Manufacturing Support Technician

Join Our Production Team as a Manufacturing Support Technician!

Are you mechanically inclined, safety-focused, and ready for a dynamic, hands-on role in a manufacturing environment?

This is an excellent opportunity to play a critical role in our granulation operations, ensuring production goals are met through a commitment to safety, quality, and efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

As a Manufacturing Support Technician, you will be at the heart of our granulation operations and plant maintenance. Your duties will include:

• Operating and ensuring the functionality of Granulators 2, 3, and 4.
• Constantly monitoring Fluff Silos 212 A, B, and C and keeping the Production Lead and Pelletizing Technician updated on their status.
• Executing the daily granulation and material flow plan, ensuring floor organization.
• Performing Bulk Density quality checks to maintain product uniformity and responding to quality problems with the proper process response.
• Accurately and completely recording all work area activities, product tracking, process conditions, and quality results in appropriate forms, log books, and checklists.
• Operating all equipment in strict compliance with procedures and operational guidelines.
• Responding to line upsets to assist Rear Forming with securing the Forming Line.

Qualifications and Requirements

To be successful in this role, you should possess the following:

• Experience: Prior experience as a production worker or machine operator is required (e.g., experience from Stihl, IMS Gear, USUI, Paradigm, or similar environments is a plus).
• Mechanical Aptitude: Must be mechanically inclined with the ability to troubleshoot and set up machines. Machine maintenance experience is preferred.
• Mathematical Skills: Must be mathematically inclined and capable of converting metric and standard measurements.
• Equipment Proficiency: Proficient in the safe use of forklifts, clamp trucks, motorized handcarts, and other material handling equipment as required.
• Availability: Must be available to work rotating shifts, overtime as necessary, weekends, and holidays as scheduled.

Schedule and Shift Information

This role involves working a 12-hour rotating shift schedule (6:00 AM to 6:00 PM or 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM), which requires flexibility, including availability for days, nights, weekends, and holidays as scheduled.

• Rotation: You will work on days for approximately two weeks and then switch to nights for approximately two weeks.
• Example Rotation: The shift pattern is generally:
• Work 2 days, have 2 days off.
• Work 3 days, have 2 days off.
• Work 2 days, have 3 days off (same pattern for both day and night shifts).
• Training: Initial training and safety orientation will take place on day shifts for about two weeks. Placement onto a team for the regular shift schedule will depend on training progress.