to ensure immediate action is taken for product out of spec.

• Inspect vehicles before use and throughout shift, keeping all equipment clean and operational.

TPM

• Participates in plant TPM initiatives – completing activities associated with TPM tasks (adheres to CILT 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 PM days, uses time effectively to bring equipment to optimal condition for zero losses.

• Maintain DM and Step Boards.

Quality

• Perform quality checks.

• Maintain control panel – adjust speed, delays, and other timers if needed.

• Interface with plant employees to provide quality control information.

• Monitor and report unusual or suspect material issues.

• Keep layout board updated.

• Understand and react to upset conditions.

• Evaluate all finished product for proper weight.

Productivity

Both Processes:

• Have a basic understanding of product process.

• Operate both Palletizers.

• Operate Shingle wrapper

• Operate stretch wrappers for all pallets.

• Operate banding equipment.

• Follow IVC inventory processes; print and apply labels.

• Weigh and report pallet weights.

• Operate powered industrial vehicles (including forklifts, Mule, sweepers, and scrubbers).

• Load and stack rewraps.

• Accurately report the amount of scrap and seconds for tracking.

• Adjust guide plates and speed for different products.

• Cover all front-end employee outages (to cover vacation, holiday, call-offs, etc.).

• Relieve crew members from duties for breaks.

• Visibly verify completion and submission of all level 1 operator paperwork (LPA, FAI, Dimension, Pallet Count Sheet).

• Insert cores into rolls.

• Manage seconds, scrap, and trash.

• Monitor equipment.

• Listen for alarms and responds appropriately to the various alarm signals.

• All other tasks or duties assigned by your leader.

• Assist in all lace-up, product change, and color change procedures.

• Perform preventive maintenance (PM) on down days.

• Assist the shift mechanic on machine outages.

Other

• Demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate.

• Support the training and development of colleagues.

• Demonstrates flexibility to changing priorities as business needs dictate.

• Identifies and participates proactively in learning opportunities and develops expertise in those areas.

• Follows standard operating procedures and processes.

• Can and is willing to make decisions. Knows 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.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

The employee should hold the following skills and abilities:

• Demonstrated desire to impact safety

• Must be able to work independently or in a team atmosphere with minimal direct supervision

• Demonstrated mechanical aptitude and the ability to troubleshoot

• High attention to detail

• Demonstrated ability to multi-task

• Basic mathematics skills

• Able to effectively communicate (read, write, speak, understand) English

COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE COMPENTENCIES

The employee must be able to:

• Work with a computer to perform basic data entry

• Demonstrate basic computer skills such as Microsoft Outlook, IVC and SAP

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• High School Diploma or GED Equivalent required

• Minimum of 1 year manufacturing or process related experience

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Must remain drug free

• Exposure to dust/dirt/fumes/fiberglass

• Ability to work in wet environments: including head and feet

• Industrial manufacturing environment with extreme temperature variation

• Exposure to sounds or noise levels that maybe uncomfortable (hearing protection is provided)

• Ability to wear applicable PPE for up to 12 hours

• Ability to distinguish colors and shading

• Ability to become certified to operate a forklift

• Prolonged sitting, standing, or walking for 8 – 12 hour shifts

• Bending and twisting; repetitive movements

• Able to do repetitive hand, arm, leg movements for up to 12 hours

• Must be able to squat, bend at the waist and knees freely

• Be able to climb up to three floors or stairs, use full upper body movement for process; stand up to 12 hours with breaks

• Ability to work from heights

• Lift, push and pull 40lbs.repetitively

• Handle, control, feed, or feel objects, tools or product

• Must be able to work flexible rotating shift schedules – mandatory overtime as required

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