• Safety

• Make sure all safety procedures are being followed.

• Hold employees accountable for working within the rules and proactively identifying and removing hazards.

• Reports all near misses, incidents, first aid rendered, or unsafe working conditions to the Plant Manager and Safety Manager immediately without exception.

• Administers and models safety in his/her area of responsibility.

• Ensures compliance with all applicable OSHA and plant safety standards.

• Responsible for the safety and well-being of self and employees.

• Production

• Safety always takes priority over production.

• Learn how to manage crew on the machine (rotating, breaks, etc.)

• Works in conjunction with the Former operator to manage packers and belt man.

• Learn how to perform Make Ready on machine.

• Learn how to use safely crane/hoist system.

• Be able to read and understand job jackets for specific job information.

• Collects customer job samples (if required)

• Participates in achieving production goals for waste, output, and make readies.

• Assists the operator to ensure DMS checklists and documents are filled out completely and correctly.

• Check products for non-conforming issues (glue, folds, bad scores, cuts, poor prints etc)

• Learn/assists operator to set up proper delivery for every job.

• Learn/assists operator to set up Glue system for every carton.

• Learn/assists operator to fill out daily production report.

• Learn/assists operator to set up code printer.

• Learn/assists operator to troubleshoot Formers, Glue system and other applicable production equipment as needed.

• Responsible for product safety and product quality, and reports product safety and product quality problems to Senior Management or Quality Manager.

• Quality: Assists Former operator on the following:

• Maintains excellent product quality.

• Ensures control plan is adhered to.

• Responsible for ensuring that correct procedure is followed for rejection of raw material.

• Responsible for ensuring proper procedure is followed for rejecting or passing questionable product produced by their machine.

• Maintenance

• Can assist in maintenance of machines when necessary.

• Housekeeping

• Assists with housekeeping of machine.

• Responsible for the cleanliness of the equipment in their assigned area.

• Machinery

• Perform and ensure all preventative maintenance is being performed on machine according to scheduled PM\u2019s.

• Performance Excellence

• Be actively engaged in applicable performance excellence activities.

Backup - Former Operator

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