Slitter Assistant

FILMtech

Job Description

Job Title: Slitting Assistant

Department: Production

FLSA Status: Non-exempt

Starting Salary Range:

Description: FILMtech Inc. is a metallizing converter of plastic webs for barrier or aesthetic products used in flexible packaging, lamination, printing, agriculture, and a variety of other markets. At FILMtech, we do not believe that a job is just a job. Each role is seen as a career and a way to advance your skills to better your life and the community that we live. The ideal Slitting Assistant is a self-motivated, skilled hourly professional.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following: (Other duties may be assigned.)

• Responsible for proper storage of metallized rolls to the proper location and reflects the storage of that roll in the inventory system
• Responsible for all finished products from the manufacturing area to the warehouse area and ensure that material is properly prepared for shipping
• Responsible for being mindful of material being produced at each slitter
• Responsible for aiding multiple machines
• Ensuring that all roll locations are properly entered into the database and that location of all inventories is properly maintained
• Responsible for communicating with previous shifts at shift change
• Must be a team player and willing to share and encourage other members
• Responsible for collaborating with the slitting operator to ensure understanding of the schedule and the materials needed for efficient processing
• Responsible for ensuring that job sheets and CSS (Customer Specification Sheets) match to meet the customer’s specifications.
• Responsible for determining with the slitting operator the unwind and rewind directions to meet customer specifications
• Responsible for communication and ensuring with the operator the material is ready to run prior to the start of the machine.
• Responsible for assisting the slitting operator with the turn-around of the machine but not limited to removing any materials from the unwind core, placing it in the proper bailer, removing unwind core and replace with a master roll, assisting the slitting operator’s splicing needs, cleaning up any film scrap as needed, staging materials to be processed, restocking supplies at the machine as needed, and assisting the slitting operator with loading materials onto and out of the machine.
• Maintaining all packaging supplies organized and in the proper location
• Responsible for empty trash bins as needed in accordance with Work Instructions
• Ensuring that all travel lanes and aisles in the production area warehouse are clean and free from all debris
• Responsible for loading all scrap materials onto recycling trailer in accordance with established guidelines
• Maintaining all equipment in the best working condition by ensuring proper maintenance checks as per established schedules
• Responsible for locating any misplaced material
• Responsible for immediately reporting damages to materials and or equipment
• Helping meet or exceed production and quality goals while optimizing equipment to reduce waste
• Adhering to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, customer specification sheets, policies, good manufacturing practices, work instructions, procedures, and actively participating in the safety program
• Ability to work weekends, holidays, rotating shifts, and overtime when needed

Supervisory Responsibilities: None.

Required Education and/or Experience (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities):

• High School Diploma or G.E.D
• Basic hand/power tool familiarity
• The ability to read and interpret manufacturing specifications or work instructions
• Detail-oriented, strong communication skills, and a positive attitude
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a team player
• Organization and cleanliness

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

Possession of a valid driver’s license.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must regularly be required to lift and/or move, push or pull up to 25 pounds and occasionally be required to lift and/or move, push or pull up to 50 pounds without assistance and up to 100 pounds or more with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and peripheral vision.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Working Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Position subject to call out. Position uses personal protective equipment.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified in this position.