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Extruder Operator I
Oakland, TN, Tennessee
FULL_TIME |

Job Purpose

To use your unique talents, experience, skills, education and enthusiasm to complete the Operations team and to recognize that your contribution is essential to the vision of Rapac, LP.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

Responsible for obeying all company safety policies and procedures.
  • Wear proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when entering the production area.
  • Participate in monthly safety training as scheduled and provided by the company.
  • Report all unsafe acts or conditions to Supervisor immediately.
  • Report accidents to Supervisor immediately.
  • Obey all machine guards and safety warnings.
  • Follow Lock out / Tag out policy.
Ensure the safe and efficient operation of all equipment to meet or exceed company established Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) expectations and quality expectations.
  • Proactive in addressing unsafe conditions on production equipment.
  • Maintain documentation to support production.
  • Proactive in addressing inefficiencies of production equipment.
Perform scheduled preventative maintenance tasks.
  • Proactive in addressing machine inefficiencies during preventative maintenance.
  • Ensure equipment is clean after preventative maintenance is performed.
  • Continually evaluate equipment for improvement areas.
Perform scheduled production equipment changeovers.
  • Perform scheduled changeovers with limited downtime.
  • Ensure production equipment is in safe and efficient operating condition after each changeover.

Communicate problems and continuous improvement ideas to Supervisor.

Responsible for producing and/or packaging the best quality product at all times.
  • Ensure all production meets established quality standards.
  • Perform routine inspections as prescribed by process procedures.
  • Ensure all production is properly labeled and/or tagged.
  • Ensure all non-standard products are placed on hold with proper documentation completed.

Promote and participate in good housekeeping habits to ensure plant appearance exceeds management and customer expectations.
  • Maintain a clean work area at all times. 
    • Empty all garbage cans in work area at the conclusion of assigned shift.
    • Sweep production floor in work area.
    • Clean equipment if it becomes dirty or stained during shift operation.
  • Proactive in addressing housekeeping issues on the production floor and production equipment.
Responsible for maintaining appropriate documentation during the shift.
  • Perform necessary operator checklists.
  • Maintain accurate production reporting documentation.
  • Document downtime.

Experience, Educational and Technical Qualifications

Our Operator should possess a sense of urgency, accountability, business ethics, professionalism, self-motivation and the desire and focus to improve the business.

             Our Operator must possess a High School diploma or GED equivalent and successfully complete

             the entrance examinations and interviews.      

Abilities Required

  • Must be able to come to work promptly and regularly.
  • Must be able to take direction and work well with others.
  • Must be able to work under the stress of deadlines.
  • Must be able to concentrate and perform accurately.
  • Must be able to react to change productively and to handle other tasks as assigned.

Ring Career Track Job Band

Individual Contributor

Additional Competencies

  • Action Oriented
  • Informing
  • Peer Relationships
  • Technical Learning
  • Learning on the Fly
  • Functional/Technical Skills
  • Problem Solving
  • Decision Quality

Core Competencies

  • Drive for Results
  • Customer Focus
  • Total Work Systems
  • Self-Development
  • Ethics and Values
  • Integrity and Trust

  • Organizing
  • Standing Alone
  • Creativity

Physical Activity Required:

Climbing:

Ascending or descending ladders, stairs and equipment, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.  Needs good body agility.

Stooping:

Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at waist.  This requires the full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.

Crouching:

Bending body downward and forward by bending legs and spine.

Reaching:

Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

Standing:

Standing for sustained periods of time.

Walking:

Moving over long distances to accomplish tasks.

Pushing:

Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.

Pulling:

Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.

Lifting:

Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position.

Grasping:

Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

Feeling:

Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin.

Fingering:

Picking, pinching, or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm.

Talking:

Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.  This includes activities where detailed or important spoken instruction must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.

Hearing:

Perceiving the nature of sounds with no less than 40 dB at 500 Hz, 100 Hz, and 2000 Hz with or without correction.  Able to receive detailed information through oral communication and to make fine discriminations in sound, such as when making fine adjustments on machine parts.

Repetitive Motion:

Substantial movements of the arms, hand and/or fingers.

Vision:

Must be able to prepare and analyze data and figures.  Eye sight capable of seeing small defects at distances close to the eyes.

Exertion:

Medium Work – Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Environmental Working Conditions:

  • The worker is subject to both inside and outside environmental conditions.
  • The worker may be subject to extreme heat.  Temperatures above 100 for periods of more than one hour.
  • The worker is subject to noise.
  • The worker is subject to vibrations.  Exposure to oscillating movements of the extremities or whole body.
  • The worker is subject to being exposed to moving mechanical parts, electrical current, chemicals, etc.
  • The worker may be subject to atmospheric conditions, i.e. fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases or poor ventilation.
  • The worker is subject to oils.  Air and/or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

Pay Range Minimum:

18.95